Running Ubuntu Feisty in Vista
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Sep 14, 2007, 12:50 PM
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jim0203 Junior Member Join: Sep 2007 Posts: 5 |
Running Ubuntu Feisty in Vista Thread was moved from "Parallels Workstation for Windows and Linux > Installation and Configuration in Windows and Linux" to "Parallels Workstation for Windows and Linux > Linux Guest OS Discussion". Stacey M I'm trying to run Ubuntu Feisty in Vista using Parallels. Everything is going fine, except I can't seem to get an internet connection in Ubuntu. I am connected to the internet via Wifi and have followed the instructions here: http://forum.parallels.com/thread720.html These instructions didn't work - they are written for an XP host, though. Anyone got any ideas of what I could try? --Jim |
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Apr 17, 2008, 07:06 PM
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trailrunner13 Junior Member Join: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 |
Running Ubuntu Gutsy in Vista I'm having the same sort of problem as jim0230. I have read articles all over this forum (including the one on Win XP linked in this thread), been through the user guide a couple times and Googled ad nauseum. I have re-installed Parallels; built new VMs; tweaked VMs to use Bridged Ethernet, then Host-only Networking; and mucked around in the Vista network settings to allow sharing. I even tried using Vista to create a network bridge between my WLAN interface and the Parallels virtual NIC. No matter what config combinations I try, can't get to my WAN. Here's some configuration info: * Win Vista Home Premium (haven't added SP1 yet) * Parallels Workstation 2.2.2222 w/ Parallels Tools installed * Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon w/ ne2k-pci driver * Dell XPS M1330 w/ Intel T5450 Core 2 Duo & 2GB RAM (note: this chip does NOT have IVT) I also have had some screen resolution issues and Ubuntu likes to hang at shut down, but I'm pretty sure I can fix these items. However, I don't want to spend time on those unless / until I can get this network bit sorted. I really like what I've seen of Parallels thus far, but this networking problem is a deal killer. __________________ trailrunner13 Dell XPS M1330 (Intel T5450 Core2 Duo) |
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Apr 18, 2008, 05:37 AM
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jim0203 Junior Member Join: Sep 2007 Posts: 5 |
One solution... ...I ended up installing Virtualbox (www.virtualbox.org) which is a free virtualisation package. Internet worked on Ubuntu under VB automatically; I didn't have to change one setting. |
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Apr 27, 2008, 08:03 AM
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trailrunner13 Junior Member Join: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 |
Thanks, jim0203. I have installed VirtualBox as well and its networking functioned right out of the box. I've struggled a bit with adjusting the screen resolution (I've tried the common suggestions around Guest Additions and tweaking /etc/X11/xorg.conf), but I will get it eventually. Appreciate the tip on VB. Hopefully, Sun will leave this as an open source package.
__________________ trailrunner13 Dell XPS M1330 (Intel T5450 Core2 Duo) |
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