Sun xVM VirtualBox 2 enhances the free virtualization experience

I have a PowerMac 2.1GHz G5. Does VirtualBox 2 require Intel ONLY? and: Which version of Windows XP would I need if I didn't want to spend a lot of money?

if i just wanted to play around w/ this VM, and not spend anything on another OS, AND wanted the install to be super easy, what OS options do i have?

i'd just be dicking around w/ this...

This may be a dumb question, but aren't all intel-macs 64bit processors?

I just saw this post RIGHT AFTER the post about a system monitor app that the author is charging $30 for.

This might be a chance that those who don't understand the concept of free software (as in beer, even) might get enlightened here.

Let's see. A software that allows you to run another OS simultaniously and flawlessly on your Mac that is free, vs. a system monitor or various other gimmicks (not implying that system monitor is a gimmick but a lot of these softwares that charge money just do one small function for $30-$50.).

Just had to say that. Nice to see that someone is providing free virtualization, no slash that, free software period, for the Mac :)

I commend Sun for this, but Sun is no stranger to providing free stuff (ahem Java)

Seems pretty solid, I'm giving it a try. Free is always nice. If it runs more smoothly than VMWare, they might have a convert in me.

Note that the "64-bit OS guest support (only on 64-bit hosts, as one might expect)" commentary is somewhat misguided.

VMWare server supports 64-bit guest operating systems with VMWare running on 32-bit hardware. Not sure about VMWare fusion since I haven't tried a 64-bit on any of the few 32-bit only intel Macs.

I had trouble getting it set up, it needs to be easy as VMWare Fusion. I gave up on this free piece of crap and just went VMWare and haven't had one single regret.

It runs really well. But, I can't get any sound out of any of my virtual machines. I have both WinXP and Ubuntu running. I wish I had sound; but I can't find help anywhere for it.

Not at home to test it out, can somebody share some screenshots of the the new interface. I would really appreciate it.

Don't believe the bits about a "native" interface - it's anything but, and shows. Looking inside the application bundle, QT is still sitting there. Even besides that, a lot of the little details are not up to Mac interface standards for fit and finish (menu structure is spartan at best, main settings window lacks polish).

Oh, and it doesn't help that moving the application anywhere but "/Applications" results in it failing to launch completely. The console just gets messages like:

"9/4/08 11:26:23 AM [0x0-0x6f46f4].org.virtualbox.app.VirtualBoxVM[12841] com.apple.console VirtualBox: supR3HardenedVerifyDir: Failed to open "/Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS": No such file or directory (2) "

Whatever "supR3HardenedVerifyDir" is, it needs to loosen up. Like many others I suspect, I have far too many applications to just dump them all in one big folder.