SSH to Vagrant box in Windows?

I use PuTTY to connect to my Vagrant boxes on Windows7. Make sure you convert the %USERPROFILE%\.vagrant.d\insecure_private_key to .ppk using PuTTYGen use the .ppk key in your PuTTY session – configured in Connection > SSH > Auth > Private key file use host 127.0.0.1 use port 2222 instead of 22 you can set the default … Read more

Keyboard not working in oracle vm virtual box

I am installing the above mentioned vm on my windows 7 system. While trying to install linux on the vm during the installation, after I press enter once and the installation begins, keyboard stops working in the vm and hence I cannot complete the installation (asks for root password and stuff). I tried to google … Read more

Oracle virtual box inaccessible

This normally happens if the host OS crashes or you pull the plug on it, leaving the .vbox file unsaved. In the location: you should find two files: vBoxxxxXubuntu_Beta.vbox-prev vBoxxxxXubuntu_Beta.vbox-tmp Copy vBoxxxxXubuntu_Beta.vbox-prev to vBoxxxxXubuntu_Beta.vbox. Select vBoxxxxXubuntu_Beta.vbox, in the VBox manager, right click, and then left click on refresh. Observe that it now shows Powered Off. … Read more

Shared folder between MacOSX and Windows on Virtual Box

Edit 4+ years later after the original reply in 2015, virtualbox.org now offers an official user manual in both html and pdf formats, which effectively deprecates the previous version of this answer: Step 3 (Guest Additions) mentioned in this response as well as several others, is discussed in great detail in manual sections 4.1 and 4.2 Step 1 (Shared Folders Setting in … Read more