Talk:VirtualBox

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Install on a USB device
(2-GB or larger USB storage device needed to run VirtualBox Images)

One could modify the instructions at VMware
 * Download VirtualBox OSE program, and install instead of VMPlayer.
 * Boot PC from stick, and run images on same or 2nd stick.

VirtualBox appliance derived from SoaS Mirabelle

 * updated 13 Oct 2010

This appliance has a traditional, non-compressed filesystem and was built by using ZyX-LiveInstaller on a SoaS Mirabelle image. (It does not simulate the stock Sugar on a Stick image with its LiveOS image with a compressed filesystem, SquashFS, for the operating system files and an optional overlay and home folder for persistence.)

These Activities have been updated: Physics-6, Record-79, Write-70, Turtle Art-99

Download these 3 files: For the first 2 files, you may need to right click and select 'Save link as...' or 'Save Target As...' because they open directly into the browser.

http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Soas-v3-Mirabelle-zyx.mf

http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Soas-v3-Mirabelle-zyx.ovf

http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-v3-Mirabelle.vmdk


 * Start VirtualBox
 * In the top-left corner of the application menu bar:
 * File -> Import Appliance...
 * Note: The Import Option is not available on the OSE version of VirtualBox.
 * Import option is available in VirtualBox 4.0.4 (which is ose)

You may create you own virtual machine beginning with an .iso image of Sugar on a Stick
 * Click the  button to find the 3 downloaded files.
 * select: soas-v3-Mirabelle-zyx.ovf
 * then click 'Next'
 * Appliance Import Settings window appears:
 * Double click on the Guest OS Type row and the right column is a dropdown selection panel. Change the value to OS: Linux Version: Fedora (from Other/unknown)
 * Agree to GPL license and click the 'Finish' button.
 * The Import process progress meter will appear, and then the new virtual machine named soas-v3-Mirabelle-zyx2 will appear in your VirtualBox virtual machine list.
 * Click the start button or double click the machine name to start your virtual machine with Sugar.
 * The first boot experience (of selecting a learner name and color set) can be recreated by erasing the /user/liveuser/.sugar/default/owner.key & .../owner.key.pub files from this machine before distribution.
 * Can the default window size be set to simulate an XO at 832x624 pixels? Do we have a license to distribute images with Guest Additions installed?
 * I found a base memory setting of 802 MB RAM. This may be too high for older computers. --FGrose 13:02, 14 October 2010 (EDT)


 * Download http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads
 * If your hardware is 64-bit capable, chose a 64-bit version.

Virtualbox 3.2.1 on 16GB Toshiba USB Running Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic
This is a nice portable solution for a full Gnome Desktop and Sun Virtualbox 3.2.1 (works with Hp Pavillion "Vista"Notebook) I use it to create .vdi Hard Disk images for soas-v2-Blueberry Have Fun! satellit 12/19/2009
 * 1) install Ubuntu 9.10  from CD to 16GB Toshiba USB  (It will run on 8GB USB but very little room left for images)
 * 2) setup wireless networking
 * 3) Download VirtualBox:
 * 4) Install Virtualbox

Sugar not booting
I got Sugar to boot under VirtualBox 2.X / MacOS 10.5 following the recommended procedure. With VirtualBox 3.X something seems to be broken. Neither my old VDI nor a newly downloaded one will proceed to more than that black screen. Sad!

But don't despair: You need to get the installation ISO (380 MB) from the downloads page (Sugar on a Stick/Downloads). Add this as the CD-ROM to your virtual machine and set the first boot volume to this CD-ROM. Now Sugar works as before!

I want to give a response to the "Setup a Virtual Machine for Sugar on a Stick" (Mac Os)
I´ve installed the VirtualBox from step 1 - 6 and then i setup a virtual machine. I´ve watched the streamcast about that and i´ve done everything similar to the cast.

The Virtual Box starts, he wants to boot and then there´s a black window for hours ....

Does somebody have an idea what i´ve done wrong or what´s the problem about booting?

Greetings thor.sten