[SoaS] [soas] [IAEP] Running_Soas_files_on_a_2nd_USB_in_Virtualbox_3.2_installed_on_the_MacBook_Air

[Thomas C Gilliard]

I have been experimenting with my MacBook Air with Virtualbox 3.2 installed.

I have discovered a neat way to answer  
http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/598:
> Another suggestion: Put the individual Student's Virtual Machine 
> Appliance on a their USB stick and open it from the Mac or Windoz 
> machine running VMplayer or Virtualbox.( Note that USB sticks are 
> about 10x slower than HD install.) Then the student can open it on any 
> machine at home or school. Plus the Appliance can be copied (or 
> exported in Latest Virtualbox) from the stick for a backup.
Please look at:

http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Mac_OS_X-Boot_USB_with_Virtualbox#Running_Soas_files_on_a_2nd_USB_in_Virtualbox_3.2_installed_on_the_MacBook_Air

This wiki page also investigates making a 4 GB live USB of 
F14-desktop-live with Virtualbox3.2 pre installed, that runs various 
students Soas files from a personalized 2nd USB.

Enjoy;

Tom Gilliard
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