VirtualBox on Mandriva 2010

Due to playing game, I need to set up a virtual windows XP.

The virtualbox is a good choice.

1. urpmf --name virtualbox (root)

To find the package you want to install

suggestion: virtualbox, dkms-virtualbox, dkms, virtualbox-guest-additions

2. urpmi dkms; urpmi virtualbox, urpmi dkms-virtualbox, urpmi virtualbox-guest-additions

3. run virtualbox from menu: Toos-> Emulator -> VirtualBox OSE (normal user)

4. install win XP

5. This step is very important.

As win XP installing down, please press right-ctrl to out of virtualbox.

Press device, then choose install Guest Addition to make sure having VGA driver, DirectX

6. reboot XP

7. Down

reference:

http://forum.sabayonlinux.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8280

http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/2010.0_RC_1

Using VNC to login from other OS to linux

1. install tightvnc-server

type as root "urpmi tightvnc-server"

2. install vncviewer

type as root "urpmi tightvnc"

3. Edit the file /etc/sysconfig/vncservers and add a line like this: Code:

VNCSERVERS="1:yourusername"

4. Logged in as yourself

type "vncserver :1 -geometry 1024x768 -depth 24" to start vncserver

set password as logging "'vncpasswd"

kill vncserver please type "vncserver -kill :1"

5. Create the file .wmrc in your home directory and add a single line with either KDE or GNOME

vi .wmrc => KDE

Note:

a) If you log as root, then command as "vncserver :1 .........". The external logged user will log as root

b) When you log form other machine, the command like IP:1 (port please refer to ~/.vnc/*:1.log)

reference:

English=>

http://www.aerospacesoftware.com/vnc-howto.html

http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/VNC

Han's character =>

http://jimmy.med93.org/debian/TightVNC_遠端桌面

http://linux.vbird.org/linux_server/0310telnetssh.php#vnc

http://www.l-penguin.idv.tw/article/vnc_server.htm

http://horse.nchc.org.tw/IPv6/VNC