Talk:VirtualBox/Preparing a disk image

Alternate way to install

Start VirtualBox (version 3.2.10 used here).

1. Click NEW "Welcome to New Virtual Machine Wizard"
2. <Next> fill out: Name (soas-i386-20101025) ; Operating system(Linux); Version (Fedora)
3. <Next> Base Memory Size
4. <Next> Create new hard disk
5. <Next> Storage Type (Dynamically expanding storage)
6. <Next> Size (8.00 GB)
7. <Finish>

Back on main Oracle VM VirtualBox screen

1. Settings/Storage (CD Image0)CD/DVD Device: (Select your CD Host Drive-(sr0) with CD inserted
2. <OK>

Start

SoaS will boot and run Sugar SoaS

Enter Name color

Enter Password ONE TIME then cancel next 6 times

Start Sugar-Terminal

su
liveinst

(Anaconda starts) Do normal HD install: Basic Storage Devices/ Reinitalize all/Host/TZ/Root Password/Use all Space/ Write Changes to Disk/ Install works to Completion.

"Congratulations, your Fedora Installation is complete" <Close> Quit sugar-terminal; Shutdown.

Back on main Oracle VM VirtualBox screen

firstboot of new Virtual Machine

Settings/Storage; Host Drive: change to empty (You can also change boot order in Systems, if needed.)

Start HD goes to firstboot (Answer questions); then to gdm login, then to Sugar. Click to Change Color_____ (hit <Back> to change name)

Export your Appliance

File/Export Appliance (select soas-i386-20101025)<next> fill in Settings if you want to; <next> Export settings <Finish>

Congratulations, you have just created an importable/exportable appliance.