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* To duplicate a HD, you must use the VBoxManage program with the clonehd argument (and give the absolute path to the disk to be cloned). This allows the new disk to have a different uuid and thus be used without problems. | * To duplicate a HD, you must use the VBoxManage program with the clonehd argument (and give the absolute path to the disk to be cloned). This allows the new disk to have a different uuid and thus be used without problems. | ||
== DirectX == | |||
* DirectX does not work on VirtualBox, which means that the DX PNG transparency fix does not work on IE 6 on a VirtualBox VM. | |||
Revision as of 22:34, 7 May 2009
Virtualization is the ability to run several different OS on one host.
VirtualBox
- VirtualBox is an excellent free virtualization program. Very nice and polished GUI, it can run Windows without any problems and is really impressive.
- To get a resolution of 1280*1024, be sure to install the VirtualBox additions (emerge this, then install them inside the virtual machine, which means inside Windows via the ISO image).
Managing Media (Hard Drives)
- To duplicate a HD, you must use the VBoxManage program with the clonehd argument (and give the absolute path to the disk to be cloned). This allows the new disk to have a different uuid and thus be used without problems.
DirectX
- DirectX does not work on VirtualBox, which means that the DX PNG transparency fix does not work on IE 6 on a VirtualBox VM.