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Vagrant hangs on SSH auth method: password

I’m trying to load a VM via Vagrant. It’s my first time attempting anything like this. I'm using Windows 10 64bit and trying to run my MS Server 2016 standard. I created a new VM in VirtualBox and ...
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VBoxManage setextradata command does not add avx2 to /proc/cpuinfo

Linux & VirtualBox noob here, so please go easy. I've been running into problems compiling code with scipy in a VirtualBox 5.2 VM running Fedora 26 on my host Windows 10. The cryptic error output ...
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Multiple Wi-Fi routers and seamless roaming

I live in a quite large house. It's on four floors, and it has thick walls; having a reliable Wi-Fi connection everywhere is a struggle. At the moment, I'm using several independent routers, each one ...
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comparing between two VM snapshots?

I already know some programs can compare between two snapshots but they only work on my real machine but I want to know how to know the difference between two virtual machine snapshots Example : -&...
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Virtualbox host io cache applying scenarios

Virtualbox docs says that using host io cache for sata controller may be a risk of system performance. At the same time, on my case I see advantage of using host io cache - DisckCrystalMark reports ...
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Accessing Localhost from Hyper-V VM

I currently have a PC running Visual Studio/IIS Express and I need to do some IE8 testing, which requires me to run a Hyper-V VM. When I go into the Hyper-V VM, I can't seem to go to reach http://...
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How to setup OSX as a wifi router from the command line

I need to setup my mac as wifi-router. I want it to appear indistinguishable from a stand alone wifi-router. I don't want internet access. Things I've tried. Turning on Internet Sharing Doesn't ...
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How can I troubleshoot VirtualBox port forwarding from Windows guest to Mac OS X host not working?

There is a plethora of questions about VirtualBox port forwarding problems but none with my specific details. Details of setup: I have a Windows 7 Professional 64bit install living in VirtualBox 4.1....
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No internet connection when connected via wi-fi, but fine via ethernet (DD-WRT)

I just bought a new router (Linksys WRT160Nv3) and installed DD-WRT on it. When I connect my Mac to the router via Wi-Fi, I cannot get an outside internet connection (and in fact, can not connect to ...
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Samsung "Kies via Wifi" doesn't work, stuck on "Loading..."

When I connect my Galaxy S2 to my laptop using "Kies via Wifi" it doesn't work. On my phone it tells me it is connected, and on the laptop I can see the device "GT-I9100" under connected devices, but ...
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Mac OS X Server 10.6.6 "disables" CPU in VMware Fusion

I installed Mac OS X Server 10.6.0 in VMWare Fusion the other night and it worked perfectly, until I ran Software Update. I upgraded to 10.6.6 through the combo updater, and now when I start the VM it ...
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Ubuntu VM hangs in VirtualBox under Window 10: "watchdog BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 23s"

This is Windows 10 with VirtualBox installed and Ubuntu virtual machine with Apache server. Often CPU hangs on the Ubuntu virtual machine, taking up to 50% host CPU usage with no response at all, when ...
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Qemu throws back error after i tried to use whpx acceleration (not sure if this the right community)

I am using qemu to emulate Zorin OS 16 (a hour old user of qemu) I tried to emulate Zorin OS 16 with whpx acceleration with this command in power shell: qemu-system-x86_64.exe -boot d -cdrom zorincore....
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permanently remove airplane mode from Ubuntu 20.04LTS

How can I completely remove airplane mode from my system? Not talking about disabling it, but removing the option completely... Every time I disable my wifi before going into standby or hibernating (...
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Installing Windows virtualization features within KVM virtual machine causes early-boot guest crash

See updates below for what I've discovered about the more general nature of this problem. I have a Windows VM running OVMF firmware with VFIO passthrough for a graphics card running on an Arch Linux ...

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