On Thu, 20 Aug 2015 15:56:39 -0400 Whit Hansell <skippe...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hey guys, > Been reading the virtual noob posts and a statement there intrigued > me. Someone said Oracle recommended using the virtualbox files from > their site rather than from the distro(Debian 8 - Jessie-AMD64). I > have used virtualbox in the past and had difficulty with I/O(usb) and > found out about the PUELA file and then before I could do anything > about it my HD failed. Well, I'm up and running again, have tried > the distro version w. the PUELA extension and on my W7 guest I end up > with the CPU pegged at 100% a few minutes after starting it up. That > just isn't right. I think but am not sure it has to do w. my usb > webcam but not sure. Anyway, want to start over and have the best > foundation possible in order to reduce the variables with possible > problems later. So I feel the Oracle software sitauation is the way > to go. > > So I am interested in using Oracle's files and have questions. > > I can as recommended on the Oracle site, add Oracle to my sources > list file and the keyring. Have done similar w. multimedia w. no > problems. But since I have virtualbox 4.3.x files on the distro, will > the first update I do after I do the above, just add another set of > virtualbox files of the newer 5.x.x versions, leaving the lower > versions alone? Or will it cause a conflict? I would guess it > should be OK but wanted to check first before I hose things up. > > OR > > I can download the Jessie version 5.x.x .deb file and stick it into > my usr/loca/ directory and then have to mess around with manual > updating whenever Oracle comes out with a newer version. > > Please advise. I would love to have a good working version of > Windows on my Linux box for the few times it is needed. > > Thanks in advxnce for your help. You guys are great. > > Whit > Not that I am trying to muddle the issue, Whit, but in my experience the VirtualBox guest drivers are terrible. You can't easily resize disk files, and the relative performance is poor. I've entirely dropped using it in favor of KVM, and I'm only suggesting that you consider it. Most Linux kernels already have KVM support. You don't have to concern myself with Oracle's schedules. If you have the hardware, you can use video passthrough and optimizations to get near 90-95% of native speed - which is much better and far more compatible than VirtualBox. Take care! T.J.
