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Re: how much base and video memory to allocate for Windows XP Pro SP3 guest OS via VirtualBox/Ubuntu - please help

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"HoneyMonster" <someone@someplace.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 14:23:46 -0700, Adam wrote:
>
> > "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote in message
> > news:isgr41$cve$1@dont-email.me...
> >>
> >> "Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message
> >> news:isflmd$2du$1@dont-email.me...
> >> > Adam wrote:
> >> > > "Aragorn" <aragorn@chatfactory.invalid> wrote in message
> >> > > news:isf2hj$atp$2@dont-email.me...
> >> > >> On Sunday 05 June 2011 06:49 in alt.os.linux.ubuntu, somebody
> >> > >> identifying as Adam wrote...
> >> > >>
> >> > >>> "Aragorn" <aragorn@chatfactory.invalid> wrote in message
> >> > >>> news:isen30$cn0$5@dont-email.me...
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>>> On Saturday 04 June 2011 22:06 in alt.os.linux.ubuntu, somebody
> >> > >>>> identifying as Adam wrote...
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>>> System:    ASUS N61JQ laptop
> >> > >>>>> RAM:    8 GB
> >> > >>>>> Graphics:    ATI Radeon Mobility 5730 (1 GB DDR3 VRAM) Host OS:
> >> > >>>>>    Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
> >> > >>>>> Guest OS:    Windows XP Pro SP3 (via VirtualBox) Base Memory:
> >> > >>>>>  4096 MB (?)
> >> > >>>>> Video Memory:    128 MB (?)
> >> > >>>>>
> >> > >>>>> Given the following ...
> >> > >>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888137
> >> > >>>>>
> >> > >>>>> How much base and video memory is recommended for Windows XP
> >> > >>>>> Pro SP3?
> >> > >>>> You did not state what you intend to do inside the Windows
> >> > >>>> virtual machine.  Personally I would recommend about 512 MB to 1
> >> > >>>> GB base memory and about 64 MB video memory.  These numbers
> >> > >>>> correspond to the specifications of a pretty decent home/office
> >> > >>>> computer at the time Windows XP was released.
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>> [...]
> >> > >>> Thanks, and good point.  I primarily run the system in WinXP
> >> > >>> since I'm a relative newbie in Ubuntu.  So, I do practically
> >> > >>> everything there.
> >> > >> In that case, I would advise reserving some 2 GB of main system
> >> > >> memory, and perhaps 128 MB to 256 MB for video memory (if you're
> >> > >> going to be doing OpenGL stuff or gaming in the virtual machine -
> >> > >> for which you will need hardware virtualization extensions anyway
> >> > >> as it will be too slow without them).  That should give you a very
> >> > >> royal amount of headroom. ;-)
> >> > >>
> >> > >> --
> >> > >> *Aragorn*
> >> > >> (registered GNU/Linux user #223157)
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Hmmm ... I wonder why VirtualBox only allows 128 MB max for video
> >> > > memory. Yeah, royal ... I like that.    :-)
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > See the bottom posting here.
> >> >
> >> > http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8319&start=0
> >> >
> >> >     Paul
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks, here's the post referred to here ...
> >> =====================================================================
> >> Re: More video memory?
> >> by Perryg » 8. Jun 2010, 17:15
> >>
> >> The original post was old. VBox has increased the top to 256MB. You
> >> should be able to change it in the GUI or by CLI. VBoxManage modifyvm
> >> <uuid|name> [--vram <vramsize in MB>] Up to 256MB not
> > more.
> >> It is restricted to no more then 256 MB
> >> =====================================================================
> >>
> >> My VBox GUI (v4.0.8 r71778) only goes up to 128 MB max for video
> >> memory. Can't increase it further via the GUI, which I would like to be
> >> able to do. How do I make my GUI version allow more than 128 MB video
> >> memory? Don't I already have the latest GUI version?
> >>
> >>
> > Seems like monitor count would have to be higher in order to increase
> > video memory above 128 MB.
>
> Having read the thread, in your case I'd strongly suggest dual booting
> instead, until you are comfortable enough with Ubuntu to spend most of
> your time there. *Then* put your XP into a VM for the few applications
> you still require.

Thanks, but it's too late for me to go back now.
Too spoiled with having access to both already.
This way, I will be more likely to learn Ubuntu.

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how much base and video memory to allocate for Windows XP Pro SP3 guest OS via VirtualBox/Ubuntu - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-04 13:06 -0700
  Re: how much base and video memory to allocate for Windows XP Pro SP3 guest OS via VirtualBox/Ubuntu - please help Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2011-06-04 21:37 -0400
    Re: how much base and video memory to allocate for Windows XP Pro SP3 guest OS via VirtualBox/Ubuntu - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-04 22:25 -0700
  Re: how much base and video memory to allocate for Windows XP Pro SP3 guest OS via VirtualBox/Ubuntu - please help Aragorn <aragorn@chatfactory.invalid> - 2011-06-05 03:45 +0200
    Re: how much base and video memory to allocate for Windows XP Pro SP3 guest OS via VirtualBox/Ubuntu - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-04 21:49 -0700
      Re: how much base and video memory to allocate for Windows XP Pro SP3 guest OS via VirtualBox/Ubuntu - please help Aragorn <aragorn@chatfactory.invalid> - 2011-06-05 07:00 +0200
        Re: how much base and video memory to allocate for Windows XP Pro SP3 guest OS via VirtualBox/Ubuntu - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-04 22:30 -0700
          Re: how much base and video memory to allocate for Windows XP Pro SP3 guest OS via VirtualBox/Ubuntu - please help Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2011-06-05 06:27 -0400
            Re: how much base and video memory to allocate for Windows XP Pro SP3 guest OS via VirtualBox/Ubuntu - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-05 14:04 -0700
              Re: how much base and video memory to allocate for Windows XP Pro SP3 guest OS via VirtualBox/Ubuntu - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-05 14:23 -0700
                Re: how much base and video memory to allocate for Windows XP Pro SP3 guest OS via VirtualBox/Ubuntu - please help Patok <crazy.div.patok@gmail.com> - 2011-06-05 18:00 -0400
                Re: how much base and video memory to allocate for Windows XP Pro SP3 guest OS via VirtualBox/Ubuntu - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-05 18:16 -0700
                Re: how much base and video memory to allocate for Windows XP Pro SP3 guest OS via VirtualBox/Ubuntu - please help HoneyMonster <someone@someplace.invalid> - 2011-06-05 22:21 +0000
                Re: how much base and video memory to allocate for Windows XP Pro SP3 guest OS via VirtualBox/Ubuntu - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-05 17:36 -0700
                Re: how much base and video memory to allocate for Windows XP Pro SP3 guest OS via VirtualBox/Ubuntu - please help HoneyMonster <someone@someplace.invalid> - 2011-06-06 00:44 +0000

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