New to Ubuntu

Hello guys,

I just installed Ubuntu 9.04 on my mac with virtual box.

Im having a problem trying to get my screen resolutio larger than 800x600.

Is that not possible? I cant stand that small of a res...

 

Do you have a nVidia card?

 

yes, its 9400m on my mac

 

I think you still have to enable the restricted drivers...

This is a relatively easy guide to follow, if not a little dated:

http://www.michaellarabel.com/index.php?k=blog&i=114

 

I do not have the restricted drivers listed in admin.

I do have hardware drivers listed tho. When I open it however, it does not show anything..

 

did you install 'Guest Addtions' also?

 

Im guessing guest additions are installed. When I go to shut down menu, it has guest session?

How do I know if it is installed?

 

No, you need to install the guest additions for virtualbox, which is basically drivers for VMs.

 

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I figured out how to install the guest additions, but it wont do anything...

Every time I click install guest additions, it does nothing.

Im looking at this http://moxiefoxtrot.com/2009/04/23/installing-ubuntu-904-in-virtualbox-202/

I tried to enter the commands even though the cd does not pop up on my desktop.

 

Maybe its because I already installed Ubuntu and everything

 

I don't remember the exact path because I prefer to use VMWare over VB, but check your Virtual settings and go to the video section and give yourself more video memory. You're probably at default.

 

Snowm0bile,
When you click on Install Guest Additions (under devices up top by machine and help) something should pop up on the dekstop called VBOXADDITIONS_2.2.0_....
Anyways, open up a terminal from the menu. Type "cd /cdrom" without the quotes. Type "ls" without the quotes to see the files in that directory.
You should see something like this:
32Bit VBoxLinuxAdditions-amd64.run VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe
64Bit VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run VBoxWindowsAdditions-x86.exe
From here you want to type in terminal "sudo sh VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run" without the quotes. You will need to enter your password. It should compile the vbox drivers and modules and you will need to restart after it finishes.

 

Thanks guys, I figured out the problem.

The VBoxLinuxAddtions cd wasnt appearing on my desktop for some reason or another. So I reinstalled Ubuntu and tried to do it step by step the way the other guy did it. Well, the cd still didnt pop up on my desktop.

Then I noticed that the cd directory was showing the Ubuntu Install disk and the VBox Additions disk..

So what I did was put the VBoxAdditions in the place of the Ubuntu Install disk and then booted Ubuntu. After doing this, the cd would appear on the desktop.

Then I went in terminal to see if I could just use the command, but it wouldnt work. Said "command could not be found." So I tried to open with the cd. I double clicked on the VBoxAdditions-x86. It said it had to be ran by admin...I was like man, what is this Vista? So I tried to find how I could run it as admin.

I couldnt find anything, so I clicked on autorun file, and it asked me for pw and then started downloading...

Lol But anyways, it finally works. Lets me go to full screen, so now I can mess with it.

cheers

 

Hurrah!!!

Good job Snowm0bile, this is the beginning of your Linux trek, this is what separates the linux lovers from the linux haters

 

Well now that I have it, I want to actually use it.

I have a simple question, is there anyway I can partition my mac hd so I can run Ubuntu or OSX? Like bootcamp with windows xp or w/e?

I see information on how to do the triple bootcamp deal, but I do not have windows cd.

So is there a work around that anyone knows to where I can use Ubuntu on Mac and choose between either when I start up the computer?

Thanks

 

You can burn off a LiveCD and use the partitioner contained on it to split your HD. You also need a SWAP partition. The rule of thumb is twice your installed RAM, but realistically if you have 1 or 2GB RAM then 1 or 2GB SWAP size is fine. From there choose a manual install and choose the free partition to install root "/" to. Then select your SWAP partition and off you go. You may also want to consider making a separate /home partition, this would contain all your user data and settings - and allows you to keep your settings for future upgrades. Personally my root "/" partition is only 10GB and I have a spare "data" partition where I keep all my personal files, mp3's, movies, etc.

 

Well, I kinda screwed up something. I was messing around trying to install in on bootcamp. It went to the install and said select partition size.

(It said select whole hd and I double clicked it to see if I could choose the bootcamp partition from it and BAM---IT FROZE)

So in turn, it formatted my OSX drive and started installing Ubuntu.

Luckily I have an external HD with all my stuff from OSX on it via time machines. For now, I suppose Im just going to use Ubuntu and see how it feels.

Im having one problem tho--When I choose to restart, it goes all the way out and comes to a black screen and my computer starts beeping. So I just hold the power button down and boot it back up.

Is there something wrong? hehe

Thanks Proxima, unfortunately I got ahead of myself and messed this all up. But I like to think optimistically and say it was for the "best"...for now I suppose, I will prolly figure out how to install osx back and do it that way, but for now Im too lazy lol

 

You want to pick the bottom option and not the first option as you already have found out. It allows you to pick which partition to install Ubuntu on. Do that the next time you install via Bootcamp.

 

Ok thanks, the manual partition correct?

Well, I reinstalled osx last night. It started over heating in ubuntu because I dont think it installed correctly. but I am now going to try and do it this way.

 

yes, you want the bottom selection which is the manual partition.


GL

 

Hmmm.... yes, I need to figure out how to enable NVidia drivers for my laptop, too. It doesn't show the restricted driver like 8.10 did.

 

Use the one from the nvidia website.

 

Thanks, I'll check into that.

 

Ok so last night I installed 9.04 again and chose the manual partition. I didnt know exactly what to do with the root file (because it kept asking me for a root file for the partition) well, I messed around with it for awhile and got it to work with the bootcamp partition.

Im only having one problem with Ubuntu right now and that is it wont let me Restart.

It will let me shutdown, but it wont let me restart which Im thinking it is a problem with trying to get to the apple loading screen where I have to hold option to choose which boot.

And last night I didnt have internet, but today I do and it lists a new driver for nvidia. "180"

 

Nvidia driver is a must download, since right now you probably have none of the 3D effects that are standard.

 

I still can't get Compiz to work on my laptop. I installed the v1.80 nvidia drivers on my Vostro 1500. Compiz installs fine. I double click on Compiz after it iinstalled. I then install the Desktop effects packages. Once it completes it tells me that another manager is responsible for the graphics effects.

So I right click on the desktop and all I can do is select full effects. I've installed 9.04 several times. I recently decided not to install Compiz and guess what I get the same results. I was hoping to get the desktop cube.

Anyway it's the x64 version if that helps any.

 

I just had to enable repositories and run updates... working like a charm.

 

I keep getting crashes. Is there anything you do to refresh desktop?

Everytime I try to change desktop effects it does nothing but the same thing as the regular visual effects.

 

Try going into the terminal and typing "compiz --replace", and that should set compiz as the desktop graphics. Then I think to change the settings, not completely sure because I haven't done it in a while... but try typing in terminal "gnome-compiz-manager"... there is a link to it somewhere in the menu but I forget where it is, heh.

 

I found this site that might show you how to do it easier without going into the terminal, although I still had to use "metacity --replace" and "compiz --replace" everytime I entered and then exited a game... compiz doesn't work well with a lot of 3D games, especially if it's going through Wine.

Here's the website:
http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/change-3d-compiz-settings/