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==Mac OS X-Boot USB with Virtualbox==
=Mac OSX-F14-desktop with Virtualbox Boot USB =
:: '''This is a 4GB USB that is booted on a MacBook Air with a boot helper CD'''
:: '''This is a 4GB USB that is booted on a MacBook Air with a boot helper CD'''
:::It opens a Soas-v3-Mirabelle Virtual Appliance located on a 2nd USB
;;; This 2nd USB can be exchanged with that of another student.


===How you can get it===
This is proposed as a first solution for [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/598 SL#598 Boot Helper Virtual Machine]
:Boot USB
 
::dd command to copy it to your 4GB USB
==How you can get it==
**To Duplicate**
===Boot USB===
  root@xxx:/home/xxx/Desktop# dd if=Mac_F14_Vbox.img of=/dev/sdg
====dd command to copy it to your 4GB USB====
*To Write to your 4GB USB
:/dev/sd(x) '''BE CERTAIN THIS IS THE DEVICE ADDRESS OF YOUR USB'''
  root@xxx:/home/xxx/Desktop# '''dd if=Mac_F14_Vbox.img of=/dev/sd(x)'''
  7831552+0 records in
  7831552+0 records in
  7831552+0 records out
  7831552+0 records out
  4009754624 bytes (4.0 GB) copied, 1365.52 s, 2.9 MB/s
  4009754624 bytes (4.0 GB) copied, 1365.52 s, 2.9 MB/s
  root@xxx:/home/xxx/Desktop#  
  root@xxx:/home/xxx/Desktop#  
:Soas-v3 Mirabelle to put on 2nd USB
===Soas-v3 Mirabelle virtualbox files to put on 2nd USB===
: Boot Helper CD
===Boot Helper CD===


===How it was Made===
===How it was Made===
*F14 Desktop USB with Virtualbox installed


===References===
===References===
*http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Creation_Kit#Building_a_bootable_USB_using_a_MacBook_Air
*http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Creation_Kit#Building_a_bootable_USB_using_a_MacBook_Air
*http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2010-November/012019.html
*http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2010-November/012019.html

Revision as of 19:37, 22 November 2010

Mac OSX-F14-desktop with Virtualbox Boot USB

This is a 4GB USB that is booted on a MacBook Air with a boot helper CD
It opens a Soas-v3-Mirabelle Virtual Appliance located on a 2nd USB
This 2nd USB can be exchanged with that of another student.

This is proposed as a first solution for SL#598 Boot Helper Virtual Machine

How you can get it

Boot USB

dd command to copy it to your 4GB USB

  • To Write to your 4GB USB
/dev/sd(x) BE CERTAIN THIS IS THE DEVICE ADDRESS OF YOUR USB
root@xxx:/home/xxx/Desktop# dd if=Mac_F14_Vbox.img of=/dev/sd(x)
7831552+0 records in
7831552+0 records out
4009754624 bytes (4.0 GB) copied, 1365.52 s, 2.9 MB/s
root@xxx:/home/xxx/Desktop#

Soas-v3 Mirabelle virtualbox files to put on 2nd USB

Boot Helper CD

How it was Made

  • F14 Desktop USB with Virtualbox installed

References

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