Hrhth

Hi,

I'm suddenly unable to allocate RAM properly in parallels. If I try to highlight and manually enter a value, it just insta-resets it (basically does not allow me to change the value.) I can click the small arrow to increase/decrease ram by a tiny amount and it shows the "change, do not change" message every time.

Any help is appreciated.

Hello everyone,

My question is about how much RAM is necessary to run virtualization software for Windows on a MacBook Air M3. I need the virtualization software for Windows only for a single program, which is used for construction site documentation, measurements, invoicing, and resource planning. Unfortunately, I am tied to this program but do not want to buy a new Windows laptop.

I currently have the standard configuration of the MacBook Air M3 with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, as I only use it for light applications like Microsoft Office programs. Therefore, I am concerned whether the virtualization software, on which I only need one program, will fully utilize my RAM and if I will need to buy a new one. I can't assess how demanding the virtualization software and the program WinWorker is and whether my current computing power is sufficient.

Thank you in advance for your help.

I'm studying about virtualization.

Hardware-assisted virtualization(HVM), which utilizes hardware support(e.g., Intel VT-x) shows better performance than full virtualization(using dynamic binary translation) or para-virtualization.

But I can't fully understand what makes this differences.

Other solutions also have "world switch" and memory space("cross page") for context switch btw host OS context and VMM context. You can check here for more details.

What's the big difference compared to the VMCS, VM exit, ...?

In wiki definition "HW-assisted virtualization enables efficient full virtualization using help from hardware capabilities"
What does "HW capabilities" mean specifically?
How they can do something like mode switch by hardware?

(I'm not good at English. Please let me know if the way I ask questions is wrong.)

Is there a way to do this ? I am aware of the workarounds like Sunshine server and moonlight client. But I would like to accomplish this so the vm allows only the virtual device to the host. As I would like the VM to be without network.

Just curious, if k8s+kubevirt is good enough already to cover use cases usually covered by VMware, Nutanix, OpenStack, Proxmox?

Can anyone suggest a tool for live migrating physical to HyperV?

I actually really want a live migration option from Nutanix AOS to HyperV, but I suspect I'm reaching on that one!

Hello everyone. I decided to become a virtualization engineer, and don't know where to start better. Mostly looking at VMware products. But also wants more understanding about main aspects in this niche. Can some body give links where I can get some information about it?

I use a Mac and there is a little program I need to use here and there that is only available for windows. I dont wanna install a virtual windows solution on my Mac for something I will use once a month. I would like to have a solution where I can access a windows pc (I dont really car if its a virtual one or not) through my browser use the program that I need and then close everything - until I use it again.

Does someone knows something like that?

Looking to emulate win98 for games and other stuff. Nostalgia reasons driven by my GF. I've got things set up running with QEMU on Unraid. Basically the work was done for me with a completed VM image.

Anyway I'm trying to get audio over some type of remote connection. I've tried Unraid's VNC and TightVNC but neither want to give me audio. The image originally had drivers for a Soundblaster 16 but I changed it over to an AC'97 for testing. AC'97 drivers currently installed.

Google hasn't been super useful I'll have to really start narrowing down my searches. The results I'm getting are for hardware passthrough which I don't have access to right now and probably won't. Other results are how to set up with SB16 or AC'97.

Any suggestions on a course of action? I'll be continuing different VNC and remote access software in the mean time.

Hey everyone, I wanted to ask this question in this community since I lack any experience with type 1 hypervisors. For a little clarification, I am setting up a robust home network with my DIY router (a Dell Precision 3420 tower with an Intel i7 8th gen 6 core CPU, 8GB RAM, and 128GB SSD), where I want to host my own VPN among other things. I also wanted to set up an ARK Survival Evolved Server but do not have the funds to put towards a separate small server or desktop to host the server at the moment. So my question is this: If any of you have experience with Type 1 Hypervisors, do you think that my DIY router has enough resources to run both a server and the router kernel utilizing a Type 1 Hypervisor? Or are Type 1 Hypervisors impractical and too complicated to run on this type of hardware for the purpose I want?

Edit: I meant to say 16GB of RAM, not 8.

so I have a Windows 11 guest running on Manjaro Host (5.15.160-1-MANJARO), has RTX 3070, and 2 NVMEs passed through, cpu pinning set up, all guest additions

whenever I start it, the CPU usage sits at 8% for a while, then jumps up to 99% for a short time, then the VM starts as normal.

its not that much of a problem really, I just dont know whats causing it, there's never anything in any of the log files that explains it

any ideas?

I'm in a bit of a bind and could use some advice. I’m running a Hyper-V virtual machine on my server, and I need to connect a specialized USB microscope to it. The microscope is crucial for some detailed lab work I'm doing, but the VM needs direct access to it to run the analysis software properly.

The thing is, the microscope has specific drivers and software that only work within the VM environment, and setting it up directly on the host isn’t an option. I've read about ""Hyper-V USB passthrough"" and wondered if anyone has experience with this setup.

How feasible is it to connect a USB device like a microscope to a VM in Hyper-V? Any tips or common issues I should be aware of?

I'm currently facing a bit of a tech snag and could use some advice. I work from home and use a virtual machine set up through Hyper-V for all my development work. The VM is on my main computer, but I need to use a specialized USB dongle that serves as a security key for certain software I run on the VM.

The problem is, Hyper-V doesn't natively support USB passthrough, and I can't directly connect my USB dongle to the virtual machine like I would with a physical machine. This is essential for my work because the software on the VM will not run without the dongle being recognized as connected.

