PDA

View Full Version : Experiment:Running Windows XP and Ubuntu 8.04 in one Virtual Machine


niccholaspage
August 14th, 2008, 01:59 AM
First of all,I can't find any other place to put this topic in.

I was messing With my Windows XP Virtual Machine.Than I came up with a idea of installing Ubuntu on it.So I grabbed one of my cds for 8.04(I have 8.10) And I started it up and did a install.Once it finished,I restarted.I was given a GRUB menu so I could boot into XP and Ubuntu.I booted into Ubuntu.Everything was fine.Now I will install VirtualBox Guest Additions and get back at you guys.
EDIT:Got Additions to work.The only thing I can't do is seamless mode between Ubuntu 8.04 and Ubuntu 8.10.I think we all know why.

MaxIBoy
August 14th, 2008, 02:45 AM
I don't. Why won't it work?

niccholaspage
August 14th, 2008, 11:30 AM
Well it could be Because the host is 8.10 and the guest is 8.04 or it might be that the OS type is Windows XP.

niccholaspage
August 14th, 2008, 11:43 AM
I changed the OS Type to Ubuntu and I didn't have Mouse Integration in Ubuntu but I did in XP.I can't get mouse integration to work.
EDIT:I got Mouse Integration to work by reinstalling guest additions.Now I should not change the OS Type. Oh and Off Topic,I wonder if I try seamless mode between XP and Ubuntu 8.10.Because I downloaded the Virtualbox Hardy Heron package from the site.
EDIT2:Seamless works very good WITH compiz ON.Though there are a few glitches but I can fix it by using metacity.
EDIT3:I can access my host's hard drive from both Ubuntu 8.04 and Windows XP.