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Setup Virtual Box Guest Addition for Ubuntu 6.06 Guest (part 3)

In Tutorial, virtual box on June 3, 2009 at 10:49 pm

The first part has covered for installation

The second part is showing how to install Guest Addition for Windows XP

This third part is showing how to install Guest Addition for Ubuntu 6.06

1. Click Install Guest Addition on VirtualBox


2. After installation, in ubuntu desktop will mounted a cd rom to Guest Addition.iso cdrom


3. The path of Guest Addition could be showing using Tree view i.e /media/cdrom (depend on which media is used by Guest Addition)


4. Open terminal and go to /media/cdrom


5. Run sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run (because the quest installed as 32bit linux)
6. After Installation, restart the ubuntu, and the Guest Addition has been installed.


For ubuntu 6.06 the addition is just enabled to transfer between machine and over crossed mouse but could not support the seamless mode.

Setup Virtual Box Guest Addition For Windows XP Guest [Part 2]

In Tutorial, virtual box on June 3, 2009 at 12:54 am

This tutorial is continutity from part 1, I separate it to give more clarification with other client guest addition.

  1. User Interface Enhancement
  2. Interaction with Host PC and Folder Sharing

[User Interface Enhancement]

19. To get more enhancement and interaction with host PC we need install “Guest Additions”. Click on Devices – Install Guest Additions.

20. A wizardry Guest Addition will be appeared. Click Next.

21. Accept license agreement and click Next button.

22. Click Install button on default location of Guest Additions.

23. Installing process will be shown.

24. Choose Reboot Now to Finish. It will reboot the Virtual Machine.

[Interaction with Host PC and Folder Sharing]

25. To control the Virtual Box, default will be a Right Ctrl button. To get the file from host PC, can be done with sharing a folder. Right Click on folder icon on the bottom of Running Virtual Machine. Shared Folder Window will pop up.

26. Click on Folder Add {1} button, it will pop up a Add Share window, click Browse {2} button if want to share this folder permanently, tick on Make Permanent check box,
It will again pop Browse Folder window up, choose the folder you want to be accessed from virtual machine{3}. Click OK

27. New shared folder will be reflected. Click OK button to finish.

28. Shared folder can be seen when do a highlight using a mouse on folder icon.

29. For example the created shared folder can be accessed by typing on Run or Windows Explorer. The format is : \\vboxsvr\[shared folder]\. Don’t forget the later “\“.

30. The shared folder from Host PC will be shown inside the virtual machine.

Congratulation, you have setup Virtual Box guest addition feature in Windows XP.

Eddy Tlessh


Setup Virtual Box (VPN and LAN Access in Same State) [Part 1]

In SAP, Tutorial, virtual box on October 16, 2008 at 4:43 pm

This is a step by step tutorial, to setup a new OS(WinXP)  in Sun VirtualBox.
One of the purpose of this virtual machine is create a 2 session on the same time on the same box.
For example Development VPN network will be handled by Virtual Machine.

Picture above is showing VPN injected SAPGUI on the left and local SAPGUI on the right.

Installation of Virtual Box is easy and straight forward, most of the step is just clicking of Next Button.

There are 6 main topics:

  1. Download and Install Virtual Box
  2. Creating New Virtual Machine
  3. Creating New Virtual Disk
  4. Operating System Installation
  5. User Interface Enhancement
  6. Interaction with Host PC and Folder Sharing

Let’s start to install VirtualBox

[Download and Install Virtual Box]

1. Download Sun VirtualBox from http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

2. Install VirtualBox, This tutorial is using Virtual box 1.6

3. Run VirtualBox

[Creating New Virtual Machine]

4. Click New Button:

5. Create New Virtual Machine will pop up. Give a name and select the OS Type. Click Next button.

6. Choose a default base memory. Click Next button.

7.  Create a new virtual image, Click on New Button.

[Creating New Virtual Disk]

8. Create New Virtual Disk window will be appeared.

9. Choose an image type, click on dynamically expanding image. Click Next button.

10. Choose any name of image and the path location, and define maximum image size. For Windows XP, minimum required is 2 GB, Choose 3 GB, the disk will expand to this maximum size. So you need to install size consuming application, spare for bigger size. Click Next button.

11. Click Finish, and will return you to previous wizard.

12. Back to New Virtual Machine, ensure the image file is selected. Click Next button.

13. Summary of Virtual Machine will be shown. Steps of creating new image file is finish.

[Operating System Installation]

14. To Install the OS, choose the virtual machine which just created and click on Start button

15. First Run Wizard will be appeared. Click Next button.

16. Choose media of OS installation source. For example Source is DVD on drive E. Click Next button.

17. Click Finish button.

18. And The VirtualBox will start and act as PC in PC and will read DVD source to start install a OS

This is the end of first part of tutorial. Click here to continue with Virtual Box Guest Addition installation.

Eddy ‘Tlessh’ Lim

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