> From: Fernando Cassia [mailto:fcas...@gmail.com] > > I´m attempting to run Ubuntu LTS 12.0.1 (32-bit) under 32-bit XP SP3. > I´ve used the defaults for Linux for a VM, with a 5 GB vdi and half my > system ram (1 gig).
First things are ... 512M really isn't enough memory for *either* XP or ubuntu anymore. Perhaps 10 yrs ago. I'm guessing your system has a 2G or 3G max. So upgrade to 4G that way you can actually reach your 3G max. I don't know if it's better to split 50/50, or split 1G/2G. > System is slow as molasses.. particularly disk speed. Second things is ... VDI is known to be slow, and especially in Windows. If you can dedicate a partition and use rawvmdk, that would probably help. Also, if you're running an old XP 32bit system, make sure you have enabled virtualization features in BIOS. Back in those days, they mostly didn't exist. In which case, any guest or any virtualization you might hope to do is bound to be slow as molasses. And once again, hopefully you have multiple cores. Because without multiple cores, don't expect any whiz-bang super awesome solutions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412 _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe
