ubuntu-12.10 - Boot Panic

Getting an error trying to set up shared folders on an Ubuntu instance of VMWare Fusion running on OSX

October 22, 2021 by admin

Receiving the following error: Unable to update runtime folder sharing status: There was an error mounting Shared Folders file system inside the guest operating system. Running VMWare Fusion 5.0.2 on OS X 10.6.8, guest OS is Ubuntu 12.10 with VMware Tools installed. Have been unable to get to /mnt/hgfs at all, /mnt/ directory is blank. … Read more

Ubuntu not connecting to network in Hyper-V

October 21, 2021 by admin

I am unable to connect the Ubuntu guest (both 12.10 and 12.04) to the internet via hyper-V. Here is what I have done so far (with much thanks due to @Kronos’s blog post on the topic): Created a switch in the switch manager with connection set to external, selected my wifi card (Intel Centrino Ultimate-N … Read more