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Install Boot2Docker cli, msys-git and VirtualBox
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boot2docker should NOT require VT-X #96

Closed RepublicOfAppsLLC closed 6 years ago

RepublicOfAppsLLC commented 9 years ago

Hi,

Thanks for making boot2docker and this windows installer available, much appreciated!

I work at a studio developing backend services for VR gaming. I'm trying to setup dockerized versions of our backend services so that our fronted VR developers can test against these services on their Windows boxes.

The problem is that Occulus and most VR headsets REQUIRE VT-X to be turned OFF for decent performance. Whereas boot2docker and docker require it to be ON (by virtue of requiring it and also because they're 64-bit).

So we need a 32-bit version of boot2docker and docker to support any kind of Docker containers for VR development since most of the VR headsets require VT-X OFF and 64-bit docker/boot2docker require VT-X ON.

We need to test connecting to docker while the VR headset is running (to see the results of data returned from the dockerized services in the headset's HUD).

I don't know how to do this currently.

Please make a version of docker that is 32-bit and does not require VT-X.

This is a showstopper for us ...

Thanks!

jeffreyroberts commented 9 years ago

+1, VT-X required is getting in my way

SvenDowideit commented 9 years ago

Boot2Docker uses the official releases of Docker - and Docker is not supported on 32bit Linux at this point - and thus, any kind of Docker container will mostly contain 64bit binaries. (Yes, I'm aware of the 32bit i86 and arm projects, but havn't had time to to more than play)

For this to happen, in boot2docker itself, much more continuous testing and infrastructure is required than we have now - we'd all welcome this, but its not at the top of the list.

tianon commented 6 years ago

Sorry, this repository is long-since deprecated in favor of Docker Toolbox (whose usage is now also discouraged in favor of Docker for Windows and Docker for Mac).