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Why does Virtual Box freeze on "Starting Windows" screen on macOS Catalina 10.15.7?
I have macOS Catalina 10.15 and I installed VirtualBox v7.0 to run Windows 7 x64 (and windows10 x64). When I boots it hangs at "Starting Windows" screen. Screenshot below.
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Black Screen Issue Running Windows 10 VM on MacBook Air M2 using VirtualBox
I recently acquired a MacBook Air M2 and installed VirtualBox to run a Windows 10 virtual machine.
However, upon launching the VM, I encounter a persistent black screen. Despite the VM running, I'm ...
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On VirtualBox, how to to access the host CD drive from the virtual machine?
In VirtualBox (6.1) on macOS (10.12), I have Windows XP as a guest OS. I can't find how to access the physical CD drive from the guest OS. I've found on the web that in the storage settings of the ...
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VirtualBox Linux Guest Mac Host runs really slow
I have performance issues in VirtualBox, the quest operating system runs really slow and laggy.
The configuration:
Host: MBP 2019, 2.3 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9, 16 GB RAM, MacOS Sonoma 14.2
Guest: ...
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How to run a Mac OS VM on an Intel Mac?
I'm a developer and some of my users experience issues on older Mac OS versions.
I would like to test my app on an older version of Mac OS using my Intel Mac.
I think the only solution is using a ...
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macOS Monterey Virtualbox VM start error
I have tried setting up a macOS virtual machine for a bit and I have ended up with:
I have followed this tutorial on YT, and used all the same settings and commands. Is there any way I can fix it?
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Can not install Ubuntu Server v23.04 guest on macOS host machine in virtual box
I tried to set up Ubuntu Server v.23.04 guest machine for SSH remote access in my virtual environment using Virtual Box v. 7.0 hosted on macOS Monterey 12.6.5 . To my surprise I receive some errors.
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How to make a VirtualBox VM that shares harddrive with host safely?
I just want to make a Virtual Machine to run Minecraft without GPU hardware acceleration.
Is there a way to make a Virtual Machine that shares the same filesystem as my MacBook currently has? Even ...
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Can't use macOS Ventura VM with more than one CPU
I recently created a macOS VM (Ventura 13) with VirtualBox (Version 7.0.6 r155176 (Qt5.15.2)). I first launched it with one CPU, and it booted. The downside was that the VM was very slow and ...
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Stuck on UEFI interactive shell of a VirtualBox VM running on Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra 64-Bit
I need to use a VM for a project with Xcode. I tried using VirtualBox VM with the stated OS model, but keep getting this error and am unsure how to proceed. I've never attempted this before and have ...
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VirtualBox does not start on Mac OS X
Suddenly and without notice, VirtualBox application doesn't start.
First, it just didn't do anything. Not even an error message. I looked in the system log (/var/log/system.log) and I found these two ...
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Can Intel Windows 10 be virtualized on Apple M1 host?
I'm considering getting an Apple M1 computer, but I'm wondering if I'll still be able to run Intel Windows 10 in, say, VM Ware Fusion.
If I get an M1 computer, will a virtualization application only ...
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VirtualBox Mac OS Host and Windows 10 Guest with USB Phone Tethering on Guest to Share With Host
Just as the title says, I am using Virtualbox on a Mac OS host and trying to run a Windows 10 guest that has an Android phone connected to it over USB for tethering. I got so far as using USB ...
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VirtualBox returning error when making a VM on MacOS Big Sur
I am trying to make a VM in VirtualBox on my 16 inch Intel MacBook Pro. I go through the setup of making the virtual machine (defining the OS, allocating RAM and Storage, etc.). Once that is all ...
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Getting UEFI shell when trying to boot OS X in Virtual Box
I am using the latest test build of Virtual Box (normal versions don't work on El Capitan).
When trying to boot a Virtual Machine with an El Capitan cdr file (created from the command line) I end up ...
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Installing Boson Netsim on Mac M1
I am trying to get Boson Netsim to run on my new Mac OS M1.
I am unable to get Windows to run using Virtual Box. Just found that it is not yet supported on M1. I only get an option for Windows 32 bit ...
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MacOS X Catalina VM froze on boot
I am attempting to set up a MacOS X Catalina virtual machine on VirtualBox 6.1.16 r140961 (Qt5.6.2).
