Ubuntu 16.04 on OSX with VirtualBox, Unity incredibly slow?
I did some googling and found similar complaints with older versions of Ubuntu/OSX, but none of the suggestions in those worked, seeing if anyone has any updated advice.
I am running VirtualBox 5.1.2 on OSX 10.11.6. I've installed Ubuntu 16.04. The VM has 8GB of RAM and a 40GB disk size. Right now I have 2D and 3D acceleration turned on for the VM, but turning them on and off doesn't seem to affect anything.
Symptoms are general lag involving anything with the Unity UI. Even starting with typing my password into the login screen. I type my password, then watch as the characters appear one at a time with about a half second delay between each one. Typing in universal search is a similar experience. Dragging windows around is also laggy. Mouse clicks themselves don't seem to be similarly delayed though. Typing in say, the address bar in Firefox is SLIGHTLY delayed, but typical of going through a VM and not nearly to the extent of the delay within Unity. Typing in Terminal is pretty responsive as well. Just seems to be actual Unity UI things.
Any ideas?
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asked Aug 22 '16 at 20:23
Taylor Huston
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I did some googling and found similar complaints with older versions of Ubuntu/OSX, but none of the suggestions in those worked, seeing if anyone has any updated advice.
I am running VirtualBox 5.1.2 on OSX 10.11.6. I've installed Ubuntu 16.04. The VM has 8GB of RAM and a 40GB disk size. Right now I have 2D and 3D acceleration turned on for the VM, but turning them on and off doesn't seem to affect anything.
Symptoms are general lag involving anything with the Unity UI. Even starting with typing my password into the login screen. I type my password, then watch as the characters appear one at a time with about a half second delay between each one. Typing in universal search is a similar experience. Dragging windows around is also laggy. Mouse clicks themselves don't seem to be similarly delayed though. Typing in say, the address bar in Firefox is SLIGHTLY delayed, but typical of going through a VM and not nearly to the extent of the delay within Unity. Typing in Terminal is pretty responsive as well. Just seems to be actual Unity UI things.
Any ideas?
unity virtualbox macosx
asked Aug 22 '16 at 20:23
Taylor Huston
146128
1) Have you installed Guest Additions? If not, install them before continuing. 2) Please add any other details of what you have already tried.
– wjandrea
Aug 22 '16 at 21:36
@wjandrea Were you able to get this working properly? I'm about to do a dual-boot, but VirtualBox would be my first option.
– Aaron Bratcher
May 9 '17 at 13:48
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I did some googling and found similar complaints with older versions of Ubuntu/OSX, but none of the suggestions in those worked, seeing if anyone has any updated advice.
I am running VirtualBox 5.1.2 on OSX 10.11.6. I've installed Ubuntu 16.04. The VM has 8GB of RAM and a 40GB disk size. Right now I have 2D and 3D acceleration turned on for the VM, but turning them on and off doesn't seem to affect anything.
Symptoms are general lag involving anything with the Unity UI. Even starting with typing my password into the login screen. I type my password, then watch as the characters appear one at a time with about a half second delay between each one. Typing in universal search is a similar experience. Dragging windows around is also laggy. Mouse clicks themselves don't seem to be similarly delayed though. Typing in say, the address bar in Firefox is SLIGHTLY delayed, but typical of going through a VM and not nearly to the extent of the delay within Unity. Typing in Terminal is pretty responsive as well. Just seems to be actual Unity UI things.
Any ideas?
unity virtualbox macosx
asked Aug 22 '16 at 20:23
Taylor Huston
146128
I did some googling and found similar complaints with older versions of Ubuntu/OSX, but none of the suggestions in those worked, seeing if anyone has any updated advice.
I am running VirtualBox 5.1.2 on OSX 10.11.6. I've installed Ubuntu 16.04. The VM has 8GB of RAM and a 40GB disk size. Right now I have 2D and 3D acceleration turned on for the VM, but turning them on and off doesn't seem to affect anything.
Symptoms are general lag involving anything with the Unity UI. Even starting with typing my password into the login screen. I type my password, then watch as the characters appear one at a time with about a half second delay between each one. Typing in universal search is a similar experience. Dragging windows around is also laggy. Mouse clicks themselves don't seem to be similarly delayed though. Typing in say, the address bar in Firefox is SLIGHTLY delayed, but typical of going through a VM and not nearly to the extent of the delay within Unity. Typing in Terminal is pretty responsive as well. Just seems to be actual Unity UI things.
