Posts made by WrCombs

@scottalanmiller Im just running it now, Got the VirtualBox set up and going to install now

@DustinB3403 Its a Lenovo g50. OS is Windows 8.
I just got the 32 bit Linux running on my VirtualBox

@scottalanmiller Im under 10 minutes away from the Linux Mint 18- 32 Bit being completely downloaded. should this one would?
Or would you recommend I dig for the 64 bit in the BIOS and make sure its activated?

@DustinB3403 the OS on this laptop is Windows 8. I thought it would run the 64 bit with no problem..

awesome. found it. downloading now.

@Romo said in First Time Installing Linux on VirtualBox Problems:

@WrCombs try downloading the 32 bit version of Linux Mint.

so Linux Mint 16?

On a different laptop now; I have Linux mint 18 installed and can insert it into the VirtualBox and get it to boot.
Post boot screen I get this message
"This Kernel requires an x86-64 CPU, but only detected an i686 CPU
Unable to boot - please us a kernel appropriate for your CPU."
I have tried 7 different kernels, same message each time..
Do you have an idea on which kernels I should try? or where I could potentially find the answer?
When I looked it up; there was no information on the kernel CPU requirements

@Minion-Queen said in Help Installing VirtualBox:

I edited your original post to have a more descriptive title and added a topical tag at the bottom. Tagging takes some getting used to and knowing what tags are useful or meaningful is something you learn and always has to be adjusted. A topic title should always be thoughtful. When people first see your topic, it's all that they see. So it needs to have enough information in it that someone knows if it is a topic that they are interested in and/or are able to help with.

thank you!
will Work on it!

@travisdh1 said in Please Welcome/Be nice to Interns:

@WrCombs said in Please Welcome/Be nice to Interns:

@Breffni-Potter said in Please Welcome/Be nice to Interns:

@WrCombs said

well I kinda wanna know...

My lips are sealed. Maybe you can bribe someone.

but bribing is sooo much work!

It only takes chocolate, heck, I make my own.

cant forget the minion merch!

@Breffni-Potter said in Please Welcome/Be nice to Interns:

@WrCombs said

well I kinda wanna know...

My lips are sealed. Maybe you can bribe someone.

but bribing is sooo much work!

@Romo said in Please Welcome/Be nice to Interns:

Thank you everyone

And Welcome! fellow intern!

@Breffni-Potter said in Please Welcome/Be nice to Interns:

@travisdh1 said

Rubber mallets? You trying to be nice already?

For your first offence it's rubber mallets, you don't want to find out what happens to repeat offenders.

well I kinda wanna know...

@RojoLoco said in Help:

@WrCombs said in Help:

@coliver said in Help:

@WrCombs said in Help:

@RojoLoco sorry 362 GB*

Memory generally refers to RAM. Storage or disk space are the phrases you are looking for.

mixed up terminology.. still getting used to the terminology..

You need to get the terminology right if you expect to be taken seriously when you say "I'm in IT".

yes, I understand that. maybe instead I should start with "Still new, bare with me, need help with...."

@RojoLoco said in Help:

@BRRABill said in Help:

@WrCombs said in Help:

@StrongBad said in Help:

@WrCombs said in Help:

@RojoLoco sorry 362 GB*

Does that make it better? LOL

not Sure!

By "memory" ... do you mean free disk space?

Good point... "free memory" is RAM, not hard drive space. @WrCombs I think you have your terminology mixed up.

yes, you are right. sorry "free disk space" will edit

@coliver said in Help:

@WrCombs said in Help:

@RojoLoco sorry 362 GB*

Memory generally refers to RAM. Storage or disk space are the phrases you are looking for.

mixed up terminology.. still getting used to the terminology..

@StrongBad said in Help:

@WrCombs said in Help:

@RojoLoco sorry 362 GB*

Does that make it better? LOL

not Sure!

@RojoLoco sorry 362 GB*

Im using my Girlfriends Laptop (my charging cord became a cat snack the other night and I don't have money at this time to get a new one.) she told me I can do what ever I need to; downloads such and such.
trying to find VirtualBox so I can give Linux Mint 18 another go.
disc Space is not an issue. 363 GB free disc space here.
my question is; which VirtualBox, should I use? theres a dozen or so choices.

@BRRABill said in SAM: Learning Linux System Administration:

It's really a great read through.

I agree! Very educatable

@Dashrender thanks! Ill give it read