<div dir="ltr">Well, I don't think you're slow. My description is probably inadequate, so sorry if I'm confusing you. I didn't realize that the GPU didn't have anything to do with the guest OS; I assumed it would. Also, I realize just how diverse a processor line can be - some Core i7's are less desirable than some Core 2 Quads. But from experience, I know this particular processor is nearly on-par with a Core 2 Duo clocked at the same speed. The media server's operation wouldn't be affected(not that it's a huge priority anyway) - it wouldn't be in use while the VM is running.<br>
<br>In any event, I don't want the NFS software on Windows; I already have NFS enabled on the host OS. Would it be possible to share files from the guest using the host like that?<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 11:05 AM, JD <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdp@algoloma.com" target="_blank">jdp@algoloma.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Sorry, but I still don't understand. I must be slow.<br>
<br>
WinXP with NFS? All the NFS stuff I've used on Windows was bloated and slow.<br>
<br>
The real GPU has next to nothing to do with the virtual GPU seen by the<br>
clientOS, especially when you aren't local and are running headless. The<br>
important part is that most cheap laptops steal RAM from the main system rather<br>
than putting real VRAM inside video cards.<br>
<br>
There is a big speed difference between intel mobile processors. The model<br>
matters, but the vt-x and other new instructions matter too. A PentuimM and a<br>
Core i3 are very different, right?<br>
<br>
In the end, until you try it, you'll never know. Regardless, I wouldn't plan on<br>
recording TV at the same time when running vbox.<br>
<br>
Or have I mixed up all the different systems and incorrectly judged what you want?<br>
<div class="im"><br>
On 08/05/2013 10:06 AM, Dustin Strickland wrote:<br>
> It's the laptop I'm using for a media server. I can't recall the exact type of<br>
> processor, but it's some sort of Intel mobile processor, > 2 GHz with slightly<br>
> less than 3 GB of RAM and a 250 GB 7200 RPM HDD. I know it can handle running a<br>
> VM(even the Pentium-dual core machine can handle that with relative ease, but<br>
> its integrated graphics doesn't support 3d acceleration, which I need for the<br>
> program I'm running). My main question is how(or if it's even possible) to<br>
> integrate the file system of the virtual XP machine into my home network. I'm<br>
> going to be using it for making maps, which I want to make available on the DooM<br>
> mod NFS machine. That way all the other computers in the network can access the<br>
> maps and test them locally.<br>
><br>
><br>
</div>> On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 5:07 AM, JD <<a href="mailto:jdp@algoloma.com">jdp@algoloma.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:jdp@algoloma.com">jdp@algoloma.com</a>>><br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Sorry, after all the background, I lost the question - which machine did you<br>
> want to try and run WinXP inside virtualbox on? CPU, RAM, Disk specs for it?<br>
><br>
> VirtualBox might run on CPUs less than a C2D, but I wouldn't. If you care about<br>
> VM performance, read this article:<br>
> <a href="http://www.jdpfu.com/2012/09/14/solution-for-slow-ubuntu-in-virtualbox" target="_blank">http://www.jdpfu.com/2012/09/14/solution-for-slow-ubuntu-in-virtualbox</a> It is<br>
> the basis of my virtualbox performance presentation.<br>
><br>
> On 08/04/2013 11:58 PM, Dustin Strickland wrote:<br>
> > I wanted to ask a quick question before I invest the time in trying to figure<br>
> > out how to make it work. Before I begin I would like to throw two things out<br>
> > there. One, I am broke and use a bunch of bizarre second-hand thrown-together<br>
> > machines for my home network. Two, I still play DooM. I've gotten my younger<br>
> > brother into it and he's started to take an interest in making maps. However,<br>
> > there is no quality software for DooM map-making on Linux and the<br>
> > community-standard program for Windows doesn't run under WINE.<br>
> ><br>
> > Now, I shall elaborate a bit on that first point. My home network is pretty<br>
> > simple other than using hideously outdated hardware. I have a main<br>
> desktop(which<br>
> > might be analogous to a workstation in another setup), running Linux Mint<br>
> 15 KDE<br>
> > on a Core 2 Quad Q8200. Good enough, but it's easy to bog down since I'm<br>
> not the<br>
> > only one in the house that uses it. This is the one I use for personal<br>
> storage,<br>
> > all other Linux PCs in the house grab /home from here. I'm also using an old<br>
> > I-don't-even-know-what with LM XFCE 14 on a Pentium 4 dual-core as a headless<br>
> > NFS server for all of the DooM mods we have, and several other irrelevant<br>
> > purposes. There are also my 2 old P3 Latitudes running Salix LXDE and my mom's<br>
> > Win7 Compaq which don't contribute anything to the network.<br>
> ><br>
> > The machine I want to focus on is the one I haven't yet mentioned. It was, at<br>
> > one point in time, a laptop. And then it wasn't. And then it was bolted<br>
> into the<br>
> > drywall... And then in a monitor case. And then in an ASUS motherboard<br>
> box. Now,<br>
> > I've rigged up one final case, took the LCD off and have been running it as a<br>
> > headless media server. I've elected this machine to also take care of<br>
> running XP<br>
> > in Virtualbox so that my brother can make his maps. However, I've never<br>
> run any<br>
> > VM software before, so I'm not too(read:not at all) familiar with the<br>
> > limitations of it, including what type of integration you could have with the<br>
> > host OS.<br>
> ><br>
> > Ideally, I would be able to connect through RDP or some other means to run the<br>
> > program, do the dirty work, and save it. It would then be available on the<br>
> > Pentium machine's DooM mod NFS, and thus to every other machine. Whichever one<br>
> > is convenient to use at the moment would be able to test the map locally,<br>
> rather<br>
> > than having run the game on the VM, which I see as slow, inefficient, and<br>
> > ugly(as it would require me having scattered copies of mods everywhere). Would<br>
> > such a setup be possible?<br>
> ><br>
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