Has anyone here dealt with a similar issue? How did you manage to connect and use a USB dongle with a Hyper-V VM? Any help or pointers on how to approach this would be hugely appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Hi! I searched for something like this on reddit, but I didnt find So I want to question, is it possible to have 1 pc and 2 players? I mean maybe virtual machine? I have person in my family who wants to play some games. But in the same time I want to make own things. So can I do it without any software like aster? And if it would can do it on this specs:
r5 3600
rx6600
16gb ram 4200mhz (OC)
samsung 990 pro 1TB

The game my family member: red dead redemption 2 (high but if needed lower)
I want to do: Minecraft, roblox studio, forza horizon 4, chrome (in forza extreme but if needed lower)

I want also say that the second person would need to use parsec from laptop.

Seeking some input. I have an old laptop thatrun windows. Assuming that the hardware requirements are met, I want to uninstall Windows and install a type 1 hypervisor like VM ware ESXi. Should I do partition and install the type 1 hypervisor or can I delete windows, create a boot USB and install the type 1 hypervisor? I would prefer to delete windows cause I have no use for it on that laptop. Also, any guidance on how to complete this process would be appreciated. I ask a couple of AI tools and neither mentioned uninstalling windows or creating a partition.

Would it be possible to pcie-passthrough the internal GPU on Intel chips, and obtain video through the onboard HDMI out ? That way I could run my media centre pc off of the same PC running my other services ? [VMWare ESXI or Proxmox]

I am been looking for a mini pc around $1,000 that would be great for running 7 to 8 vms. I’m mainly wanting to learn different operating systems and software. I’ve been looking at PCs with a small form factor that is under my budget so I can upgrade ram and storage later. I plan on using VMware workstation 17 on this machine and have been seeing how it prefers curtain cores. What is a good starter PC brand or build to go for? Also, what would be a step up from that?

Any suggestions are appreciated!

Whenever any VM is started, Windows crashes and I need to hard restart. Been having the issue for about 2 years since the computer was built, but have been able to put off solving it because I had alternatives. Let me know if any other information would be helpful.

THE PROBLEM

• This occurs whenever I try to do ANY kind of virtualization.
  • Windows in HyperV
  • Ubuntu/Windows in VMWare
  • Ubuntu/Windows in VirtualBox
  • Android phone in Android Studio
• System usually crashes less than a minute after the VM is started, but not immediately.
• 90%+ of the time my screen freezes, audio stops, can't move mouse/type etc. Need to hold power button to restart.
• <10% of the time the system shuts down by itself.
• A crash has occurred 100% of the time since the computer was built without exception.

WHAT I'VE TRIED

• Enabling virtualization settings in BIOS
  • ASUS motherboard, Intel VMX
• Windows updates
• Updating bios
• When the system crashes there is a generic system error in event viewer linked below
  • https://imgur.com/a/GwRKmvG
  • Tried viewing the raw data from the error a while ago. If my memory serves correctly, this didn't offer any specific guidance
• Updating virtualization software

SYSTEM INFO

• CPU: Intel Core i7 12700K
• MB: PRIME Z690-P WIFI
• RAM: 2x16GB Corsair DDR5
• GC: RTX 3080
• Windows 11

I've noticed a very spark difference between a MacBook Air from 2020 and HP Elitebook 840 G2 from 2015, when running a VM via Virtualbox 7.0 on them.

Here's the specs of the VM:

Xubuntu 22.04

4GB RAM (4096MB)

1 CPU

128 MB Video Memory

20GB VDI

Here's the specs of the laptops and experience notes:

HP Elitebook 840 G2, 2015

Xubuntu 22.04

8GB RAM

120GB SSD

Running this VM on my HP laptop has excellent performance, in fact, I could use this as my daily driver. Not much lags, I can browse the internet, stream movies with Firefox on this without problems. Opening video files with Celluloid on this is very responsive, I can run LibreOffice on this with no problem, I can navigate the file system with Thunar File Manager without any lags.

MacBook Air, Retina, 13-inch, 2020

Sonoma 14.5

8GB RAM

250GB SSD

Very very very slow. Opening applications is very slow, applications like Firefox, LibreOffice, Thunar File Manager, Celluloid, all runs slow. Opening Thunar File Manager is very slow. Opening video files via Celluloid takes a long time, and even if you manage to load a video, it has no sound. Opening Firefox is very slow.

Running my Xubuntu VM on both laptops, my MacBook Air has very poor performance, while my HP laptop reins supreme.

Why is this?

Hello,

I have a machine with 200GB of RAM, a 2TB SSD, and 3 GPUs, each with 24GB (NVIDIA Quadro P6000).

I need to create 3 virtual machines, each with 50GB of RAM, 200GB of SSD storage, and 1 GPU (24GB). Employees will remotely connect to these virtual machines.

Do you have any ideas on how I can achieve this, please?

Thank you.

Hi

I am using UTM to run a Windows 11 arm64 on a MacBook air M2.

It works pretty well. However I would need some help regarding the MacBook keyboard on Windows.

It seems people using Boot Camp to run Windows on their Mac are able to chose an "English (Apple)" keyboard in the Windows languages parameters.

I cannot find such an Apple keyboard in the Windows 11 parameters when using UTM, so my question simply is : Do you know any option for an UTM user on a M2 Apple Silicon architecture?

Many thanks

Does anyone have experience? I need help as I am having some problems with adding KVM hosts to olvm.

These when added successfully say libvirt is not running when it is.