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Running VirtualBox VM host on ReadyNAS Pro
What is VirtualBox? So, I got bored while laundry was going... and decided to see how well a virtual OS would run on the Pro. My first choice of VM was VirtualBox, just cause I'm familiar with it a...
jmalmlund wrote: Edited my start command in the previous post.. you just need to add an '&' to the end of the start command to put the VBox process into the background allowing you to disconnect your ssh session.
Thanks! I'll give it a try when I get home. I knew it had to be something simple.
Also, I am running VirtualBox 3.2.12 on the "new" Pro 6 (2nd series) so the E5300 CPU has VT-X capabilities allowing a 64bit OS. I did have to enable acpi, in the VM though to allow it to boot without error. Woohoo!!! My 8GB of RAM in the Pro is put to good use now!
VBoxManage modifyvm <uuid|name> --acpi on
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