Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Open Source, Windows x64
VirtualBox 2.1 supports 64 bit guest operating systems on 32-bit hosts
by Brad Linder Dec 22nd 2008 at 11:00AM
VirtualBox 2.1 was released last week, and it adds a bunch of new features, including:
- Ability to load 64-bit guest operating systems on host machines running 32-bit operating systems
- Experimental 3D acceleration via OpenGL on 32-bit Windows guest systems
- Easier setup for networking on Windows and Linux host systems
[via Tombuntu]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Wes said 12:22PM on 12-22-2008
If only it could run OSX as a guest
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Ayle said 1:42PM on 12-22-2008
You can use vmware server for that....
Drew Green said 1:37PM on 12-22-2008
I assume the host machine has to have a 64 bit processor though, right?
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Mark said 2:06PM on 12-22-2008
That is correct.
zach al said 2:49PM on 12-26-2008
No, the new version means that you can run Windows Vista Ultimate x64 inside a virtual machine on your 32-bit PC.
Drew Green said 10:52PM on 12-22-2008
@zach al: 32-bit PC, meaning 32bit physical machine, or 32bit host OS. To run a 64bit guest OS on a 32bit physical PC would mean that 64 bit processing would have to be emulated. I would imagine that this would be a difficult task for any normal pc.
Geir said 11:21PM on 12-25-2008
@zach al, a 32-bit PC won't do, you need a 64-bit PC to run a 64-bit guest OS with VirtualBox, and not just any 64-bit PC either --it needs VT-x/AMD-V support.
Sam Styeinhauser said 7:26PM on 12-22-2008
I can't get it to i9nstallany x64 Linux versions on my x64 machine.
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Geir said 11:21PM on 12-25-2008
It is not enough to have a 64-bit CPU, it needs to support VT-x/AMD-V as well. Not sure if this is your issue, but is what I would check first.
Adly Antoine said 8:19AM on 1-05-2009
That's good
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