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* Delete information that is out of date or, if it is significant, link to it on an historical page.
 
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* If you have entered information, please don't abandon it to the confusion of others. Please use your experience to organize and maintain the information so others can rapidly reach a higher level of understanding of the subject matter.
 
* If you have entered information, please don't abandon it to the confusion of others. Please use your experience to organize and maintain the information so others can rapidly reach a higher level of understanding of the subject matter.
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==Install on a USB device==
 
==Install on a USB device==
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* Download VirtualBox OSE program, and install instead of VMPlayer.
 
* Download VirtualBox OSE program, and install instead of VMPlayer.
 
* Boot PC from stick, and run images on same or 2nd stick.
 
* 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 [[Sugar on a Stick/ZyX-LiveInstaller|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, [[wikipedia:SquashFS|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)
 
* Click the <Choose...> 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. --[[User:FGrose|FGrose]] 13:02, 14 October 2010 (EDT)
 
You may create you own virtual machine beginning with an .iso image of Sugar on a Stick
 
 
* Download http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads
 
* If your hardware is 64-bit capable, chose a 64-bit version.
 
 
==VirtualBox appliance of Sugar on a Stick v2 (Blueberry)==
 
:[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-2-blueberry_ovf_README_FIRST.txt read this first]
 
:download: [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-2-blueberry.vmdk vmdk][http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-2-blueberry.ovf ovf][http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-2-blueberry.mf mf]
 
 
===To Install VirtualBox===
 
 
VirtualBox available free. (You do need to accept a license in order to download.)
 
 
Download:
 
 
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
 
 
*Choose your OS Version
 
(OSX, Windows, Linux, other.)
 
  
 
==Virtualbox 3.2.1 on 16GB Toshiba USB Running Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic==
 
==Virtualbox 3.2.1 on 16GB Toshiba USB Running Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic==
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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!
 
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 (http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/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!
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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 want to give a response to the "Setup a Virtual Machine for Sugar on a Stick" (Mac Os)==
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Greetings
 
Greetings
 
thor.sten
 
thor.sten
 
==EFI support in 4.1.2 VirtualBox for OSX==
 
:'''Note this is not fully working (Display is 1920x1200-U ONLY)-Please help if you have the inclination.'''
 
*Fedora 16 RC (DVD and netinstall only)
 
::http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/16-Beta.RC4/
 
:Setting up EFI: http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#efi
 
:'''Go to Settings/System/motherboard before booting'''
 
::[x] Enable EFI (Special OSes Only)
 
'''INSTALL'''
 
get message " grub1 conflicts 1:grub2-1.99-5.fc16.x86-64"
 
install anyway
 
Installs Minimal system (302 pkgs) No package selection available
 
........
 
Boot from HD
 
Boots HD to EFI Shell
 
........
 
exit (shell)
 
.........
 
Boot Maintenance Manager
 
boot from file/ enter/ <efi> redhat grub.efi
 
Boots to console
 
root/password starts correctly
 
yum cannot retrieve repo data... (no Networking)
 
 
Expected results:
 
Boot to Gnome
 
 
Additional info:
 
get message " grub1 conflicts 1:grub2-1.99-5.fc16.x86-64"
 
install anyway
 
* More Information
 
:https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/EFI
 
:http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/15/html/Installation_Guide/Making_Minimal_Boot_Media.html
 
:https://gitorious.org/tianocore_uefi_duet_builds/pages/Linux_Windows_BIOS_UEFI_boot_USB
 
:Display settings: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel/2009-December/042925.html
 
::https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFIBooting
 
::https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFIBooting#Configuring_X.org
 

Latest revision as of 21:16, 19 December 2018

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Updated this page feb 03 2013 - satellit

Install on a USB device

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

One could modify the instructions at VMware#One_8-GiB_stick_with_2_partitions

  • Download VirtualBox OSE program, and install instead of VMPlayer.
  • Boot PC from stick, and run images on same or 2nd stick.

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

  1. install Ubuntu 9.10 [1] 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: [2]
  4. Install Virtualbox

Have Fun! satellit 12/19/2009

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