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Running Windows applications natively and seamlessly on Linux with SeamlessRDP and Virtualbox or KVM
Running Windows applications on Linux with KVM and SeamlessRDP
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Since I wrote the post about running Windows applications on Linux with Sun xVM VirtualBox and SeamlessRDP I have been using the system almost daily to run some applications needed at work. It has been running well except for crashes in VirtualBox from time to time. Two new releases of [...]
Sun releases xVM VirtualBox 2.1.4
Yesterday Sun released the second maintenance release for VirtualBox 2.1
See the Changelog for more details.
Actually my Windows VM has been running smoothly since I upgraded to 2.1.2 but as usual there is a bunch of bugfixes in this release.
Download it here.
Tip: Determining UUID of a LUN on VMware ESX
The fastest way of determining the UUID of a LUN on ESX is through /proc:
# grep "Id:" /proc/vmware/scsi/vmhba1/8:5
Id: 60 5 7 68 1 90 81 1a d8 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 32 31 34 35 20 20
This corresponds to a UUID of
600507680190811ad800000000000034
On ESX 3.5 go to /vmfs/devices/disks to see the mapping to [...]
Sun releases xVM Virtualbox 2.1.2
Sun has released xVM Virtualbox 2.1.2.
The changelog shows a lot of
improvements. I am especially delighted to see this entry
NAT: fixed occasional crashes (bug #2709)
this one bug has really been … bugging me since it made the virtual
machine almost unusable.
Also, this release adds official support for Windows 7.
At least one defect remains. When running more than [...]
Sun releases xVM VirtualBox 2.1
On 17-12-2008 Sun released a new version of VirtualBox, version 2.1.0.
Looking at the changelog there are some real significant improvements – these are the ones that make me able to ditch VMware Workstation completely:
Support for 64-bit guests on 32-bit host operating systems
Experimental 3D acceleration via OpenGL
Full VMDK/VHD support including snapshots
New Host Interface Networking implementations for [...]
Ubuntu 8.10 and problems with keymapping in VMware
Symptom: Various keys not working in VMware Workstation, Player and probably other produtcs.
In my case the cursor keys (left, right, up, down) didn’t work. In fact pressing up or down in a Linux/GNOME session brought up the screenshot application.
Solution: Add the following line to VMware’s configuration:
xkeymap.nokeycodeMap = true
or as a one-liner:
echo ‘xkeymap.nokeycodeMap = true’ > [...]
Good news everybody! VMware Workstation 6.5 is out
First of all I didn’t fall of the face of the planet. I’ve just been really busy with work, travelling a lot.
After upgrading my kernel to 2.6.27 as part of the Ubuntu Intrepid test cycle I’ve sort of given up on VMware Workstation, considering switching to VirtualBox or kvm.
Luckily it caught my attention that VMware [...]
VMware Workstation 6.0.4 on Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex (Kernel 2.6.26)
Update 01-11-08: VMware Workstation 6.5 is out and seems to have done away with the need for patching the installation
After upgradering my workstation to Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex (8.10) I have run into the same problem as always with VMware Workstation. It will not compile against the installed kernel (in this case 2.6.26).
This problem is not [...]
VMware Workstation 6.0.4 on Ubuntu Hardy Herron
VMware released VMware Workstation 6.0.4 almost a month ago and reading the release notes I had high hopes
On Ubuntu 8.04 hosts (which use kernel 2.6.24), when you install VMware Workstation, the vmnet module does not build. (bug 236605)
and it certainly does compile. But…
After installing it, when one tries to fire up the first virtual machine
Workstation [...]
