Make a Copy of VirtualBox .vdi
Scenario / Question: How do I make a copy of an existing VirtualBox .vdi disk file Solution / Answer: Use VBoxManage clonevdi Copy VirtualBox .vdi There are a few steps involved in order to make a copy...
View ArticleVirtualBox Windows Guest enable NIC crashing
Scenario / Question: When I enable my nic or network card in a VirtualBox Windows guest the guest crashes with Guru Meditation error Solution / Answer: Change the network adapter type in VirtualBox...
View ArticleHow to move VirtualBox Guest VM
Scenario / Question: How do I move an existing VirtualBox Guest VM to a new server or machine Solution / Answer: There are two ways to do this: 1. Use VBoxManage to make a copy of the VirtualBox VM...
View ArticleFedora VirtualBox USB working
Scenario / Question: How do I get VirtualBox USB support to work in Fedora ? Solution / Answer: Configure usbfs to allow vboxusers access to USB devices and add usbfs mount to /etc/fstab Configure...
View ArticleInstall VirtualBox without GUI or Headless
Scenario / Question: How do I install VirtualBox on a linux server that does not have a GUI installed or Xorg. Solution / Answer: VirtualBox can be installed on a headless server, and can be controlled...
View ArticleVirtualBox Headless VM
Scenario / Question: How do I control VirtualBox from the linux command line CLI Solution / Answer: Use the included tools VBoxManage and VBoxHeadless First Install VirtualBox from this post: “Install...
View ArticleVirtualBox Controlling Headless VM
Scenario / Question: How do I control my VirtualBox VM’s from the command line Solution / Answer: Use the tool VBoxManage Install VirtualBox “Install VirtualBox without GUI or Headless” Create a...
View ArticleVirtualBox Modify VM Settings
Scenario / Question: How do I modify the parameters of my VM in VirtualBox from the command line Solution / Answer: Use the tool VBoxManage Install VirtualBox “Install VirtualBox without GUI or...
View ArticleVirtualBox Auto Start VM Centos Fedora RedHat
Scenario / Question: How do I get my VirtualBox Guest VM’s to start and stop when the host system reboots, shutdown, or starts. Solution / Answer: Create an init.d script so that VirtualBox Guest VM...
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