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Black Screen Issue Running Windows 10 VM on MacBook Air M2 using VirtualBox
I recently acquired a MacBook Air M2 and installed VirtualBox to run a Windows 10 virtual machine.
However, upon launching the VM, I encounter a persistent black screen. Despite the VM running, I'm ...
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Why does Virtual Box freeze on "Starting Windows" screen on macOS Catalina 10.15.7?
I have macOS Catalina 10.15 and I installed VirtualBox v7.0 to run Windows 7 x64 (and windows10 x64). When I boots it hangs at "Starting Windows" screen. Screenshot below.
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VirtualBox Linux Guest Mac Host runs really slow
I have performance issues in VirtualBox, the quest operating system runs really slow and laggy.
The configuration:
Host: MBP 2019, 2.3 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9, 16 GB RAM, MacOS Sonoma 14.2
Guest: ...
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How to run a Mac OS VM on an Intel Mac?
I'm a developer and some of my users experience issues on older Mac OS versions.
I would like to test my app on an older version of Mac OS using my Intel Mac.
I think the only solution is using a ...
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Vagrant up fails with VMware provider
When execute vagrant up, getting this error
The following SSH command responded with a non-zero exit status.
Vagrant assumes that this means the command failed!
/sbin/ip -o -0 addr | grep -v LOOPBACK ...
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Can not install Ubuntu Server v23.04 guest on macOS host machine in virtual box
I tried to set up Ubuntu Server v.23.04 guest machine for SSH remote access in my virtual environment using Virtual Box v. 7.0 hosted on macOS Monterey 12.6.5 . To my surprise I receive some errors.
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How to make a VirtualBox VM that shares harddrive with host safely?
I just want to make a Virtual Machine to run Minecraft without GPU hardware acceleration.
Is there a way to make a Virtual Machine that shares the same filesystem as my MacBook currently has? Even ...
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Can't use macOS Ventura VM with more than one CPU
I recently created a macOS VM (Ventura 13) with VirtualBox (Version 7.0.6 r155176 (Qt5.15.2)). I first launched it with one CPU, and it booted. The downside was that the VM was very slow and ...
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sharing Virtualbox guest VPN connection with host using Host-only adapter
I have a vpn connection established within a guest virtualbox VM (debian). I wish to be able to connect to a server behind the VPN via ssh directly from the host (macosX). I had the following setup ...
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Stuck on UEFI interactive shell of a VirtualBox VM running on Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra 64-Bit
I need to use a VM for a project with Xcode. I tried using VirtualBox VM with the stated OS model, but keep getting this error and am unsure how to proceed. I've never attempted this before and have ...
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Unable to ping VirtualBox host only interface
On my macOS Monterrey machine I am running Ubuntu as guest on VirtualBox 6.1.30 r148432. In VirtualBox I've enabled the host-only adapter, and I see interface vboxnet0 on macOS:
ifconfig vboxnet0
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On VirtualBox, how to to access the host CD drive from the virtual machine?
In VirtualBox (6.1) on macOS (10.12), I have Windows XP as a guest OS. I can't find how to access the physical CD drive from the guest OS. I've found on the web that in the storage settings of the ...
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macOS Monterey Virtualbox VM start error
I have tried setting up a macOS virtual machine for a bit and I have ended up with:
I have followed this tutorial on YT, and used all the same settings and commands. Is there any way I can fix it?
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How to Access virtual box ‘Windows 11’ remotly
I need help in accessing windows on virtual box from mac OS with Remote Desktop.
Host: mac os
Guest: windows 11
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How to use macos key shortcuts in a linux virtualbox?
With macOS as host, I want cmd + c to copy in the kali linux environment instead of having to press ctrl + c instead. And this is not all, in fact, I want all macOS key shortcuts done in the terminal ...
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Unable to boot MacOS Catalina after removing and re-adding VDI
I was successfully running Virtualbox MacOS Catalina guest. But I needed more space on the volume to upgrade to Big Sur. So I attempted to expand the size of the system volume (which may have been my ...
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Virtual Box not compatible with Apple Private Relay
I am running some local development vagrant boxes on macOS Monterey.
I have Apple Private Relay turned on.
