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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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