VirtualBox discussion thread

Discussion in 'sandboxing & virtualization' started by MrBrian, Jan 27, 2015.

  1. MrBrian

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    Eight VirtualBox CVEs were noted in Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2015. See section "Oracle Virtualization Risk Matrix" for more details.

    I updated from VirtualBox v4.3.12 to VirtualBox v4.3.20. All of my virtual machines started without problems.
     
  2. chrisretusn

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    Hmm... I upgraded to VirtualBox v4.3.20 on November 24, 2014.
     
  3. MrBrian

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    VirtualBox v4.3.20 indeed was released in November 2014. However, those eight VirtualBox vulnerabilities were first publicly revealed on January 20, 2015, if I am not mistaken.
     
  4. chrisretusn

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    One reason to stay up to date. :)
     
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    VirtualBox does not always let you know. In fact it's reporting I have most resent latest version (4.3.26). Just downloaded 4.3.28 and I am now waiting on my Windows 10 VM to finish its update to Build 10122 before I can upgrade to VirtualBox 4.3.28.
     
  7. Infected

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    When making videos, I can't get the apset ratio correct. When viewing the video, it's too big for my screen. Any suggestions?
     
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    To big for screen as in does not fit in the players screen? or to big for the host screen?

    The video capture frame size needs to be set to the same as the guest virtual machine resolution to record entire screen of the guest. My test guest (Windows 7) resolution is set to 1152 x 864. The default frame rate was set to 1024 x 768 and the whole guest screen did not fit in the recording. setting the frame rate to 1152 x 864 fix that.
     
  9. Infected

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    Yeah i had a relapse lol.
     
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    I understand completely. Had the same problem. :)
     
  11. Infected

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    I installed W10 on Vbox, but the audio isn't work no matter what setup I'm using. Host Audio Driver - Windows Direct Sound, Audio Controller - IntelHD. I still don't have any audio. Anyone else have this problem?
     
  12. Infected

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    Got it to work, just uninstalled the driver in computer management, restarted and it works now. NVM.
     
  13. J_L

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    Which driver did you uninstall? I'm having the same problem.
     
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    Just saw that a v5 is out
     
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    Sorry for the late reply. I just went into device management, opened up the audio driver, uninstalled it and rebooted. It reinstalled the audio driver and worked fine.
     
  16. Snoop3

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    quick noob question if i may?

    i have 3 yr old netbook (Win7) and CPU is a weak Celeron 877 but it also has 8 GB RAM and 256 GB SSD.
    would i be able to run Virtual Box without too much trouble? (how much of running VB depends on CPU perf vs RAM and SSD?)
     
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  17. Infected

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    It really depends on what OS are you planning to run. You have plenty of RAM, but idk about the cpu.
     
  18. J_L

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    No problem, probably should've quoted you. Hmm, guess I'll try that after imaging the system... It is the "Speakers" driver correct? Or "Realtek High-Definition Audio"? Or something else?
     
  19. Infected

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    Audio driver. Intel HD driver I believe. I'm not at my computer.
     
  20. J_L

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    When you're back, please tell me which section in Device Manager is that driver. I don't see it under "Audio inputs and outputs" or "Sound, video and game controllers".
     
  21. Snoop3

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    thx, i would prob just be testing some linux stuff i guess while running Win7. wasnt sure if it would be worth the time spent to learn or if i should wait until i had a better computer.
     
  22. Infected

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    MM, I don't have W10 on my VM anymore. It's the Intel HD Audio Driver. Just open it up in Device manager, go to driver, uninstall and restart. Make a snapshot before you do, just to make sure. :)
     
  23. J_L

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    Oh, you mean the guest machine? Windows 10 is my host and I can't seem to hear audio from any of my guests.
     
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    I had similar problems when I first started using Virtualbox.

    Go to settings - "Audio" and choose these options :-

    Host Audio Driver : Windows DirectSound
    Audio Contoller : ICH AC97

    Audio Contoller was previously set to : Intel HD Audio
    - which seemed to be the default

    You could try each way and see what works for you.
     
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