Tag: Virtual Machine
How to Stream Games in 720p from the Cloud on a 3Mbps DSL Line using Parsec
There are three main hosted services I’ve tried. Geforce Now, Google Stadia, and Microsoft Xbox Live. The two self hosted options I’ve tried are Parsec, and Steam Remote Play. They all work to some degree amazingly enough, although not really playable on my slow connection with default settings. Parsec is the only option that allows…
How to Root the LG G5 T-Mobile H830 H83030C 8.0.0 Oreo Complete Guide
WARNING: This will completely wipe all your data multiple times. =] You will need a USB-C to USB-A cable, and a computer. Most of it can be done on Linux, or MacOS, but the initial downgrade of the OS can only done on Windows. Unless you can run LGUP and Uppercut in WINE or a…
How to Install & Run Windows Server (Desktop Experience) under KVM on Ubuntu. With High Performance networking, hard drive, and display drivers. Then Configure for Remote Desktop Thin Clients with USB, Sound, and Microphone Forwarding.
I used Windows Server 2012r2 on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic. Windows Server 2016 and Ubuntu 19.10 seems to work as well. Change BIOS to boot when power comes back up. Install Ubuntu Desktophttps://ltsp.github.io/docs/installation/ Install LTSPhttps://ltsp.github.io/docs/installation/ Create interface bridge:https://netplan.io/examples#configuring-network-bridges Example bridge config. Install KVM Install Windows VM Download Windows Create QEMU/KVM Virtual Machine. Be sure to Disk…
How to Install Ubuntu 18.04 18.10 to an USB 3.1 M.2 16GB Drive Using KVM
Requirements 16GB M.2 SSD Drive. Like this one: https://amzn.to/2DKwv1B I used a M.2 to USB 3.1 1st gen (USB 3.0) adapter. Like this one: https://amzn.to/2qUHUDj Ubuntu Desktop 18.04 ISO image. Download here: https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop Follow these steps. From: https://www.coolgeeks101.com/howto/infrastructure/connecting-bootable-usb-drive-to-kvm-or-virtualbox-virtual-machine-on-linux/ For a KVM example of a bootable USB drive, we will use Virtual Machine Manager to create a new virtual…
How To Create Infinite Windows Cloud Desktops for Your Nonprofit with BoXenLinux®
Running Windows allows you to easily access proprietary closed source vertical market software. Using an Azure Nvidia Tesla virtual machine lets you run graphic intensive programs in the cloud. For instance 2D and 3D CAD Drafting, Video, and 3D educational tools. Even 3D games! O_O Coupled with BoXenLinux, and a decent Internet connection you can dramatically reduce…
How to install Windows 10 on an old IDE hard drive using Virtualbox.
Sometimes you want to install an OS on to an old computer that does not boot from USB, and you don’t have, or don’t want to waste a DVD to burn. Here is a way to install any OS directly to the hard drive using Virtualbox’s raw disk feature. I used a cheap USB to…
Am I using propriety software? How to find out.
I prefer open source software. It’s free. Here is a list of software to avoid if you want the most flexibility and economy. If you have to use it. Please consider running a M$ Windows Virtual Machine that serves it using RemoteApp. Proprietary software that does not play nicely with native Ubuntu Linux. Adobe Acrobat…
How to root the inWatch Z smart watch (Gain root level access), and install Google Play!
InWatch Z Smartwatch aka inWatch Z2G This guide is written for the original inWatch Z that came with Andriod 4.2.2, and has the bone conductivity speaker. Not the later version (Z3G) that shipped with Android 4.4. These instructions may work with the later one, but I have not tested it. Chipset: MediaTek (MTK) MT6572 Why…
Windows 10 VDI deployment: Architecture and Taxonomy
Virtual server mirror. Serving Windows 10 pro desktops to 20x thin clients. Mirror Server: 2x Dell r710 12 cores @ 3GHz, 64GB RAM, w/ Intel 2x 10GBE port and dual 850W Power Storage per server: 2x300GB SSD, 4x146GB SAS 15K, 2x1TB SAS 7.2K Software: M$ Windows 2012r2 Datacenter or Ubuntu Linux 16.04 Architecture: ~20x…
Howto run Windows 2012R2 Server under KVM with high performance networking, hard drive, and display drivers. on Ubuntu 16.04 xenial.
Get your win2kr2 ISO ready. Download the drivers iso here: virtio-win.iso Download KVM config file here: win2kr2.xml Import the xml file into “Virtual Machine Manager” Edit win2k12r2 machine in “Virtual Machine Manager” Add new 25GB virtio storage drive. Make sure to change type from “IDE” to “VirtIO”. Add cdrom drive connected to virtio-win.iso Connect your install…
Wireless thin client using Ubuntu 18.04.1 named BoXenbaby
UPDATE: BoXenbaby is simply Ubuntu 18.04.1 Desktop minimal install with OpenVPN, FreeRDP-nightly, and other modern clients. This document describes how to: Automatic Install Part 1 – PXE Install BoXenbaby to a computer plugged into a BoXenbrain network. Manual Install Part 2 – USB Install BoXenbaby with a USB drive. Download the usb image here: Check…
KVM-VDI Session Screen Script for LTSP thin clients running under Ubuntu 16.04 xenial
Sweet new open source project: https://github.com/Seitanas/kvm-vdi It is required to run the installation readme above to use KVM-VDI. KVM-VDI does not come with a built in LTSP (client) script. So, I created one. This is useful if you want your thinclients to be able to remote into a KVM-VDI, and want full control using lts.conf. Run the…