Any ideas?
unity virtualbox macosx
unity virtualbox macosx
asked Aug 22 '16 at 20:23
Taylor Huston
146128
asked Aug 22 '16 at 20:23
Taylor Huston
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asked Aug 22 '16 at 20:23
Taylor Huston
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asked Aug 22 '16 at 20:23
Taylor Huston
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asked Aug 22 '16 at 20:23
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1) Have you installed Guest Additions? If not, install them before continuing. 2) Please add any other details of what you have already tried.
– wjandrea
Aug 22 '16 at 21:36
@wjandrea Were you able to get this working properly? I'm about to do a dual-boot, but VirtualBox would be my first option.
– Aaron Bratcher
May 9 '17 at 13:48
add a comment |
1) Have you installed Guest Additions? If not, install them before continuing. 2) Please add any other details of what you have already tried.
– wjandrea
Aug 22 '16 at 21:36
@wjandrea Were you able to get this working properly? I'm about to do a dual-boot, but VirtualBox would be my first option.
– Aaron Bratcher
May 9 '17 at 13:48
1) Have you installed Guest Additions? If not, install them before continuing. 2) Please add any other details of what you have already tried.
– wjandrea
Aug 22 '16 at 21:36
1) Have you installed Guest Additions? If not, install them before continuing. 2) Please add any other details of what you have already tried.
– wjandrea
Aug 22 '16 at 21:36
@wjandrea Were you able to get this working properly? I'm about to do a dual-boot, but VirtualBox would be my first option.
– Aaron Bratcher
May 9 '17 at 13:48
@wjandrea Were you able to get this working properly? I'm about to do a dual-boot, but VirtualBox would be my first option.
– Aaron Bratcher
May 9 '17 at 13:48
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This is most likely caused by the absence of 3D acceleration (settings -> display -> enable 3d acceleration).
Unfortunately, at this time, this option does not work for mac. See this link
answered Apr 19 '17 at 12:08
João Matos
1666
I can confirm this option works for mac and virtual box 5.2.4. Enabling the 3D acceleration solved the problem for me.
– jbarrameda
Dec 27 '17 at 16:44
Worked for me too
– jasonlam604
Oct 1 '18 at 18:44
were you able to install guest additions? The link provided clearly states that mac hosts do not support them, were you able to solve this without installing them?
– João Matos
Oct 2 '18 at 8:55
add a comment |
Start your Ubuntu VM,
go up-top to the main VirtualBox menu, click on Devices, and then ...
click on Insert Guest Additions CD images....
A terminal will open , follow instructions
... when complete, restart the VM.
NOTE
This answer is for macOS Mojave users who are facing this issue after they installed Ubuntu 16.04 on VirtualBox version 5.2.20 ... Nonetheless, others are welcome to give it a try :)
answered Oct 23 '18 at 10:54
McLan
1651110
add a comment |
With macbook pro 2017 with external display.
When the vm window is was on the laptop's screen, it was very slow.
I moved the window to the external screen and it started running faster
(* my external is defined as primary)
I can't explain why, this is just the way it was.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:29
ozma
1801110
add a comment |
Have the same behaviour as ozma on my MacBook Pro 13" from 2017 with top specs.
Enabling 3d acceleration improved the things a bit, but still far from perfect.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:47
decart
1
add a comment |
- Enable 3d acceleration.
- Install guest additions package for Mac.
Following these two steps drastically speed up my machine.
Make sure you restart after making these changes to observe it.
edited Dec 17 '18 at 5:09
Kevin Bowen
14.3k155970
answered Dec 17 '18 at 2:48
Haresh karnan
1
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This is most likely caused by the absence of 3D acceleration (settings -> display -> enable 3d acceleration).
Unfortunately, at this time, this option does not work for mac. See this link
answered Apr 19 '17 at 12:08
João Matos
1666
I can confirm this option works for mac and virtual box 5.2.4. Enabling the 3D acceleration solved the problem for me.
– jbarrameda
Dec 27 '17 at 16:44
Worked for me too
– jasonlam604
Oct 1 '18 at 18:44
were you able to install guest additions? The link provided clearly states that mac hosts do not support them, were you able to solve this without installing them?
