Questions tagged [virtualbox]
VirtualBox is Oracle's virtualization software for Intel and AMD. It allows running of Linux and Windows on a Intel Mac under OS X. It does not work on a Apple Silicon Mac.
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How to solve the prompt "internal error" when running a virtual machine on VMware Fusion on MacBook Pro?
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Several virtual machines are installed in VMware Fusion, including Windows 10, CentOS, Ubuntu, etc., and all of them report this error when running.
Configuration details are as follows:
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Virtualbox 7.1 can't create a vm [duplicate]
00:00:04.872879 ********************* End of CFGM dump **********************
00:00:04.872982 HM: HMR3Init: Attempting fall back to NEM: Driverless mode
00:00:04.876829 NEM: info: Found optional ...
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VirtualBox: macOS Sequoia issues (6.1 version and so on)
Any VM won't open after I've updated to Sequoia, worked fine on Sonoma on VirtualBox version 6.1 (I don't remember which issue I had with the latest 7.1 version, but it didn't work, don't have the ...
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launchctl com.apple.bootps: How to disable bootpd/dhcpd when bridge100 adapter comes up?
How can I either stop this service from running or replace the command with another? Is it allowed to modify files in this directory?
I see the launchctl plist file in /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/...
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Bitlocker encrypted USB drive cannot be opened via VirtualBox: Windows 11 on MacOS
As a way to gain access to a bitlocker encrypted usb drive, I decided to use Windows 11 via VM on my Mac OS 12.7.5. However, the encrypted USB file is not detected in VirtualBox, even after following ...
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How to install macOS Catalina on a 2013 iMac in VirtualBox?
I own a 21.5-inch, late 2013 iMac (with a couple hardware upgrades, namely RAM and hard drive) running macOS Catalina 10.15.7 (this is the latest macOS compatible with my specs).
I'd like to run macOS ...
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Any free VM's for Apple Silicon MacBooks? [closed]
I hope to run Windows XP and similar versions of Windows that don’t support Apple Silicon, either virtually or through an emulator layer.
I tried VirtualBox, but it says "Intel Core needed". ...
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Cannot use Apple services after installing MacOS in Windows with Virtualbox
I wanted to delve a bit into developing apps in Swift and wanted to try to install MacOS in my Windows laptop. I got the image and managed to install it but the problem I am facing is that I cannot ...
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Mac M Series Host Only Network with VirtualBox
Has anyone been able to find a workaround to run a Host Only Network on Mac M Chips?
I am trying to run a OVA file on VirtualBox using a Host Only Network so I can set up a server for this class that ...
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Nested virtualization on a macOS host
I'm currently running a Linux VM on my Mac using VirtualBox. I'd like to set up another nested VM inside my Linux VM, also using VirtualBox. However, the option to Enable Nested VT-x /AMD-V is greyed ...
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Virtualbox on Intel Mac Mini does not detect VT-x
I am running VirtualBox VM 7.0.12 r159484 darwin.amd64 (Oct 12 2023 20:27:35) on Intel Mac Mini:
Model Name: Mac mini
Model Identifier: Macmini8,1
Processor Name: 6-Core Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: ...
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Run Windows 11 under Linux on an iMac 2012
I am booting in Linux on an iMac 27" from 2012. I wanted to install Windows 11 in VirtualBox, but that does not work.
I gave it 2 CPU's, 8 GB mem and 80 GB hdd space.
In VirtualBox I get the ...
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External DVD player not showing up in Finder
I have a MacBook Air running Ventura. If I plug in an external DVD player, the DVD player light blinks but the DVD doesn't show up in Finder. The DVD and player work on my other MacBook running ...
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How to install linux guest OS on Apple M2 silicon (Ventura OS)? [duplicate]
I have a 2023 Macbook Pro with Apple M2 silicon. I am trying to install Debian 11 as a guest OS, but keep getting the error that "No bootable medium is found." I am mounting the arm64 .iso ...
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Can't run Olarila Ventura on VirtualBox [closed]
I'm trying to run Olarila Ventura on VirtualBox but I get stuck on this.
I have done these commands on cmd as an admin
CD "C:\Program Files\Oracle\Virtualbox"
VBoxManage.exe modifyvm "...
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