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===== VM FAQ ===== | ===== VM FAQ ===== | ||
- | **VirtualBox says "VT-x is not available" | + | ==== VirtualBox says "VT-x is not available" |
To run a VM efficiently on your computer, it must support a technology called VT-x. Fortunately, | To run a VM efficiently on your computer, it must support a technology called VT-x. Fortunately, | ||
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You may also want to simply Google for your computer' | You may also want to simply Google for your computer' | ||
- | **I can't push/pull from the department' | + | ==== I can't push/pull from the department' |
If you see any error like this: | If you see any error like this: | ||
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If you don’t see the icon with the two arrows, the window your VM is running on may be too small. Either resize the window or scroll horizontally until you can see the icon. | If you don’t see the icon with the two arrows, the window your VM is running on may be too small. Either resize the window or scroll horizontally until you can see the icon. | ||
- | **I can't access the Internet from the VM** | + | ==== I can't access the Internet from the VM ==== |
See answer to the previous question. | See answer to the previous question. | ||
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+ | ==== Why is the prompt student@cs-vm: | ||
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+ | The VM has a single user account on it called '' | ||
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+ | ==== My VM is really slow. Can I make it go faster? ==== | ||
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+ | If your VM is running slowly, try doing the following: | ||
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+ | - Power down your VM all the way. If it’s closed and in a saved state, you’ll have to start it up, and then shut it down either from the Ubuntu power menu, or by closing the container window and choosing “Send the shutdown signal”, then clicking “Shut down” in the Ubuntu popup. | ||
+ | - With your VM entry selected, click on the yellow Settings gear in the VirtualBox window. | ||
+ | - Head to System > Motherboard. Allocate **half** of your Base Memory. **Don’t touch** anything else here. | ||
+ | - Head to System > Processor. Allocate **half** of your Processors (the slider should be at the border between green and red). Enable PAE/NX, if the option is available. | ||
+ | - Head to Display > Screen. Crank up Video Memory to the maximum - push the slider all the way to the right. Enable 3D Acceleration. If you are using a Windows or Mac, select “VBoxSVGA” as the Graphics Controller. | ||
+ | - Click OK | ||
+ | - Power the VM back up | ||
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+ | ==== The text on my VM is really small. How can I make it bigger? ==== | ||
+ | If you have a very high resolution display, your VM may appear with very small (and hard to read text). Try doing the following: | ||
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+ | - Close your VM by saving its state (you do not need to shut it down). | ||
+ | - With your VM entry selected, click on the yellow Settings gear in the VirtualBox window. | ||
+ | - Head to Display > Screen. Under Scale Factor, try setting the value to 175%. | ||
+ | - Click OK | ||
+ | - Start the VM again | ||
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+ | If your text is still too small, repeat the above steps, and try incrementing the Scale Factor to 200%. If that’s still too small, try 225%, etc. |
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