VM Problems

This page provides some tipps on how to solve issues with the VM.

Typical Problems

I can not Login anymore / VM does not start after reboot

It is likely that the Virtual Hard disk is 100% full. There are some tutorials on how to increase the size of the disk without creating a new one:

https://www.howtogeek.com/124622/how-to-enlarge-a-virtual-machines-disk-in-virtualbox-or-vmware/

As the operation is a little bit risky, it is recommended to make a Backup of the original VDI file before performing the explained steps.

If there is a swap partition (inside an extended one) which does not allow you to enlarge sda1, you should be able to remove all other partitions (of the VM disk, NOT your Computer!!!). You may want to use GParted to perform this operation.

Question: Why is the VM Disk only 7.5GB large?

It is due to the max. upload file size on the GigaMove platform and to keep the download time low.