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 ===Soas-v3 Mirabelle virtualbox files to put on 2nd USB===
+====Prebuilt Soas-v3-Mirabelle 4GB USB img====
+====Build your own using EasyVMX!====
+:'''xxx.vmx files it creates can be opened in Virtualbox 3.2 which is preinstalled on Mac F14 Boot USB'''
+::An installation of VMPlayer (free) is used to create the files we need (linux or windows)
+*web site that builds a vmx file to your specifications (free)
+::'''http://www.easyvmx.com/'''
+: Works fine, runs on most platforms, and has persistence
+: VMware Player download (free): http://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/
+::specified a 8 GB Hard Drive and other parameters
+::downloaded, in browse, the Custom vmx file as a .zip file
+::Decompressed the .zip file
+::Put [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-3-mirabelle.iso CD soas-3-mirabelle.iso burned as CD] in your CD Drive
+::Open VMPlayer and point it to this vmx file
+::CD boots in VMplayer application
+::Sugar Starts
+::Put soas-i386-20100926.17 CD in your CD Drive
+::Open VMPlayer and point it to this vmx file
+::CD boots in VMplayer application
+::Sugar Starts
+*To install to VMplayer Hard Disk:
+:Open Sugar-terminal:
+ su
+ liveinst
+ Anaconda installer opens
+ Initialize all disks
+ custom/create
+ /boot 200 ext4
+ /     6000
+ swap  400
+ Install proceeds normally
+ Shutdown
+: Copy the files created in VMPlayer (this can be used to make 4GB USB's for different students as it starts with firstboot.)
+* To use:
+:Copy-Paste all files to a 4 GB USB (fat 16 Label: MIRABELLE) and insert it into a Mac booted from the F14 MAC Boot disk with Virtualbox running
+* Advantages:
+::Portable (Student can take home and run on home Computer)
+::Run it on different Platforms
 ===Boot Helper CD's===