Comments on: How to install Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) in Parallels Desktop for OS X

By: jaysingh

jaysingh — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:50:39 +0000

when i change the screen resolution then clivk on -apply check box

i get that input not support

there i get a black screen and there i con not see desktop and can not set it as default and so it shows that system will destroy ;

By: Ganesh

Ganesh — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:40:32 +0000

i have ubuntu 7.10 CD with me. While trying to install it give some two pages of errors saying something like “hdc I/O error …….. ”
Can u please help me out

By: Carlos

Carlos — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:31:31 +0000

I installed via the 7.10 i386 alternate image and it completely installed. Now my problem is that it will restart and starts to load showing a bar but it never reaches the end. It just hangs there for 2 minutes on the 3rd bar then it changes over to the boot sequence and hangs up at the loading manual drivers line.

Edit: Fixed the issue by lower the ram from 1gb to 512mb.

By: chapin

chapin — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:49:26 +0000

I had experienced the aforementioned GUI issue when not installing 7.10 from command line, so I followed your guide, and upgraded from 7.04 from within Ubuntu. Appreciated.

By: ExpoBrain » Installare Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) in Parallales

ExpoBrain » Installare Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) in Parallales — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:22:17 +0000

[...] Questo articolo è un sunto tradotto dell’articolo ogirinale pubblicato su SimpleHelp.net Hot to install Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) in Parallels Desktop for OS X. [...]

By: josh

josh — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:47:07 +0000

your guide is nolonger valid since it does not work correctly

By: LnsazP

LnsazP — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:09:34 +0000

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By: My laptop has died.

My laptop has died. — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:17:25 +0000

[...] On the plus side, there are two companies (EmperorLinux and System76) selling laptops with Linux pre-installed. And Apple’s MacBook Pro runs Ubuntu (and even under Parallels). [...]

By: LtzPhun

LtzPhun — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:14:39 +0000

I figured it would be helpful to post the Parallels Virtual OS config file (.PVS) and the .HDD image online for those attempting to use the same setup.

Host OS: Mac OS X 10.5.1 (Leopard)
Virtualization: Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac (Build 5160)
Guest OS: Ubuntu Linux 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) – Desktop Edition

The torrent is available on MacNBits (registration required): http://www.macnbits.com/tracker_details.php?hash=bd77b5dc1e9645580ff6fe031347f31faaca7b62

By: iFelix

iFelix — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:33:53 +0000

I have found an easier method.

After having a few problems and reading a variety of guides on installing Ubuntu as a guest OS on my Parallels installation on my iMac I finally managed to get there after a suggestion from KevanV on Jaiku.

Go to the Ubuntu website and when you download the ISO ensure you that you check the box which says Check here if you need the alternate desktop CD. This CD does not include the Live CD, instead it uses a text-based installer.

Then when you install Ubuntu ensure you use the text based installer.

Also when asked which screen resolution you wish to use ensure that you check 1024 x 768 only.

Once installed the graphical user interface works just fine.

By: iFelix Technical Stuff » Blog Archive » Installing Ubuntu 7.10 as a Guest OS on Parallels

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:33:22 +0000

[...] having a few problems and reading a variety of guides on installing Ubuntu as a guest OS on my Parallels installation on my iMac I finally managed to get [...]

By: iFelix Technical Stuff » Blog Archive » Installing Ubuntu 7.10 as Guest OS on Parallels

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:45:46 +0000

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By: iynque

iynque — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:40:43 +0000

I had trouble getting a network connection for the updates (it could see that I needed them, but it couldn’t download them), but I found this:

http://forum.parallels.com/archive/index.php/t-13906.html

It worked.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:36:11 +0000

I got an error about the display server and it told me to wait 2 minutes (not 2 seconds…).
I think It screwed up everything… (

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:43:30 +0000

Step 25:

when the login is required in a black screen, what do I have to do? just wait?

thanks