Merge pull request #138 from grzegorz-leszczynski-reef/vbox-perf-tips

Vbox perf tips

README.md

@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ Each team member is allocated 3 minutes to succinctly cover these three points.
 To maintain the efficiency of the stand-up, we strive to keep open discussions to a minimum.
 Any topic necessitating a longer conversation is earmarked for a separate follow-up meeting.
 
-If, for any reason, you cannot attend the daily stand-up, please notify the team in the #staff channel on Slack.
+If, for any reason, you cannot attend the daily stand-up, please notify the team in the #announcements channel on Slack.
 Additionally, post your updates there so everyone stays informed.
 
 ### 6.3 Video hand signal protocol

docs/Developer_environment_setup.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Using such will help save time, but in the end, it is individual's responsibilit
 > **Note:** Skip if you are using separate work physical machine or dual-booting.
 
 We generally recommend [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/).
-A step-by-step guide to creating a virtual machine can be found [here](docs/VirtualBox.md).
+A step-by-step guide to creating a virtual machine can be found [here](VirtualBox.md).
 
 Apple hardware support in VirtualBox is dire, so the recommended virtualization solution is currently QEMU-based, eg.
 [UTM](https://getutm.app/) (+ [guest system installation tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O19mv1pe76M))

docs/VirtualBox.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 ![](images/hyperv_windows/hyperv_windows_01.png)
 
-Make sure that **Hyper-V is NOT checked**, so deselect it if it's selected like below.
+Make sure that **Hyper-V is NOT checked**, so deselect it if it's selected like below. Also deselect **Virtual Machine Platform**, **Windows Hypervisor Platform** and **Windows Sandbox**.
 
 ![](images/hyperv_windows/hyperv_windows_02.png)
 
@@ -36,3 +36,10 @@ PAE/NX might be disabled by default - make sure it's enabled (impacts performanc
 Guide on resizing linux partitions in case you'd need to grow the device can be found [here](https://www.vultr.com/docs/block-storage#:~:text=Resize%20the%20filesystem%20-%20Linux)
 
 VirtualBox guest additions from the "CD" that comes with VirtualBox works better than what you can get from `apt`.
+
+Another thing which should be done is installing Extension Pack - it is needed at least to allow guest machine to access laptop camera. [Here](https://docs.oracle.com/en/virtualization/virtualbox/6.0/user/intro-installing.html) is detailed instruction. Then camera can be enabled in Devices menu of VirtualBox guest.
+
+If performance is weak here are some tips to try for increasing it:
+ * Change power plan to high performance - for host and guest machine.
+ * Run VirtualBox as administrator.
+ * Do not use too many processors (4 should be enough).