Monthly Archives: August 2024

Problems with Ubuntu 24.04 in VirtualBox 7.0.20 VM on a Windows 10 host

I recently had the bright idea to upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04 inside my Ubuntu VM that is running with VirtualBox 7.0.20 on Windows 10.

As you propably guessed: Its a catastrophy.

Not only is there problems with the vmwgfx driver that comes with newer kernels but also Xorg fallback mode is not working anymore. There was regular stack traces at boot that could be to some part fixed by enabling hpet mode.

It also shows regular boot delays or fully gets stuck related to systemd-resolved, oomd or timesyncd.

At this point I would like to show you possibilities to prevent these problems, but I got no advice more than the things mentioned above and disabling 3D acceleration in the settings + using the VMSVGA graphics mode.

I have also tried the VirtualBox 7.1 Beta 1, with no improvements.

Running Dell C1660w/Xerox Phaser 6000B on Ubuntu 24.04

No matter if you are a Windows-, Linux- or Mac-Person, the way some producers of peripheral devices such as printers, plotters, scanners, sensors, diagnostics tools handle their software support, frankly, sucks.

I want to try to supply you with some instructions on how to get a Dell C1660w, a Dell branded version of the Xerox Phaser 6000B, running on your latest Linux distro with a 100% satisfaction guarantee1.

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