Commodore OS Vision 2 in Hyper-V

[davidf215]

Apparently, I somehow missed the release of the new version of Commodore OS Vision! Version 2 was released back in December 2023, but I apparently missed it. I've been hoping someone would take up the project again from when it ended back when CommodoreUSA closed business. Luckily for fans of the OS, it's back.

Anyways, maybe this will help someone else with running Commodore OS Vision 2 in a VM using Microsoft's Hyper-V.

Here is a screenshot of my Hyper-V settings used to successfully run the ISO and install Commodore OS Vision 2:


Of note is in Security disable Secure boot and number of processors changed from default to 2. I also disabled Checkpoints as a personal preference.

Installing Commodore OS Vision 2 was pretty straight-forward. Download the ISO file from here. Create a blank HDD (mine was 25GB). Mount the ISO file in the VM, then boot the VM. It boots from the ISO, then start and run the Installer in Commodore OS Vision.



Happy computing.

[LeoNigro]

Did you get the glowing window border graphics and 3D effects of Compiz/Emerald?

[davidf215]

Did you get the glowing window border graphics and 3D effects of Compiz/Emerald?

Not exactly sure what that refers to. But in the VM it was doing 3D animation of the default screen saver, the 3D effect of clicking on the other virtual desktops, and the window effects when a window is clicked and dragged. Here are some more screenshots:





I do have a short video clip of the 3D effects of the Hyper-V VM posted on this page:
https://davidf215.blogspot.com/2024/12/ ... per-v.html

Please let me know if what you referring to is something else.

[LeoNigro]

Thanks. It looks like it is running great!!!

[stensborg]

The sound is not working, is anyone having the same problem.

[wiisoldier]

A good question, but more info would be useful. OS, hardware, Hyper-V version etc. are all things that could assist in trouble-shooting.

Cheers.

[stensborg]

Well I did a little research and it seems Hyper-V does not really support sound.
I am running the latest version of Windows 11 (26100.2605) And Hyper-V 10.0.26100.1882

So was just wondering if anyone got it to work.