On my SR-2 (dual X5680s), I need that box and the software I run on it to be under Windows. So, I have Win7 with Virtual Box installed to allow me to also Fold Bigadv on that rig without giving up my Windows apps.
I've used a variety of Linux distros within VBox (Linuxrouter's native Linux, Ubuntu 10.10, and Mint). The best performing (TPF-wise) was always Linuxrouter's image since it ran in CLI mode, but I've also had routine problems with it getting garbaged (somehow) over time and have had to reinstall is several times.
So, today, I decided to try installing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with the Script that we have here in Virtual Box. I couldn't get a standard default install of 12.04 to complete within Vbox (kept getting an "installation crash" statement within a few seconds after Ubuntu would start installing the files. Playing with different things, I found that installing 12.04 the old way with adjusting the partition, using EXT3, swap, etc finally allowed 12.04 to complete the install process.
I got 12.04 installed OK and added the script that is available here. Everything is stable and Folding works, Kraken, etc. But I'm back to the same old problem I've had with Linux desktop installs of seeing only ~85% CPU utilization in Windows Task Mgr. When I would use Linuxrouter's CLI version of Ubuntu, along with the Kraken, etc, CPU Usage would average 94% in Windows. That was about as good as I could ever get it.
Back to my 12.04 installation within VBox. So, I thought, I'll give the CLI settings (that are in the 12.04 Guide) a try to see if I could improve things. I followed the process in the Guide to adjust the Grub file. Rebooted Ubuntu and that's where I encountered a new problem. I get a blank Ubuntu colored screen with no CLI that will appear and it was now stuck that way every time I brought up the Ubuntu machine in VBox. I finally got around the lockup by forcing VBox to boot from another device that resulted in Ubuntu desktop getting reloaded so I could access Ubuntu again.
Sorry for this long thread, but figured that I should try to give you as much as possible. So, I'm back to Ubuntu Desktop now because changing the grub file for CLI mode doesnt seem to work within VBox. Anyone have any ideas or thoughts about what I could/should do to get to a CLI interface in VBox with 12.04 LTS?
I've used a variety of Linux distros within VBox (Linuxrouter's native Linux, Ubuntu 10.10, and Mint). The best performing (TPF-wise) was always Linuxrouter's image since it ran in CLI mode, but I've also had routine problems with it getting garbaged (somehow) over time and have had to reinstall is several times.
So, today, I decided to try installing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with the Script that we have here in Virtual Box. I couldn't get a standard default install of 12.04 to complete within Vbox (kept getting an "installation crash" statement within a few seconds after Ubuntu would start installing the files. Playing with different things, I found that installing 12.04 the old way with adjusting the partition, using EXT3, swap, etc finally allowed 12.04 to complete the install process.
I got 12.04 installed OK and added the script that is available here. Everything is stable and Folding works, Kraken, etc. But I'm back to the same old problem I've had with Linux desktop installs of seeing only ~85% CPU utilization in Windows Task Mgr. When I would use Linuxrouter's CLI version of Ubuntu, along with the Kraken, etc, CPU Usage would average 94% in Windows. That was about as good as I could ever get it.
Back to my 12.04 installation within VBox. So, I thought, I'll give the CLI settings (that are in the 12.04 Guide) a try to see if I could improve things. I followed the process in the Guide to adjust the Grub file. Rebooted Ubuntu and that's where I encountered a new problem. I get a blank Ubuntu colored screen with no CLI that will appear and it was now stuck that way every time I brought up the Ubuntu machine in VBox. I finally got around the lockup by forcing VBox to boot from another device that resulted in Ubuntu desktop getting reloaded so I could access Ubuntu again.
Sorry for this long thread, but figured that I should try to give you as much as possible. So, I'm back to Ubuntu Desktop now because changing the grub file for CLI mode doesnt seem to work within VBox. Anyone have any ideas or thoughts about what I could/should do to get to a CLI interface in VBox with 12.04 LTS?