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This works to make VM Appliance of Soas-strawberry...
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:(Adapted from [[VirtualBox/Preparing a disk image]])
:(Adapted from [[VirtualBox/Preparing a disk image]])
'''These instructions only work up to a point, see below'''
'''These instructions only work up to a point, see below'''
Also see: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/VMware#Soas2_.iso_installed_to_VM_Hard_Disk


# Create a new VM.
# Create a new VM.
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'''and then the liveinst app just freezes''' :( so no luck again
'''and then the liveinst app just freezes''' :( so no luck again


= This works for me: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/VMware#Soas-Strawberry.iso_installed_to_VM_Hard_Disk=
== This worked for me:==
need 8GB hd in 2 GB parts/ to do HD install with livinst....I use RedHat5 for OS  but it reinitializes disk anyway; use custom partitions  to create ex3 /boot / and swap (satellit06/25/2009)
[[VMware#Soas-Strawberry.iso_installed_to_VM_Hard_Disk]] (outdated link)
 
Requires 8 GB hd in 2 GB parts/ to do HD install with livinst....I use RedHat5 for OS  but it reinitializes disk anyway; use custom partitions  to create ext3 /boot, /, and swap. (satellit06/25/2009)