– João Matos
Oct 2 '18 at 8:55
add a comment |
This is most likely caused by the absence of 3D acceleration (settings -> display -> enable 3d acceleration).
Unfortunately, at this time, this option does not work for mac. See this link
answered Apr 19 '17 at 12:08
João Matos
1666
I can confirm this option works for mac and virtual box 5.2.4. Enabling the 3D acceleration solved the problem for me.
– jbarrameda
Dec 27 '17 at 16:44
Worked for me too
– jasonlam604
Oct 1 '18 at 18:44
were you able to install guest additions? The link provided clearly states that mac hosts do not support them, were you able to solve this without installing them?
– João Matos
Oct 2 '18 at 8:55
add a comment |
This is most likely caused by the absence of 3D acceleration (settings -> display -> enable 3d acceleration).
Unfortunately, at this time, this option does not work for mac. See this link
answered Apr 19 '17 at 12:08
João Matos
1666
This is most likely caused by the absence of 3D acceleration (settings -> display -> enable 3d acceleration).
Unfortunately, at this time, this option does not work for mac. See this link
answered Apr 19 '17 at 12:08
João Matos
1666
answered Apr 19 '17 at 12:08
João Matos
1666
answered Apr 19 '17 at 12:08
João Matos
1666
answered Apr 19 '17 at 12:08
João Matos
1666
1666
I can confirm this option works for mac and virtual box 5.2.4. Enabling the 3D acceleration solved the problem for me.
– jbarrameda
Dec 27 '17 at 16:44
Worked for me too
– jasonlam604
Oct 1 '18 at 18:44
were you able to install guest additions? The link provided clearly states that mac hosts do not support them, were you able to solve this without installing them?
– João Matos
Oct 2 '18 at 8:55
add a comment |
I can confirm this option works for mac and virtual box 5.2.4. Enabling the 3D acceleration solved the problem for me.
– jbarrameda
Dec 27 '17 at 16:44
Worked for me too
– jasonlam604
Oct 1 '18 at 18:44
were you able to install guest additions? The link provided clearly states that mac hosts do not support them, were you able to solve this without installing them?
– João Matos
Oct 2 '18 at 8:55
I can confirm this option works for mac and virtual box 5.2.4. Enabling the 3D acceleration solved the problem for me.
– jbarrameda
Dec 27 '17 at 16:44
I can confirm this option works for mac and virtual box 5.2.4. Enabling the 3D acceleration solved the problem for me.
– jbarrameda
Dec 27 '17 at 16:44
Worked for me too
– jasonlam604
Oct 1 '18 at 18:44
Worked for me too
– jasonlam604
Oct 1 '18 at 18:44
were you able to install guest additions? The link provided clearly states that mac hosts do not support them, were you able to solve this without installing them?
– João Matos
Oct 2 '18 at 8:55
were you able to install guest additions? The link provided clearly states that mac hosts do not support them, were you able to solve this without installing them?
– João Matos
Oct 2 '18 at 8:55
add a comment |
Start your Ubuntu VM,
go up-top to the main VirtualBox menu, click on Devices, and then ...
click on Insert Guest Additions CD images....
A terminal will open , follow instructions
... when complete, restart the VM.
NOTE
This answer is for macOS Mojave users who are facing this issue after they installed Ubuntu 16.04 on VirtualBox version 5.2.20 ... Nonetheless, others are welcome to give it a try :)
answered Oct 23 '18 at 10:54
McLan
1651110
add a comment |
Start your Ubuntu VM,
go up-top to the main VirtualBox menu, click on Devices, and then ...
click on Insert Guest Additions CD images....
A terminal will open , follow instructions
... when complete, restart the VM.
NOTE
This answer is for macOS Mojave users who are facing this issue after they installed Ubuntu 16.04 on VirtualBox version 5.2.20 ... Nonetheless, others are welcome to give it a try :)
answered Oct 23 '18 at 10:54
McLan
1651110
add a comment |
Start your Ubuntu VM,
go up-top to the main VirtualBox menu, click on Devices, and then ...
click on Insert Guest Additions CD images....
A terminal will open , follow instructions
... when complete, restart the VM.