I followed the guide at WikiGain and loaded into a UEFI interactive shell. I found a user in the ...
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Changing VirtualBox VM running macOS guest on macOS host to full screen?
How do I change the VirtualBox VM macOS High Sierra guest to full screen? When I click Full-Screen mode under the top menu bar under View it has huge black borders around the VM, while the VM is ...
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How to mount macOS High Sierra on VirtualBox(Mac Host)?
I have installed VM Virtualbox on my MacBook with Mojave. My objective is to install macOS High Sierra on a VM. Post creating the VM and attaching the ISO image, once the VM starts it is stuck in EFI ...
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Is there an easy way to convert a Parallels disk to a VirtualBox disk?
The question has been asked before, but there appear to be no current solutions.
I have a current version of Parallels 11, and a current version of VirtualBox 4.3. I have an existing Windows image in ...
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How to allow Nginx in guest VM access shared folders in host os?
My setup
I want to setup a Ubuntu VM to act as a web server for development.
Reason
I want to have a development environment as close to the actual production environment as possible.
Problem
The ...
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Boot VirtualBox VM from USB on macOS
I'm trying to save space on my Mac's internal hard drive by installing a Windows 10 virtual machine on a 128gb USB 3.1 USB, but I can't seem to figure out how to boot from the USB with VirtualBox.
I ...
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Shrink MacOS guest (vmdk file)
Is there a simple way to maintain a MacOS VM? I setup a VM with growing disk, which had original just 8GB. How I have a 45GB monster drive with a low real usage. I had to install a 8GB ziped package ...
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Can't ping Ubuntu VM from OS X
I've looked at many of the similar questions, but none seem to solve my issue. I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 Raring in a VM through VirtualBox and I'm trying to communicate with it from my OS X Mavericks ...
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How to setup TOR as a network interface for VMs on Mac OS Mojave?
I am using VirtualBox and Whonix to create a secure way of letting a VM communicate only through TOR. However, I would like to setup TOR on the host Mac OS as a network interface so it can be selected ...
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Cannot connect to apple id using Virtual Box Mac OS High Sierra
When I try connecting to the app store, itunes, etc. it returns an error that says "Unexpected error occured". That's it, nothing else.
I have a virtual machine running Mac OS High Sierra. I am using ...
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(On a mac) - VirtualBox not able to access the .vmdk file for a usb virtual machine
When selecting my virtual disk in virtualbox, the error reads as in the photo.
I have done this successfully while "sudo -b"-ing the executable in the app, but I need the file to be under my user.
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How to Keep running VirualBox guest OS even when Host system logs off?
I am new to Virtual Box. To complete one of the project I choose VirtualBox. I am running Kubuntu 64 bit OS on Virtual Box and Mac OS High Sierra as Host OS.
I am running a Perl Script in guest OS ...
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VM: Mac OSX Host, Windows Guest: Use VT-d so that the fast GPU is available for the VM?
Vt-d is enabled in recent MacBook Pros, but I did not find any information on actual gpu sharing.
Is it possible to set up a MacBook Pro with two GPUs (Intel, nVidia or AMD) so that I can use the ...
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Apple Push Notifications don't work on virtual machine
I'm trying to send web push notification to Safari, my js code and backend are working correctly, because on a real machine it works. But when I run a virtual machine for testing, it does not work. ...
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VirtualBox Bridged Adapter DHCP works, but no network traffic
I'm running VirtualBox on macOS where I host a Windows 10 VM guest.
I've been able to establish comms between the guest and the internet through a NAT connection.
However, I would like the VM to be ...
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How to solve the error "Error: Command failed to execute!" when installing Virtualbox on macOS using Homebrew?
I typed:
brew cask install virtualbox
and as result I got:
==> Satisfying dependencies
==> Downloading http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/5.2.0/VirtualBox-5.2.0-118431-OSX.dmg
Already ...
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Shared folders not working on VirtualBox with OS X host and windows guest
I am trying to set up folder sharing on my windows guest OS with a OS X host, and somehow its not working.
Here’s my Shared folders in VirtualBox:
However, it does not show up in Windows ...
