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OpenSolaris OR Linux for VirtualBox host

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hcforde

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Having exhausted my attempts at getting simultaneous usage from multiple soundcards under a Windows 7 Host, and Windows 7 guest, I am looking to move to a host that will allow this to occur. Seeing as how Oracle is the parent of VirtualBox AND OpenSolaris:
1. Would OpenSolaris be a better match(or does it even matter).
2. Which one is more difficult to setup as a host?

Just thought of this. Does anyone out there have OR know of a place where Linux and VirtualBox OR OpenSolaris and VirtualBox are already setup and can be installed like a turnkey installation?

Thanks
 
first of all OpenSolaris is dead, take a look at OpenIndiana 151
what exactly are you trying to accomplish?

using a solaris based OS can be quite difficult if you are not experiences.
linux will have better support.

as far as i know you can use multiple sound cards easily in windows 7, assuming the program you are using allowed you to select which audio device to use.
 
The program I am using does NOT allow me to choose. It is a business application rather than a music production application. Thanks for the info on the difficulty. I am new to anything other than Windows and do not wish to have to become an expert in an OS to do this simple task.
 
if this is a business app then i doubt it is open source? meaning it probably only works on windows?
 
hcforde said:
The program I am using does NOT allow me to choose. It is a business application rather than a music production application. Thanks for the info on the difficulty. I am new to anything other than Windows and do not wish to have to become an expert in an OS to do this simple task.
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obviously it isn't that simple of a task :(
 
Correct, it is a windows application. I want to run the host OS(not windows 7), create Virtual Machines which will be running Windows 7 and the application will reside there.

If the general consensus IS that OpenSolaris is dead, then which version of linix is best for a noob to do what I wish to accomplish?

danswartz:
"simple" is a very relative term. Microsoft chose not to include this in their OS, open source OS's have it. It therefore is 'simple/' but just not in MS Windows.
 
OpenSolaris may be dead, but there are at least two actively developed forks that are not: Nexenta Core, and OpenIndiana...
 
Can this be the ticket to nwhere I want to go? Thanks danswartz for the info. I have never heard of Nexenta Core(being a noob in this arena that is not saying much though).

Conclusion
Nexenta Core Platform 2 is a solid operating system that will surely appeal to Linux users who like ZFS but don't want to learn OpenSolaris. The combination also comes with some clear advantages: Debian's APT is better and faster than IPS, and the apt-clone command gives users powerful transactional upgrades. This makes it a perfect system for a home server. Moreover, the community gives a lot of support to people trying to port packages to Nexenta. It will be interesting to see if and how the Nexenta community will work closer with their upstream distribution and with the GNU/kOpenSolaris project.
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http://www.virtualbox.org/
Presently, VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh, and Solaris hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), Solaris and OpenSolaris, OS/2, and OpenBSD.
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I found this quote in my quest to see what WINDOWS 8 is capable of. http://www.vistax64.com/vista-music...cting-sound-through-multiple-sound-cards.html

In Vista Beta 2 there was an option to direct sound from different programs
through different sound cards - eg I could set my surround sound card as the
default for movies but just use my motherboard onboard sound for music and
applications sounds. Where has this option gone in RC1?
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So it had the capability at one time in a windows build but was removed. So it may or may not make it in the final build of W8 though apparently it has it in now. That is my task for tonight to see if it will work and how robust the drivers are in W8 for older sound cards and USB devices.
 
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