NOTE
This answer is for macOS Mojave users who are facing this issue after they installed Ubuntu 16.04 on VirtualBox version 5.2.20 ... Nonetheless, others are welcome to give it a try :)
answered Oct 23 '18 at 10:54
McLan
1651110
Start your Ubuntu VM,
go up-top to the main VirtualBox menu, click on Devices, and then ...
click on Insert Guest Additions CD images....
A terminal will open , follow instructions
... when complete, restart the VM.
NOTE
This answer is for macOS Mojave users who are facing this issue after they installed Ubuntu 16.04 on VirtualBox version 5.2.20 ... Nonetheless, others are welcome to give it a try :)
answered Oct 23 '18 at 10:54
McLan
1651110
edited Oct 23 '18 at 11:01
answered Oct 23 '18 at 10:54
McLan
1651110
answered Oct 23 '18 at 10:54
McLan
1651110
answered Oct 23 '18 at 10:54
McLan
1651110
1651110
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add a comment |
With macbook pro 2017 with external display.
When the vm window is was on the laptop's screen, it was very slow.
I moved the window to the external screen and it started running faster
(* my external is defined as primary)
I can't explain why, this is just the way it was.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:29
ozma
1801110
add a comment |
With macbook pro 2017 with external display.
When the vm window is was on the laptop's screen, it was very slow.
I moved the window to the external screen and it started running faster
(* my external is defined as primary)
I can't explain why, this is just the way it was.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:29
ozma
1801110
add a comment |
With macbook pro 2017 with external display.
When the vm window is was on the laptop's screen, it was very slow.
I moved the window to the external screen and it started running faster
(* my external is defined as primary)
I can't explain why, this is just the way it was.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:29
ozma
1801110
With macbook pro 2017 with external display.
When the vm window is was on the laptop's screen, it was very slow.
I moved the window to the external screen and it started running faster
(* my external is defined as primary)
I can't explain why, this is just the way it was.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:29
ozma
1801110
answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:29
ozma
1801110
answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:29
ozma
1801110
answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:29
ozma
1801110
1801110
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add a comment |
Have the same behaviour as ozma on my MacBook Pro 13" from 2017 with top specs.
Enabling 3d acceleration improved the things a bit, but still far from perfect.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:47
decart
1
add a comment |
Have the same behaviour as ozma on my MacBook Pro 13" from 2017 with top specs.
Enabling 3d acceleration improved the things a bit, but still far from perfect.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:47
decart
1
add a comment |
Have the same behaviour as ozma on my MacBook Pro 13" from 2017 with top specs.
Enabling 3d acceleration improved the things a bit, but still far from perfect.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:47
decart
1
Have the same behaviour as ozma on my MacBook Pro 13" from 2017 with top specs.
Enabling 3d acceleration improved the things a bit, but still far from perfect.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:47
decart
1
answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:47
decart
1
answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:47
decart
1
answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:47
decart
1
1
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add a comment |
- Enable 3d acceleration.
- Install guest additions package for Mac.
Following these two steps drastically speed up my machine.
Make sure you restart after making these changes to observe it.
edited Dec 17 '18 at 5:09
Kevin Bowen
14.3k155970
answered Dec 17 '18 at 2:48
Haresh karnan
1
add a comment |
- Enable 3d acceleration.
- Install guest additions package for Mac.
Following these two steps drastically speed up my machine.
Make sure you restart after making these changes to observe it.
edited Dec 17 '18 at 5:09
Kevin Bowen
14.3k155970
answered Dec 17 '18 at 2:48
Haresh karnan
1
add a comment |
- Enable 3d acceleration.
- Install guest additions package for Mac.
Following these two steps drastically speed up my machine.
Make sure you restart after making these changes to observe it.
edited Dec 17 '18 at 5:09
Kevin Bowen
14.3k155970
answered Dec 17 '18 at 2:48
Haresh karnan
1
- Enable 3d acceleration.
- Install guest additions package for Mac.
Following these two steps drastically speed up my machine.
Make sure you restart after making these changes to observe it.
edited Dec 17 '18 at 5:09
Kevin Bowen
14.3k155970
answered Dec 17 '18 at 2:48
Haresh karnan
1
edited Dec 17 '18 at 5:09
Kevin Bowen
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@wjandrea Were you able to get this working properly? I'm about to do a dual-boot, but VirtualBox would be my first option.
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