[Lancaster] VirtualBox version 2

[Ken Hough]

Further to my notes about building a Debian 5 system on my quad core desktop 
PC:

I've just installed VirtualBox version 2. It seems to be working OK. I'm using 
VB presently to instal Mandriva 2009.

According to the help file, Virtual Box v2 not only includes for USB, but can 
also virtualise 64 bit OSes!

Pretty amazing!

Ken hough


On Monday 10 November 2008 17:42:00 Ken Hough wrote:
> On Sunday 09 November 2008 23:45:36 Wayne Ward wrote:
> > Hello i see we have the passwords nearly for the LUG site so it might be
> > wise us looking into what the requirements are for the LUG site
> > Please take a look at the site ive been hosting and make some suggestions
> > we can get the ball rolling again..
> >
> > http://www.lancasterlug.org.uk
> >
> >
> > my new number 07957448652  (on the linux phone!!)
> >
> > ill post the meeting minutes this week although there was only two of us
> > there!!! it was still a interesting conversation !!!
>
> Sorry for the lack of support for the last meeting. I look forward to hear
> what pearls of wisdom were discussed.   :-)
>
> Back in my camp, I've been busy trying to finally decide which
> distro/version to go with on my new quad core desktop PC. I've already made
> comments about Debian v5 and SUSE v11.0. I liked SUSE v11.0!
>
> I took a look at the beta 4 release of SUSE v11.1. This was the 64 bit/KDE
> download giving a live CD with the option to install, which I did. Bearing
> in mind that the final release of SUSE v11.1 is due in the next month or
> two, I was not at all impressed. There was a lot of basic stuff that was
> broken. eg Yast indicated that Open Office had been installed, but it
> clearly had not been. Yast claimed that my network config was not
> recognised, but Firefox was able to browse the Internet. Various things on
> the (KDE4) desktop didn't work. I'm not confident that v11.1 will be
> released in a fully working state any time soon.
>
> Consequently, I took another look at 64 bit Debian v5. I've now got a
> fairly well working Debian system. The first thing that I did was to
> install KDE3.5  --  I just cannot get on with Gnome! Java run time is
> working OK, and after some searching on the Internet and a bit of hacking,
> so is the java based ARDUINO IDE (Andy might be interested in this). I've
> got Open Office v3 and of course networking/Internet connection is OK. All
> of my personal/data files have been transfered across from my Athlon box.
> RegiStax is running happily under 'wine' although to get full
> functionality, I need to change one of the standard lib files for a 32 bit
> version.
>
> I'm using the new setup just now.
>
> I've yet to install/setup VirtualBox v2 (which is needed to provide USB),
> and I've not yet managed to find an nVidia driver package which supports my
> graphics card (GForce 9500GT). The default driver still allows me to run
> with 1280 x 1024 pixels at 85Hz, but no 3D.
>
> Otherwise, 64 bit Debian v5 is looking good to go!
>
> Now if I can only get to understand where/what all of the Debian
> repositories are about........      :-)
>
> Regards
>
> Ken Hough
>
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