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Is this reason enough to choose dual boot over VM?

XLNC

XLNC

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So the upcoming Ubuntu 11.04 has me really curious about Linux. So far I've tried out both 10.04 and Ubuntu Studio thru VMWare and Virtual PC. While it worked well for the most part, I did have few issues.

1) The mouse movement was not as smooth as I'd like it to be. I was completely aware that I was in a guest OS, even after using it in full screen mode. It seems hardware acceleration support is not available or limited. Any way around this?

2) I tried to load 64-bit Ubuntu, but both VPC and VMW complained that my "CPU" is not x64 capable. Looked into it and it seems i5 2500k doesn't have VT support. Am I doomed to 32-bit VMs?

3) I was trying to run Y-Cruncher, which requires you to run a .out file. I tried ./filename.out which worked on a Red Hat machine at work, but in the VM I got "cannot execute binary file." Apparently, this is due to running in VM also.

So are these three reasons good enough to avoid VM and go for dual boot instead?
 
I'd try the wubi install from Ubuntu. That's the next step down(?) in ease of use. That'll setup a fake dual boot, and run at nearly native speed, but will save you the hassle of partitioning your HDs.
 
XLNC said:
2) I tried to load 64-bit Ubuntu, but both VPC and VMW complained that my "CPU" is not x64 capable. Looked into it and it seems i5 2500k doesn't have VT support.
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http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=52210

says it supports VT-x. you *may* have to check the BIOS to be sure its enabled (though I thought it usually was by default)

i run windows 7 64 bit and vmware server 2.0.2 with both 64 bit and 32 bit VMs. what OS do you run and what version of a vmware product did you install? are you being sure to select a 64-bit option for the guest OS?

also, installing vmware tools (if you did not) in the guest OS may help performance. usually when ive had a linux VM it was all cli based and just for some testing of this or that, so i never bothered, and cant tell you what kind of improvement to expect.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMware/Tools
 
re: 3) I was trying to run Y-Cruncher, which requires you to run a .out file. I tried ./filename.out which worked on a Red Hat machine at work, but in the VM I got "cannot execute binary file." Apparently, this is due to running in VM also.

Could be due to a number of factors.
run "ldd a.out" and it will tell you the libraries that the exe needs to run.
That's probably your problem. It can be a pain to sort out, but I've been
able run some obscure exes this way.
 
XLNC said:
1) The mouse movement was not as smooth as I'd like it to be. I was completely aware that I was in a guest OS, even after using it in full screen mode. It seems hardware acceleration support is not available or limited. Any way around this?
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VMware only supports 2d and partial 3d graphics acceleration in Windows guest OSes, while Virtualbox supports 2d and partial 3d acceleration within Linux guests - you have to make sure to install both the Virtualbox Guest Extensions and Compiz to get it to work. I have it working well on both Ubuntu 10.04 and Linux Mint 10, and it makes a noticeable difference.
 
I had no idea about Wubi until I saw this thread. Tried it out, it's working great. Now, whether I like Ubuntu 11.04 and Unity interface is another matter..

Thanks for the help.
 
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