On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:04, Robert Benjamin
Dan, I have read a good part of the manual and did learn things from it but it is a bit confusing in parts.Will read it over again before starting the manager. The confusing part for me is about the extensions, USB support, and whether to choose a fixed or dynamically enlarged disc. Will read stuff again and then try. Will let you know and thanks again. Bob
If you want to simply things.... do this (assuming you have installed VirtualBox 4.1.10): - Install the VirtualBox 4.1.10 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack from here: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads So, download the extension pack, then start VirtualBox, click on File > Preferences > Extensions. On the right hand side of the window is a blue diamond with an orange triangle.. click on it and select the extension pack you downloaded. This will install the extensions. - Don't stress about USB support.. it's taken care of by the extension pack - The difference between fixed and dynamic disks is... If you choose fixed, then then entire virtual disk you define is reserved on your host hard drive. If you choose dynamic, then the virtual disk you define will slowly grow up to but not over the size you define. So... fixed 8GB disk will be an 8GB file on your hard drive. An 8GB dynamic disk might only be a 2GB file after installing your guest OS, but it can grow up to 8GB. Does that make sense? Defining a new Virtual Machine is easy. Just follow the wizard, and for your first trials, you are safe to accept the defaults it presents. The only tweaks I ever suggest is adjusting how much RAM you give your virtual machine (I recommend never more than 50% of your Host RAM), and adjusting the Display settings (eg maxing out the video memory, and enabling 3D acceleration and if you have Windows, 2D acceleration). After you install, you definitely want to install teh Guest Additions in the guest OS as Dennis G mentioned I hope these tips help... and like the others said.. read the manual.. it's well written, and quite helpful. Also, don't be afraid to ask for help if you get stuck. the first virtual machine you create is the most intimidating, but after that it just gets easier :-) and you'll wonder how you managed without a tool like VirtulaBox. C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org