You need to first add yourself to the vboxusers group, if you haven't done this. Go to System | Administration| Users and Groups. I am not in Gnome at the moment so the exact same interface isn't on my system. You need Unlock it by giving your root password. Then you need to go to groups and choose the vboxusers group. Then add yourself as a user of that group by putting an X in the box beside your name. I think that you need to re-boot after installing Virtualbox as well, if you haven't already done so.
Afterwards you are ready to, add a New virtual machine. First open VirtualBox. Then Click on New. In the popup click on Next. Choose the OS first by clicking on the down arrow. Choose the OS, say Windows XP. Then Name your VM by typing something in the box such as WinXP SP2. Next use the slider or type in the amount of memory to allocate to the VM. Then choose to make a New hard disk. Click Next. You can choose either. Fixed allocates everything up front and dynamically expanding keeps it small and allows it to grow the size you allocate. I prefer Fixed because it is faster, but Dynamic saves hard drives space for now. Next you will have to choose the size. A default is given that is adequate. Allow more if you expect to install lots. Don't skimp. If you chose Dynamic it will be quicker now, but it will run slower. If you chose fixed it will take time to create the image. Click next when it is done, then Finish. You need to do some things before starting the VM. Click on Settings. General: you can adjust the RAM and Video RAM allocated to the VM here. Also you can choose boot order. Click on CD/ DVD and then put an X in the Mount box to enable CD. choose the device if there is more than one and Enable Passthrough If you have an ISO you can also mount it. Otherwise you will need to put your CD in the device you indicated in this section Audio: Enable and choose OSS (it may or may not work right off) Network: Enable. Choose your device or accept default. USB: Enable Shared Folders: Add one by clicking on the + at the right Click OK and put your disk in the drive (unless you chose ISO). Then start the VM. Install as usual. Use the whole drive when prompted. Good luck! Roy Linux: Fast, friendly, flexible and .... free! Support Open source. <*,)}}+< Only dead fish go with the flow! ----- Original Message ---- From: aronnewsome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 8:52:34 PM Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: LINUX and virtual machines --- In LINUX_Newbies@ yahoogroups. com, Linux Canuck <linuxcanuck@ ...> wrote: > > Which distribution are you using? It isn't the same for all Linux distros. > > http://www.virtualb ox.org/wiki/ Linux_Downloads > > You will see that there is lots of choice. Also do you have the required hardware? > > http://www.virtualb ox.org/wiki/ End-user_ documentation > > Roy > > > Linux: Fast, friendly, flexible and .... free! > Support Open source. > <*,)}}+< > Only dead fish go with the flow! > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: aronnewsome <aronnewsome@ ...> > To: LINUX_Newbies@ yahoogroups. com > Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 8:15:26 PM > Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: LINUX and virtual machines > > > --- In LINUX_Newbies@ yahoogroups. com, Scott <scottro@ > wrote: > > > > On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 12:51:50PM -0000, aronnewsome wrote: > > > I need to know if there is a free virtual machines that I can use and > > > how to install it. I am new to linux so I don't know how to use the > > > terminal that well. > > > > At present, the three most popular are KVM, VirtualBox and VMware. I > > have a rather subjective comparison at > > http://home. nyc.rr.com/ computertaijutsu /vmcomp.html > > > > > > VirtualBox is probably the easiest to install. They have reasonably > > good documentation and there are many howtos all over the net. There is > > very little that has to be done from the command line. > > > > > > -- > > Scott Robbins > > PGP keyID EB3467D6 > > ( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 ) > > gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6 > > > > Riley: Way I heard it. You were all peaceable now. You didn't by > > any chance go and lose that pesky soul again, did you? > > Angel: Don't push me, boy. > > Riley: Now what possibly could've happened with Buffy that would > > make you lose your soul? > > Angel: That'd be between me and her. > > Riley: Where do you think you're going? > > Angel: Going to see an old girlfriend. > > > Do you think you could help me install VirtualBox? > I have tried but it didn't work. > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ > Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail. yahoo.ca > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ok thank you it is installed now how do I install windows on it __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? 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