VirtualBox Ubuntu Host Windows Guest
- 1. Introduction to Virtual Machining a Windows Guest with VirtualBox Andrew Dougherty Fox Valley Computing Professionals FRDCSA/POSI June 8th, 2009
- 2. VirtualBox VirtualBox is an Open Source VM solution
- 3. Has Ubuntu packages, probably also packages for other systems
- 4. Terminology Host :- The system on which the virtual machine(s) is/are running
- 5. Guest(s) :- The virtual machine(s)
- 6. So for instance if you wanted to run MS Windows on a Linux machine, Windows would be the Guest OS, and Linux the Host OS
- 7. VirtualBox Does 32 bit Guest OSes
- 8. If you have a 64 bit machine that has virtualization technology, then can run 64 bit Guest OSes
- 9. Seems to be limited to 1 64 bit Guest running at any time
- 10. Can run any number of 32 bit Guests (even when your 1 64 Guest is running)
- 11. Warnings Extra RAM helps alot
- 12. Some processors, such as this laptop's, do not have the Virtualization Technology, which limits us to 32bit Guest OSes
- 13. Installation sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose
- 14. Installing Windows Guest Create the VM: -> New
- 15. Complete the Wizard, selecting an amount of RAM preferably less than half the total
- 16. Create a virtual disk, or if you want to use an actual hard disk, see the section on using an existing partition
- 17. -> Settings -> CD/DVD Rom -> Host drive or use the Virtual Media Manager -> CD/DVD Images to add an iso image
- 18. Installing Windows Guest Disabling the internet if necessary (using cable connected)
- 19. Boot and install Windows on the VM, just like one would normally
- 20. Installation of guest additions
- 21. Guest additions will allow you to seemlessly use the VM
- 22. Guest Additions Once you have a good installation, you will want to add the guest additions
- 23. These are installed by mounting an ISO image as your CD-ROM and installing from there
- 24. With a Windows guest, it will install video, sound and mouse drivers (possibly more, I don't remember) http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/2.2.4/VBoxGuestAdditions_2.2.4.iso
- 25. Shared Folders Guest additions will also allow you to create a shared network drive
- 26. If you want to do Host Interface networking instead of NAT, in your host:
- 27. Then -> Settings -> Network -> Attached To, and select tap0 #!/bin/sh sudo tunctl -t tap0 -u andrewdo sudo ifconfig tap0 10.0.1.1 sudo tunctl -t tap0 -u <username> sudo ifconfig tap0 10.0.1.1 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/02/01/how-to-do-seamless-window-integration-with-ubuntu-virtualbox/
- 28. Booting an Existing Windows Partition http://mesbalivernes.blogspot.com/2008/01/virtual-box-booting-from-existing.html Use this tutorial
- 29. However, make sure to create the vmdk file inside the ~/.VirtualBox/HardDisks directory, as root, and run the VM as root
- 30. Also there will be an issue with Windows guests booting from different “hardware” than they are used to, so see this: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Migrate_Windows
- 31. Transfering a Virtual Hard Disk to a Real Partition Set up a vmdk file for a partition on a hard drive
- 32. Create a new VM with Linux guest, having the Virtual Hard Disk and the new partition as primary and secondary Hds
- 33. Boot linux, and run as root “dd if=/dev/sdXX of=/dev/sdYY”
- 34. Resize the filesystem to fill the whole partition (somehow, I forget how to)
- 35. Misc. Haven't had any luck getting blu-ray playback to work in a VM
- 36. Haven't been able to get 3d to work
- 39. IRC: posi @ irc.freenode.net
- 41. Phone: 630 300 5565