You might want to go for Ubuntu 7.04 instead of openSUSE, as the Linux kernel version contained in the openSUSE 10.2 installation DVD (and in some older Ubuntus) contains a bug which often causes it to crash when it is run inside a virtual machine.
Regards, Michael Mike Jeays wrote: > On Tuesday 28 August 2007 07:21, Stefan Lober wrote: >> Hallo @all, >> >> first: I´m sorry, my english is not very good. >> >> That´s the reason why I have to ask, because the docus of virtual box I >> don´t understand all. >> >> the question: >> I installed virtual box >> I want to use with vb the opensuse (linux). >> Do I have to install opensuse in the virtual box? Is there any >> installation on my main-boot-drive that my WinXP will be broken? >> Or is the installation only closed in the virtual box? >> >> best regards >> Holger > > I am a VBox newbie too, but here goes. Start VirtualBox, create a new > virtual > machine, create a virtual hard disk of, say, 5GB. This virtual disk is just a > file under XP. Make sure the CD is enabled, and then 'start' the virtual > machine. It will boot and install OpenSuse entirely within the virtual hard > disk, and not affect your host copy of XP at all. > _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
