Comments on: How to Install Windows In Ubuntu Hardy with VirtualBox

By: Mark Shust » If you just NEED to have Windows back after already installing Ubuntu

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:43:23 +0000

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By: Kwanza

Kwanza — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:21:09 +0000

Thanks Damien, all sorted out now, I haven't had the guest additions installed…

By: Damien Oh

Damien Oh — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:11:45 +0000

@Sharath: There is no option to boot from USB in Virtualbox. An alternative is to create an ISO file from your Windows installer CD. You can then use this ISO to install Windows in Virtualbox.

By: Damien Oh

Damien Oh — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:08:24 +0000

@Kwanza: Check out this link http://maketecheasier.com/share-files-in-virtua... for information on file sharing in Virtualbox

By: Damien Oh

Damien Oh — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:11:45 +0000

@Sharath: There is no option to boot from USB in Virtualbox. An alternative is to create an ISO file from your Windows installer CD. You can then use this ISO to install Windows in Virtualbox.

By: Sharath Metalz

Sharath Metalz — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:28:35 +0000

hi all,
i am new user for ubuntu and would like to install windows xp inside ubuntu 10.04 by using virtualbox.
i tried installing but it gives me a warning that Cd rom is not detected , so all functions may not work....
and the main thing is my cd rom is not working properly, so i want to know wether we can install the windows using USB with the help of virtualbox....

thanks.. and waiting for ur replys

By: Kwanza

Kwanza — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:19:30 +0000

Hi, I have virtual box 1.6.6 on Ubuntu 8.10, and Win XP. I am having a bit of trouble in folder sharing between the two machines. If anyone could help me, it would be greatly appreciated.
cheers

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By: Damien

Damien — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:40:06 +0000

@Randal: I have been using the same steps from Ubuntu Hardy to Karmic and I can assure you that the above tutorial still works for Karmic. There may have some interface change in Virtualbox, but the steps are still the same.

By: Damien

Damien — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:40:00 +0000

By: Randal

Randal — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:29:57 +0000

Hi there. I’ve been looking for a tutorial like this but I’m wondering if you’re going to update it for 9.10 a.k.a Karmic Koala?

By: Randal

Randal — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:29:00 +0000

Hi there. I’ve been looking for a tutorial like this but I’m wondering if you’re going to update it for 9.10 a.k.a Karmic Koala?

By: How to Install VirtualBox in Your USB Drive and Run any Operating System – Make Tech Easier

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:03:09 +0000

[...] How to Install Windows In Ubuntu Hardy with VirtualBox [...]

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By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:19:37 +0000

Hi! (sorry for my english, my first language is french!)

Honnestly, i really don’t suggest you to learn Ubuntu using Hardy… that release is very old and there is most of the time many tweeks you have to do to make it work correctly..

The last release of Ubuntu, Karmic Koala, allow you to upgrade while keeping your personnal files and datas… go to ubuntu.com to download the latest release, open a terminal and type : sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose

It will work right away after that!!! (it install under menu – accessories)

f you really want to keep your old Hardy you can do the following… it worked for me at the time i was using that old and hard-to-configure-Hardy version :-p

first download virtualbox… go to :

http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.0.12/virtualbox-3.0_3.0.12-54655_Ubuntu_hardy_i386.deb

then double click on it’s icon to install it or, open a terminal, go to the directory where you downloaded it and type : sudo dpkg -i virtualbox_1.6.2-31466_Ubuntu_hardy_i386.deb

This will complete the installation.

Now, you have to setup the user permissions

Goto System -> Administration -> Users and Groups

Click on the “Unlock” button

Enter in your password and click on “Authenticate”

Click on the “Manage Groups” button

Find the “vboxusers” group which is probably at the very bottom of the list, highlight it by clicking again, and click on “Properties”.

Make sure there’s a check mark next to your user’s name, and click on ok you’re finished.

Now, go to Applications—>System Tools—>Sun xVM VirtualBox and create your first virtual machine!! :o) et voilà! :o)

DO THE FOLLOWING ONLY IF YOU WANT YOUR USB PORTS TO WORK UNDER YOUR VIRTUAL MACHINES (THIS IS REALLY NOT ESSENTIAL!!!)

Enable USB Support in Virtualbox

By default USB support was disabled in virtualbox, so you’ll probably want to enable it. Otherwise you’ll get an error when you go into the “Settings” of your virtual machine. To correct this, you’ll need to edit the mountdevsubfs.sh file

sudo gedit /etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh

Inside, you’ll see a block of code that looks like this

#
# Magic to make /proc/bus/usb work
#
#mkdir -p /dev/bus/usb/.usbfs
#domount usbfs “” /dev/bus/usb/.usbfs -obusmode=0700,devmode=0600,listmode=0644
#ln -s .usbfs/devices /dev/bus/usb/devices
#mount –rbind /dev/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb

Change it to look like this (uncomment out the region by deleting the “#’s”):

#
# Magic to make /proc/bus/usb work
#
mkdir -p /dev/bus/usb/.usbfs
domount usbfs “” /dev/bus/usb/.usbfs -obusmode=0700,devmode=0600,listmode=0644
ln -s .usbfs/devices /dev/bus/usb/devices
mount –rbind /dev/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb

Save the changes and exit.Now log out, and then log back in again for the changes to take place.

By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:19:00 +0000

Hi! (sorry for my english, my first language is french!)

Honnestly, i really don’t suggest you to learn Ubuntu using Hardy… that release is very old and there is most of the time many tweeks you have to do to make it work correctly..

It will work right away after that!!! (it install under menu – accessories)

f you really want to keep your old Hardy you can do the following… it worked for me at the time i was using that old and hard-to-configure-Hardy version :-p

first download virtualbox… go to :

http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.0.12/virtualbox-3.0_3.0.12-54655_Ubuntu_hardy_i386.deb

then double click on it’s icon to install it or, open a terminal, go to the directory where you downloaded it and type : sudo dpkg -i virtualbox_1.6.2-31466_Ubuntu_hardy_i386.deb

This will complete the installation.

Now, you have to setup the user permissions

Goto System -> Administration -> Users and Groups

Click on the “Unlock” button

Enter in your password and click on “Authenticate”

Click on the “Manage Groups” button

Find the “vboxusers” group which is probably at the very bottom of the list, highlight it by clicking again, and click on “Properties”.

Make sure there’s a check mark next to your user’s name, and click on ok you’re finished.

Now, go to Applications—>System Tools—>Sun xVM VirtualBox and create your first virtual machine!! :o) et voilà! :o)

DO THE FOLLOWING ONLY IF YOU WANT YOUR USB PORTS TO WORK UNDER YOUR VIRTUAL MACHINES (THIS IS REALLY NOT ESSENTIAL!!!)

Enable USB Support in Virtualbox

sudo gedit /etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh

Inside, you’ll see a block of code that looks like this

Change it to look like this (uncomment out the region by deleting the “#’s”):

Save the changes and exit.Now log out, and then log back in again for the changes to take place.

By: vick

vick — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:51:15 +0000

i want to remove ubuntu and just install windows xp how do i do that

By: vick

vick — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:51:00 +0000

i want to remove ubuntu and just install windows xp how do i do that

By: Carl

Carl — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:08:51 +0000

Hi!

(sorry by the way for my english, my first language is french!!)

Honnestly, Ubuntu Hardy is something very old… …your kernel is too old to use the latests improvements in matter of virtualization… There is many tweeks to do, and i don’t think it is a good idea for a newbee to start with that one… Ubuntu is now very easy to use, but Hardy was a bit hard (as the name say! to configure for someone who don’t know a lot about Linux).

I don’t know why you are using that release!!! Under Ubuntu Karmic, the latest release, all you have to do to install Virtual Box is type in a terminal : sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose

If you decide to upgrade to that new release, don’t worry for you files and datas : it is now possible, while installing from the live cd to keep you files and settings…

If you don’t want to reinstall everything on your pc, i suggest you to do the following… it worked at the time i was using Hardy :

First, download VirtualBox :

http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.0.12/virtualbox-3.0_3.0.12-54655_Ubuntu_hardy_i386.deb

sudo dpkg -i virtualbox_1.6.2-31466_Ubuntu_hardy_i386.deb

This will complete the installation.

Now, you have to setup user permissions

Goto System -> Administration -> Users and Groups

In the window that will open, click on the “Unlock” button and then enter in your password and click on “Authenticate”

Now, click on the “Manage Groups” button

Find the “vboxusers” group which is probably at the very bottom of the list, highlight it by clicking again, and click on “Properties”. Make sure there’s a check mark next to your user’s name, and click on ok you’re finished.

Now, to open virtualbox go to Applications—>System Tools—>Sun xVM VirtualBox

To do the following is not essential, but may help if you want your usb ports to work under your virtual machine : (NOTE : THIS IS NOT ESSENTIAL.. IT MAY WORK WITHOUT DOING THIS!!!)

Enable USB Support in Virtualbox

sudo gedit /etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh

Inside, you’ll see a block of code that looks like this

Change it to look like this (uncomment out the region by deleting the “#’s”):

Save the changes and exit.Now log out, and then log back in again for the changes to take place.

Create a New Virtual Machine in Virtualbox and Voilà!!! :o)

Hope that will help!

Carl
cagaud@gmail.com

By: Carl

Carl — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:08:00 +0000

Hi!

(sorry by the way for my english, my first language is french!!)

I don’t know why you are using that release!!! Under Ubuntu Karmic, the latest release, all you have to do to install Virtual Box is type in a terminal : sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose

If you decide to upgrade to that new release, don’t worry for you files and datas : it is now possible, while installing from the live cd to keep you files and settings…

If you don’t want to reinstall everything on your pc, i suggest you to do the following… it worked at the time i was using Hardy :

First, download VirtualBox :

http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.0.12/virtualbox-3.0_3.0.12-54655_Ubuntu_hardy_i386.deb

sudo dpkg -i virtualbox_1.6.2-31466_Ubuntu_hardy_i386.deb

This will complete the installation.

Now, you have to setup user permissions

Goto System -> Administration -> Users and Groups

In the window that will open, click on the “Unlock” button and then enter in your password and click on “Authenticate”

Now, click on the “Manage Groups” button

Now, to open virtualbox go to Applications—>System Tools—>Sun xVM VirtualBox

To do the following is not essential, but may help if you want your usb ports to work under your virtual machine : (NOTE : THIS IS NOT ESSENTIAL.. IT MAY WORK WITHOUT DOING THIS!!!)

Enable USB Support in Virtualbox

sudo gedit /etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh

Inside, you’ll see a block of code that looks like this

Change it to look like this (uncomment out the region by deleting the “#’s”):

Save the changes and exit.Now log out, and then log back in again for the changes to take place.

Create a New Virtual Machine in Virtualbox and Voilà!!! :o)

Hope that will help!

Carl
cagaud@gmail.com