Hi everyone,
i'm running a Debian on a WIndows guest. I want to change my machine's settings but I can't because I have to completely shut it down. However, if I do, I lose all my changes and the guest boots without graphical interface (very weird blue screen-like installation menu).
Can you please help?
Thanks.
EDIT1:
I just need to add a serial port (trying to connect my arduino to the Debian guest machine).
Cannot change settings properly
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marrakchino
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Cannot change settings properly
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socratis
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Re: Cannot change settings properly
What would you do in a real computer?
- Insert the installation disk (ISO) and boot from it in the installation phase.
- After the installation, remove the installation disk (ISO) so you wouldn't perform the installation from the beginning.
- Shut down the computer if you want to change the network, RAM, CPUs, etc.
- Reboot your computer with the new settings.
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Re: Cannot change settings properly
Thank you for your help. All this seems a bit weird to me, is there any tutorial or a more explained set of steps to follow?
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Re: Cannot change settings properly
User's manual. Ch. 1.2. Some terminology, Ch. 1.7. Creating your first virtual machine and Ch. 1.8. Running your virtual machine.
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Re: Cannot change settings properly
Are you sure you're not working in a LiveCD environment?marrakchino wrote:I lose all my changes
And if you're not, have you removed the (virtual) installation medium (iso)?