VMware VS VirtualBox

Mon Mar 16 13:27:41 UTC 2009

hello! guys, just wondering if anyone has come across this problem I'm having, I've the ubuntu intrepid 
the 64 bits version when I  play a video or music using Firefox, the video plays with no sound.Any help in resolving this problem 
will be greatly appreciated
Armstrong
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> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:41:13 +0200
> From: ed.lau at mail.ee
> To: kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: VMware VS VirtualBox
> 
> > Can anyone compare and contrast? I would like to use one or the other.
> > What is best?
> 
> 
> VirtualBox can be installed in Ubuntu very comfortable way and it always works - 
> http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads - there is repo for ubuntu and other Debian based 
> distros to install it through APT. VM Ware Server has also repo but it is not updated very 
> frequently and also VM Ware Server development itself is quite slow. VirtualBox has much faster 
> development. Probably VM Ware is developing more those commercial versions and free VM Ware Server 
> version is not in focus.
> 
> For VM Ware and Linux, especially Ubuntu, you can search from Google. Here is one article for 
> reading to get picture - http://howtoforge.com/vmware-server-on-ubuntu8.04
> This patching script doesn't work always... And if you renew your kernel, then this action needs to 
> be repeated. using VirtualBox it works flawlessly - after kernel update and restart just run sudo 
> /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup to recompile new kernel modules and it always succeeded.
> 
> After restart make sure you use newly installed kernel. At /boot/grub/menu.lst there is useful to 
> have some conf:
> 
> ## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
> ## can be true or false
> # updatedefaultentry=true
> 
> If you need just one kernel at your boot list, then change this at /boot/grub/menu.lst:
> 
> ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
> ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
> ## alternative kernel options
> ## e.g. howmany=all
> ##      howmany=7
> # howmany=1
> 
> 
> There are some prebuilt VM Ware modules for Linux:
> http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html
> 
> VM Ware has true BIOS simulator, VirtualBox doesn't have this. VM Ware Workstation has even virtual 
> machine session capture feature into videofile. But using VirtualBox and recordMyDesktop can do 
> same. I've done this many times using VirtualBox and recordMyDesktop.
> 
> VirtualBox works faster than VM Ware. Free VM Ware Server does not have shared folders feature. 
> VirtualBox have this.
> 
> Under Linux you need some tweaks to get work USB but it can be done by adding few lines into conf 
> file(s) and it works well. Also USB 2.0 works under VirtualBox. In OSE (OpenSource Edition) there 
> are some missed features - http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Editions
> So, I need usually full version.
> 
> Look here for USB support at VirtualBox under Linux:
> http://michael-prokop.at/blog/2007/07/11/virtualbox-usb/
> http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-551469.html
> 
> Certainly, you can Google for more instructions. But at first look you VirtualBox installation - 
> there can be this USB alread work and you don't need add those tweaks.
> 
> I used:
> # close VirtualBox if it was opened
> # sudo nano /etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh
> # approx 40. row ("Magic to make /proc/bus/usb work") remove # from following 4 rows:
> 
>       mkdir -p /dev/bus/usb/.usbfs
>       domount usbfs "" /dev/bus/usb/.usbfs -obusmode=0700,devmode=0600,listmode=0644
>       ln -s .usbfs/devices /dev/bus/usb/devices
>       mount --rbind /dev/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb
> 
> # you can set here also devmode=644, then probably you don't need to add those two lines below into 
> /etc/rc.local
> 
> # save (F3) and quit (F2)
> # sudo /etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh stop
> # sudo /etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh start
> # sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv reload
> 
> Also I added following two lines into /etc/rc.local :
> VBOX=$(grep vboxusers /etc/group | sed 's/vboxusers:x:\(.*\):.*/\1/')
> mount -t usbfs -o devgid=$VBOX,devmode=664,nodev,noexec,nosuid none /proc/bus/usb
> 
> Note that in /etc/rc.local there must be the word "exit 0" always the last and always at least one 
> empty row at the end.
> 
> Then my USB support works flawlessly under Linux and VirtualBox. When I assign USB-stick into 
> virtualmachine in configuration dialog, then when I plug in that USB-stick - it will directly work 
> under virtual machine.
> 
> VirtualBox 2.1.4 has also experimental 3D support. In VM Ware Server I tweaked some conf files to 
> get it work but it wasn't stable - next restart and 3D support was lost under VM Ware Server.
> VirtualBox 3D support seems to be more stable. More reading about VM Ware 3D support - 
> http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/ws_vidsound_d3d_enabling_vm.html
> 
> I've used VM Ware Workstation under Linux and Windows several years but now I use VirtualBox, 
> because it works faster and frequent updates are coming - development is at good level. Also 
> VirtualBox installation especially under Linux works much-much better than VM Ware installation.
> 
> VM Ware Server kernel modules are buggy for Linux and it's real pain to get it work. You need to 
> patch VM Ware modules and recompile and repack them again, etc. For that you need build-essential 
> package and also kernel headers, which adds tons of new packages to your system, which you normally 
> don't need. VirtualBox installation over APT works flawlessly and also kernel modules are compiled 
> very easily and always succeeded. This reason has been main reason why I took VirtualBox and use it now.
> 
> Perhaps under windows there is VM Ware Server easier to install and there is no big difference but 
> VirtualBox is lightweight and works faster for me, especially switching between full screen and 
> windowed mode.
> 
> VM Ware Server needs registration at VM Ware webpage to get free licence keys to install. VirtualBox 
> has no licence keys and you can install it right now.
> 
> So, VirtualBox has quite much advantages against free VM Ware Server and VirtualBox is also 
> completely free and there is also OpenSource Edition of VirtualBox available. VM Ware doesn't give 
> almost any source out, if then some small kernel modules.
> 
> But as always - it depends all your needs. E.g. VM Ware Server allows to boot operatings systems 
> over internet - you can log in as regular user to the Windows PC and run virtual maschine installed 
> in there over internet in your PC. I think it should work also under Linux but never tested. It was 
> damn slow and has no point, perhaps in internal network.
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> Edmund Laugasson
> 
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