VMPlayer 9, Xubuntu 12.10, Rails Development - Freezing frequently

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Published on 2012-10-26T16:12:46Z Indexed on 2012/11/06 11:22 UTC
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I have a new Vizio Ultrabook that came with Windows 7. I develop Rails applications, and it's a pain to do that in windows, so I setup a Xubuntu VM with 1GB ram and 2 CPU cores. I basically keep the VM open all the time and have enough memory not to worry. Sometimes I pause the VM.

For the first few days, everything was fine. The fourth day, Xubuntu froze up while running a test (with Guard and RSpec). I didn't think much of it and restarted the VM and went on my way.

The freezes started becoming more frequent, though. I don't think they are only when I run a test, but often they are. It'll happen quickly, too. Startup VM, save file, test runs, it freezes, all within 5 minutes.

Of note: the VM is using a shared folder from Windows (where the code is). This may be the problem.

Any other people experience something like this?

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