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===Make it work with Macs.===

: It kinda works sometimes now. Some macs reboot if you do magic incantations. Some don't. A VirtualBox "boot helper" VM that started the boot in VirtualBox, then looks to the stick was created by Dave Bauer, but it doesn't work on all Macs yet.

====Set up MacBook to Open items automatically when you log in====

*Open Accounts preferences

:Click Add(+) button to the right of the accounts list

:Select an application (VirtualBox) and click add.

*Insert the USB_stick with the .vdi files (see above)

*Boot Mac

======Make New Virtual Appliance for USB containing .vdi files======

:VirtualBox/New/(Continue)

::Name..... Operating System...linux.. Version ...Ubuntu (Continue)

::Memory ....1024...(Continue)

::[x] Start-up Disk

::(O) Use existing disk Click on the folder icon on right side

::Select the USB-stick in Devices: select the .vdi file listed (Open)

:Virtual Hard Disk

:: Has (O) Use existing hard disk filled out with your .vdi (Continue)

:Summary (Create)

*VirtualBox Manager

:Pointed to new VM (at bottom of list) ==> Start

* Now when the MacBook is booted it will boot up in VirtualBox pointed at this Virtual Appliance on the USB-stick

;This Procedure can be used on multiple Macs to use the same USB-stick containing the Virtual Appliance of Sugar

===XS integration needs to work simply and elegantly.===

* Backup and Restore

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 ===Make it work with Macs.===
 : It kinda works sometimes now. Some macs reboot if you do magic incantations. Some don't.  A VirtualBox "boot helper" VM that started the boot in VirtualBox, then looks to the stick was created by Dave Bauer, but it doesn't work on all Macs yet.
+====Set up MacBook to Open items automatically when you log in====
+*Open Accounts preferences
+:Click Add(+) button to the right of the accounts list
+:Select an application (VirtualBox) and click add.
+*Insert the USB_stick with the .vdi files (see above)
+*Boot Mac
+======Make New Virtual Appliance for USB containing .vdi files======
+:VirtualBox/New/(Continue)
+::Name..... Operating System...linux..  Version ...Ubuntu (Continue)
+::Memory ....1024...(Continue)
+::[x] Start-up Disk
+::(O) Use existing disk  Click on the folder icon on right side
+::Select the USB-stick in Devices: select the .vdi file listed (Open)
+:Virtual Hard Disk
+:: Has (O) Use existing hard disk filled out with your .vdi (Continue)
+:Summary (Create)
+*VirtualBox Manager
+:Pointed to new VM (at bottom of list) ==> Start
+* Now when the MacBook is booted it will boot up in VirtualBox pointed at this Virtual Appliance on the USB-stick
+;This Procedure can be used on multiple Macs to use the same USB-stick containing the Virtual Appliance of Sugar
 ===XS integration needs to work simply and elegantly.===
 * Backup and Restore