[Info-vax] Bare Metal VMS (Frame.Work Laptops) <<<< complete answer late

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 11/26/2024 1:48 PM, Hunter Goatley wrote:
> On 11/26/2024 12:53 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 11/26/2024 12:27 PM, Hunter Goatley wrote:
>>>
>>> As John said, I've only ever used VirtualBox on both Windows and 
>>> Linux. I've had no issues of any kind running VMS X86 under 
>>> VirtualBox---or any other OS I've run there (Windows XP, Windows 10, 
>>> Ubuntu, FreeBSD, AlmaLinux, NetBSD, and more).
>>
>> Nothing requiring Hyper-V?
> 
> The only thing I can remember ever using that needed Hyper-V is WSL2, 
> and you're right, I'm not currently actually using the two together, as 
> I'm running VirtualBox on a Linux system.
> 
> They can be used together on Windows, but VirtualBox has to run in its 
> software virtualization mode.
> 
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58031941/how-to-get-virtualbox-6-0- 
> and-wsl-working-at-the-same-time

Which the linked SO article call "really slow".

>> But OK maybe I am wrong. I have seen many posts from where
>> it is not working. But maybe there is x10 as many where it
>> just works (people rarely post to tell that something is
>> working).
> 
> My guess is that they didn't know about the URL above. 8-)
> 
> I haven't actually tried it recently. I used to run VirtualBox on a 
> Windows 10 system with WSL (the first version).

WSL1 did not use Hyper-V so easier at that time.

Arne