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: '''Download it and decompress it''' (linux)
: '''Download it and decompress it''' (linux)
====dd command to copy it to your 4GB USB====
====dd command to copy it to your 4GB USB====
*To Write to your 4GB USB
*To Write to your 4GB USB (linux)
:/dev/sd(x) '''BE CERTAIN THIS IS THE DEVICE ADDRESS OF YOUR USB'''
:/dev/sd(x) '''BE CERTAIN THIS IS THE DEVICE ADDRESS OF YOUR USB'''
:: type mount in terminal to see device (/dev/sdb; /dev/sdc; /dev/sde....etc
  root@xxx:/home/xxx/Desktop# '''dd if=Mac_F14_Vbox.img of=/dev/sd(x)'''
  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 virtualbox files to put on 2nd USB===
===Soas-v3 Mirabelle virtualbox files to put on 2nd USB===
===Boot Helper CD===
===Boot Helper CD===

Revision as of 23:36, 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

Download it and decompress it (linux)

dd command to copy it to your 4GB USB

  • To Write to your 4GB USB (linux)
/dev/sd(x) BE CERTAIN THIS IS THE DEVICE ADDRESS OF YOUR USB
type mount in terminal to see device (/dev/sdb; /dev/sdc; /dev/sde....etc
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