Whenever I start the vagrant box, the Apple Private Relay Turns off.
Is there a way to ...
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all solutions so far don't allow installation of VBox on 2020 Mac OSX Monterey
I have spent several hours on 2 occasions trying to install VBox on a 2020 Macbook Air MacOS X without success. My attempts were 1 month apart and included:
on OS Big Sur
after updating to Monterey ...
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Can Intel Windows 10 be virtualized on Apple M1 host?
I'm considering getting an Apple M1 computer, but I'm wondering if I'll still be able to run Intel Windows 10 in, say, VM Ware Fusion.
If I get an M1 computer, will a virtualization application only ...
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macOS Monterey failing to start vagrant box?
I have a Vagrant box with Virtual Box setup.
I just updated my macOS version Monterey (12.0.1) and I am getting following error when I try to vagrant up my box.
There was an error while executing `...
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Vagrant/Virtualbox not working after upgrading to Monterey
I upgraded my Mac to Monterey today, and now I get the following error when I run vagrant up
Bringing machine 'default' up with 'virtualbox' provider...
==> default: Checking if box 'tynesolutions/...
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How to properly configure Virtual Box network settings?
I need to set up vms in Virtual box in a following way:
All virtual machines (Ubuntu) must communicate with host (macOS).
All virtual machines must communicate with each other.
All virtual machines ...
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VirtualBox Mac OS Host and Windows 10 Guest with USB Phone Tethering on Guest to Share With Host
Just as the title says, I am using Virtualbox on a Mac OS host and trying to run a Windows 10 guest that has an Android phone connected to it over USB for tethering. I got so far as using USB ...
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VirtualBox returning error when making a VM on MacOS Big Sur
I am trying to make a VM in VirtualBox on my 16 inch Intel MacBook Pro. I go through the setup of making the virtual machine (defining the OS, allocating RAM and Storage, etc.). Once that is all ...
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Installing Boson Netsim on Mac M1
I am trying to get Boson Netsim to run on my new Mac OS M1.
I am unable to get Windows to run using Virtual Box. Just found that it is not yet supported on M1. I only get an option for Windows 32 bit ...
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Virtualbox with Android on MacOS
Same virtualbox version with same Android version works fine on Windows 7, but doesn't work on MacOS 10.15
And the computer running windows has lower specs than the Macbook running Macos.
On Macos it ...
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MacOS X Catalina VM froze on boot
I am attempting to set up a MacOS X Catalina virtual machine on VirtualBox 6.1.16 r140961 (Qt5.6.2).
I followed the guide at WikiGain and loaded into a UEFI interactive shell. I found a user in the ...
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Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908) Error after upgrading to Big Sur [VirtualBox]
I just upgraded my Mac to Big Sur and upon starting a VirtualBox session, I get the following:
Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
Make sure the kernel module has been loaded successfully.
where: ...
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Enable sharing of a folder and copy pasting between a Mac and a virtual machine
I want to enable sharing between my Mac and a virtual machine running Ubuntu image, and I see one way is to enable sharing of the folders but I keep seeing wrong fs type bad option bad superblock ...
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Make virtualbox run faster on macOS?
I've been having trouble that my virtual machines on my MacBook run very slowly. I have a decent specifications. What steps should I take to improve performance?
For reference, I currently have given ...
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__CRASHING_DUE_TO_PRIVACY_VIOLATION__ error after exporting to MacOS
TL;DR: How to fix __CRASHING_DUE_TO_PRIVACY_VIOLATION__ error when starting Ubuntu VM, which was migrated from Windows 10 host to macOS host?
I was warking inside a guest OS Ubuntu on a host OS ...
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Changing VirtualBox VM running macOS guest on macOS host to full screen?
How do I change the VirtualBox VM macOS High Sierra guest to full screen? When I click Full-Screen mode under the top menu bar under View it has huge black borders around the VM, while the VM is ...
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how to get special characters from windows to mac
for some development we need to boot into a windows vm(Virtualbox) on a mac but in this system the special characters don't work like eg:
{} [] \
is there a way to pass these characters ? from mac to ...
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Access Windows Guest From Mac OS Host VirtualBox
I have problem to access web server on my Guest Machine from Host Machine.
