I have an Ubuntu installation on a partition on my Mac and I would like to boot Ubuntu from within Mac OS X using VirtualBox. When I want to start the machine I only get
Error loading operating system
I followed more or less these instructions for the setup.
I have also tried a ton of different settings for the virtual machine (IDE vs SATA, IO-APIC, etc.), none of them bringing me closer. Here is a summary:
MacBook Pro 2009
Host: MAC OS X Mavericks on /des/disk0s2
Guest: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit on /des/disk0s4
sudo chmod 777 /dev/disk0s4
Any help is welcome!
Thanks
Matti
Mac OS as host, Ubuntu 12.04 (64b) guest as dual-boot on VB
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Re: Mac OS as host, Ubuntu 12.04 (64b) guest as dual-boot on
What instructions? I suspect you refer to rawdisk access. You *DO* realize that it is an advanced topic and you could hose your entire system (including your host) if you don't do it "right", right?mattinothere wrote:I followed more or less these instructions for the setup.
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Re: Mac OS as host, Ubuntu 12.04 (64b) guest as dual-boot on
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I am well aware, that I could damage my host. It's also not the first time that I do virtualizations, including rawdisk access.Though I am new to VB.
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Re: Mac OS as host, Ubuntu 12.04 (64b) guest as dual-boot on
In that case, I cannot decide whether you are brave or raving mad! I have been at this for more years than I care to remember and I would not attempt raw access.
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Re: Mac OS as host, Ubuntu 12.04 (64b) guest as dual-boot on
It has been a while . . .mattinothere wrote:I have an Ubuntu installation on a partition on my Mac and I would like to boot Ubuntu from within Mac OS X using VirtualBox
Easier to establish raw access under VMware Fusion than VirtualBox. For one one thing, there are persons on that forum who are not intimidated by the concept.
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Re: Mac OS as host, Ubuntu 12.04 (64b) guest as dual-boot on
They are certainly not afraid to interfere with the host OS either.
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Re: Mac OS as host, Ubuntu 12.04 (64b) guest as dual-boot on
Did you do a google search for bootcamp site:forums.virtualbox.org?mattinothere wrote:Thanks for the reply. Yes, I am well aware, that I could damage my host. It's also not the first time that I do virtualizations, including rawdisk access.Though I am new to VB.
If you do, note How to Use a MacOS Bootcamp Partition as a VirtualBox Guest
Use it as a guide and remember to use the vb manual for vboxmanage