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Ken

Member since: Feb 28th, 2008

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Run Windows in a virtual machine using Ubuntu and Virtualbox (Download Squad)

Feb 28th 2008 10:45AM Lisa, have you tried ubuntu gutsy on the toshiba? I installed it on my dell inspiron which also has a synaptics touchpad and ATI graphics and have had little problem (I also found that there is a ton of forum support.)

If you go here: http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html

you can download Envy and it will install an ATI driver for you and configure xorg.

I also had to install ndiswrapper to handle my wifi, but that's about all I had to do to get my laptop working well.

Run Windows in a virtual machine using Ubuntu and Virtualbox (Download Squad)

Feb 28th 2008 10:32AM I run ubuntu gutsy on my laptop that I use for work. The database that we run only works with Internet Explorer 6 and higher, and doesn't work that well with user agent switcher in firefox. I also like the functionality of tabs and despise the windows live toolbar, so IE6 under wine is out for me.

I've been running XP on virtualbox for the past five months or so with few problems. I use it daily for six to eight hours a day.

There's a good thread on how to enable USB support for virtualbox here: http://www.ubuntu1501.com/2007/12/installing-virtualbox-with-usb-support.html

After following the guide I got it to work well on my inspiron. I can sync my ppc PDA over my virtualbox outlook easily... something that is a nightmare to configure with linux.

My only complaint about this software is the lack of direct3d support. I don't play a lot of games, but my kids do. Their games typically have small hardware requirements and could easily be managed in a virtual environment. It would be nice not to have to dual-boot to run a game for them.

Overall, however, i'm very happy with this software. It lets me run quicken and do other things that I normally couldn't do without dual-booting, or getting frustrated with crossover or wine configurations.