So I have Mac OS Catalina as Host Machine and Windows 10 as Guest Machine, also use VirtualBox v6.0.14
I configure my guest ...
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Virtualbox installation fails/hangs
I'm trying to install Virtualbox on Mac Catalina. It either fails or hangs and in the console I see these messages:
error 10:46:15.111917+1000 kernel Sandbox: installd(3456) System Policy: deny(...
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Can't ping between guest machines virtualbox MacOS Host
I have two virtual machines, a Windows XP SP3 and a Kali Linux 2020. I can set up both machines on NAT and connect to the internet fine, but I am unable to ping one using the other, or from my host ...
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Why can't use mac audio feature when install Kubuntu in VirtualBox on macOS?
Versions I'm using
macOS: 10.15.4
VirtualBox: 6.1
Kubuntu: 20.04
I installed Kubuntu and everything works well but I found I can't use audio feature when it's running. If I shutdown it, the audio ...
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lost ability to bind port 80 on mac, how to debug?
In the last few days I lost the ability to listen on port 80 with docker, and with nodejs without using sudo.
Before, I could simply launch my exact same docker containers on port 80, and it would ...
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Why do I get this error when installing VirtualBox Guest Additions on a macOS Mojave guest?
VirtualBox version is 6.1.6.
macOS Mojave version is 10.14.6.
System Extension Blocked
A program tried to load one or more system extensions that are incompatible with this version of macOS. Please ...
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How to mount macOS High Sierra on VirtualBox(Mac Host)?
I have installed VM Virtualbox on my MacBook with Mojave. My objective is to install macOS High Sierra on a VM. Post creating the VM and attaching the ISO image, once the VM starts it is stuck in EFI ...
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How to load existing VMWare Fusion from Mac OS X onto Windows PC?
I'm using a Mac VMWare Fusions, I have 6 appliances.
I want to reuse 1 of them, and load them into my Windows PC.
Which software should I use ?
VirtualBox
VMWare Work Station (recommended, ...
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Does audio work in Oracle Virtualbox when macOS is the guest OS?
I created a virtualbox vm for macOS High Sierra on two host OSs, macOS Catalina (as explained at How can I install a macOS VM Guest under VirtualBox on a Mac host?) and Windows 10. In both cases the ...
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VirtualBox no Internet in headless mode only
I have Windows 10 in a VirtualBox. When I run it from within VirtualBox everything works fine. The network is in a bridged mode and Guest system has Internet access.
However, when I run it in a ...
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Boot VirtualBox VM from USB on macOS
I'm trying to save space on my Mac's internal hard drive by installing a Windows 10 virtual machine on a 128gb USB 3.1 USB, but I can't seem to figure out how to boot from the USB with VirtualBox.
I ...
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Shrink MacOS guest (vmdk file)
Is there a simple way to maintain a MacOS VM? I setup a VM with growing disk, which had original just 8GB. How I have a 45GB monster drive with a low real usage. I had to install a 8GB ziped package ...
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Auto file-size growth of vmdk
My vbox Mac OS is created using the ~6GB rar file downloaded from this guide. All is good and I see the vmdk file is ~10GB. (The OS folder itself takes up little storage.)
Next, I leave the VM just ...
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How to boot into UEFI shell on VirtualBox with a macOS guest?
I am running VirtualBox 6.0.10 on an iMac (Mojave) and I prepared a macOS High Sierra VM from the ground up with VirtualBox. The VM runs fine, but I am not able to update the guest OS from 10.13.4 to ...
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VirtualBox guest resolution different on external monitor
I'm using VirtualBox 6.0.10 on macOS Mojave 10.14.5 on a MacBook Pro Retina with an internal 13 inch display, guest is Debian GNU/Linux 9.9 (stretch). I also have an external 27' monitor. If the ...
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Is the minikube VM shared folder safe for online use of the cluster?
I'm running minikube on a MacOSX host with a VirtualBox hypervisor. It shares a folder (/Users) with the host. What for and how safe is this, safe enough to run my cluster online?
I guess it is ...
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Can't install VirtualBox 6.0.8 on MacOS X 10.14.5
Installation fails every time with this message:
I'm sure I could revert back to 5.2 but would prefer to use the latest and greatest.
Thanks.
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