OpenSolaris 2008.05 + VirtualBox 1.6
For those who has to stick with Windoz for some specific applications, VirtualBox provides a nice solution:
The snapshot above was token on my laptop. And the VM runs in the seamless mode(under VM menu "Machine->Seamless Mode"). OpenSolaris and winxp are integrated together in a wonderful shape. Just notice that you need to install some extra stuff to optimize the VM's screen resolution: VM menu "Devices->Install Guest Additions...".
Guys, enjoy it!
Update: OpenSolaris 2008.05 is the host os, winxp is the guest os inside of VirtualBox 1.6:-)
I prefer the inverse;
Run windows inside a VM on OpenSolaris...after I begged VMWARE for Solaris Workstation host for all of these years they have lost my business to Sun VirtualBox
Posted by Ché Kristo on June 02, 2008 at 02:26 PM CST #
Sorry for not making myself clear. On my laptop, OpenSolaris 2008.05 is the host os and winxp is the guest one:-)
Posted by Alfred on June 02, 2008 at 02:37 PM CST #
Cool. In fact, with the seamless mode, is there any way to tell from this image which one is the host and which one is the guest?
I can spot two things but don't know how to explain them:
1. There's a VirtualBox icon inside the OpenSolaris panel. No idea if it's a sign of guest or client.
2. People familiar with font rendering in various systems may see something from the anti-alias effects.
Posted by Weijun on June 02, 2008 at 03:43 PM CST #
Exactly. On the right-up corner of the screen shot, there is a VB icon in the OpenSolaris panel. It can tell that OpenSolaris is the host os in this case:-)
Posted by Alfred on June 02, 2008 at 04:10 PM CST #
Hi!
For some reason the screenshot is now much bigger (1280 width) in your feed and breaks the layout of the BLUG Planet. Is there anyway you could fix this?
Thanks a lot.
Fred
Posted by Frederic Muller on June 12, 2008 at 08:02 AM CST #
Fixed! Thanks a lot. ;-)
Posted by Frederic Muller on June 12, 2008 at 12:04 PM CST #
Fred, fixed!:)
Posted by alfred on June 12, 2008 at 12:20 PM CST #