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Reach web-application on host OS from within VirtualBox
I'm running an OSX host with an Debian box inside virtual box. How would I be able to reach the guest OS (i.e. web-app on port 3001) from inside my VM?
I tried ifconfig from inside my VM, taking that ...
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Can't install VMware tools (Mac OS 10.7) [closed]
I'm trying to install VMware tools on the Guest OS (OS inside VMware), which is Mac OS 10.7. Windows hosts VMware which hosts Mac OS.
I just eject the disk and press "install VMware tools". ...
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Change MacOS X guest screen resolution for VirtualBox
I have tried all alternatives and resources that I found on internet to achieve to change screen resolution in my MacOS X guest. I have the latest VirtualBox version (4.1.22) and I have MacOS X 10.6.3 ...
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How to setup VirtualBox port forwarding on Mac OS X to Ubuntu 16.04?
Everything I've read so far makes port forwarding sound like a snap but I must be missing some magic piece. Here's what I'm doing:
Host OS = Mac OS X
Guest OS = Ubuntu 16.04 Server
Run gunicorn web ...
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VirtualBox, macOS, Ubuntu guest screen flickering red
I am using a 27-inch Mac with Sierra installed. I have VirtualBox 5.1.26 (with guest additions) with an Ubuntu 16.04.3 VM.
When I run it full-screen with 3D acceleration activated, there is a ...
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VMware vs virtualbox for mac osx guest, does vmware support guest additions?
I spent hours downloading and setting up an image for mac os sierra for virtualbox
then I find out there is no guest additions for mac osx from virtualbox. So graphics slow and laggy. Resolutions not ...
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Internet is not running on Virtual machine
I am using using virtual box on windows 10, my guest machine is Mac OS X El Capitan. Host machine(Windows 10) is connected to wi-fi, but no internet on guest machine. I tried every solution available ...
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VirtualBox's Internet doesn't work no matter what
None of my VirtualBox virtual machine can use the internet. I've tried every possible configuration of networking ad it never works. Occasionally, just out of the blue, without changing anything, the ...
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boot an installed linux virtually on mac
I'm using MacBookPro-Early-2015 OSX-10.10.5 .
I have an ubuntu installed in (hd0,gpt3) which boots correctly if I chose it in EFI boot option.
I want to boot it virtually from OSX using virtualbox or ...
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VirtualBox on OSX: host unbearably slow
Even though my mac is quite new and well equipped, using virtualbox slows it down to a crawl. Here's an example:
With Virtualbox open, running a Windows XP guest:
➜ uptime
9:19 up 2 days, 17:28, ...
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Make Windows VirtualBox guest follow Mac host DNS resolution
I already have a custom domain name entry on my Mac's /etc/hosts file that I use for local testing. I'm able to connect from a browser using http://dev.mysite.co:5000.
127.0.0.1 dev.mysite.co
127.0.0....
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VirtualBox generates blank running screens for Windows VM
I've installed Windows 10 with Guest Additions running on macOS Sierra and it works fine on the full screen.
However it generated after some time extra blank screen, then after another one as shown ...
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Can I share a Linux VM between a Windows PC and a Mac?
I've been looking to use a Linux VM as my development environment as a way to start fresh and have a whole OS dedicated to dev. I use two computers mainly, my Windows desktop and a Macbook. What I'd ...
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VirtualBox - Long Path in Shared Folder with OSX Host and Linux Guest
I have created a Linux (Ubuntu) VM by VirtualBox under OSX. But I'm experiencing Protocol error while creating files with long paths in shared folders (existed files are accessible though).
Is there ...
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New Ubuntu VM is not booting properly
I am attempting to create a Ubuntu VM using VirtualBox. I have successfully done this in the past.
I started by downloading the 64-bit desktop Ubuntu OS from the website. I then created a VM using ...
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Not able to ssh into ubuntu virtualbox vm from mac host
I have an ubuntu VirtualBox VM running on MacOS as host.
I have set up as a host-only network called vboxnet0, it is manually configured:
ip 192.168.0.15
netmask 255.255.255.0
not using dhcp
The VM ...
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access one guest os from another guest os in virtualbox through Python
Some background
So I am trying to work on a certain open source project. The open source software in question is designed to work on a VMWare workstation and I am trying to contribute to the project ...
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