install ubuntu Virtual PC 2007

Asked by Ryan Bass

When I boot up the Ubuntu 7.04 ISO with safe graphics mode in Virtual PC 2007, the mouse and NIC are not detected properly. Are there plans to fix this in the next release? I would prefer not to use the VMWare player.

Thanks,
Ryan

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Flavius (fcopaciu-deactivatedaccount) said :
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Do you encounter the same problems when normally booting Ubuntu? Or only in safe mode?

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Ryan Bass (bass-pdx) said :
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Thanks for getting back so quickly, I found a blog posting that resolves
my issues. It takes you step by step through the process of getting
Ubuntu 7.04 to run correctly on Virtual PC 2007:

http://blogs.msdn.com/mikekol/archive/2007/08/06/making-ubuntu-7-04-work-under-virtual-pc-2007.aspx

For the mouse issue:
"On the Ubuntu boot menu, select Start or install Ubuntu and hit F6.
Add i8042.noloop to the end of the line, and press Enter. This will
make the mouse work in recent versions of the kernel."

For the network issue:
"I've had network issues with Ubuntu as well, and not just in a VM. I'm
not sure whether it's by design or not, but I've had to manually tell
the machine to connect to the wired network almost every time I turn it
on. I've done this my clicking on the network icon in the upper-right
hand corner of the screen and choosing 'Wired Network' from the list.
As long as you have the Virtual Machine's network adapter set to use the
correct physical adapter on your host, I've had it work every time."

-Ryan

Flavius wrote:
> Your question #13383 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/13383
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
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> Flavius requested for more information:
> Do you encounter the same problems when normally booting Ubuntu? Or only
> in safe mode?
>

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Flavius (fcopaciu-deactivatedaccount) said :
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Hi,

if you managed to solve the problem please mark it as solved.

Regards,
Flavius

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