[SoaS] [IAEP] the 4 GB USB containing Soas-v3-Mirabelle appliance can be run interchangeably on a PC or a mac with VMPlayer or Virtualbox

[Thomas C Gilliard]

Raffael Reichelt wrote:
> 2010/11/25 Thomas C Gilliard <satellit at bendbroadband.com>
>
>   
>>  Raffael;
>>
>> I just built a f14-Desktop 2nd USB using the same method and it boots fine
>> on the MacBook Air. I then did "yum groupinstall sugar-desktop" and then
>> "yum install sugar-emulator". (took 2 hrs because of the slowness of USB)
>> Now I have a USB that will boot sugar or gnome via the gdm login.
>>
>>
>> thanks for testing;
>>
>> Tom Gilliard
>>
>> Raffael Reichelt wrote:
>>
>> 2010/11/25 Thomas C Gilliard <satellit at bendbroadband.com> <satellit at bendbroadband.com>
>>
>>    Raffael Reichelt wrote:
>>
>> 2010/11/25 Thomas C Gilliard <satellit at bendbroadband.com> <satellit at bendbroadband.com> <satellit at bendbroadband.com> <satellit at bendbroadband.com>
>>
>>
>>    Running Soas files on a 2nd USB in Virtualbox 3.2 installed on the MacBook
>> Air
>> : In VirtualBox Make a "new" Virtualbox appliance where you specify the
>> existing vmdk file on the 2nd USB as the Hard Disk.
>>
>> NOTE the same 4 GB USB; 2nd USB containing the students appliance files
>> runs interchagably in BOTH VMPlayer and Virtualbox on Mac and PC.s
>>
>> This a very simple solution with [http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.2.10/VirtualBox-3.2.10-66523-OSX.dmgVirtualBox-3.2.10-66523-OSX.dmg] installed on your Mac.
>>
>> See: [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Mac_OS_X-Boot_USB_with_Virtualbox#Soas-v3_Mirabelle_virtualbox_files_to_put_on_2nd_USBSoas-v3_Mirabelle_virtualbox_files_to_put_on_2nd_USB]
>>
>> I just discovered the great feature that the 4 GB USB containing
>> Soas-v3-Mirabelle can be run interchangeably on a PC or a mac with either
>> VMPlayer or Virtualbox.
>> This may be why Virtualbox 3.2 now allows multiple expanding HD of 2 Gb
>> slices.
>> :: TESTED ON:
>> :: Acer Aspire One Netbook Ubuntu 9.10 Virtualbox
>> :: MacBook Air OSX Virtualbox
>> :: Dell 520n Dektop PC Ubuntu 9.04 VMPlayer
>>
>>
>> This means that the student has his individual copy of Soas on the USB
>> stick and can open it on multiple computers and operating systems. This is
>> not a live image but a full install to a virtual Harddisk. It should be much
>> more robust. Plus the stick's contents can be copied any time as a backup.
>> The application goes thru firstboot with the student's name and password
>> required to access it.
>>
>> I think that this may be the solution we have been looking for.
>>
>> A compressed version of the Soas-v3 Appliance (before firstboot) is
>> downloadable from
>>
>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Mac_OS_X-Boot_USB_with_Virtualbox#Prebuilt_Soas-v3-Mirabelle_4GB_Appliance
>>
>> Thomas Gilliard
>> satellit
>>
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>>         Raffael;
>>
>> Here are the specs I used:
>> http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Soas-v3-Mirabelle_no_firstboot.tar.bz2
>>
>> ->*Root Password=sugarroot*<_
>>
>> Expanded and copied 8 files to USB*
>> Built on this site:http://www.easyvmx.com/
>>
>> CDhttp://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-3-mirabelle.iso
>>
>> Used Soas-v3-Mirabelle CD in VMplayer to install:
>>    Used liveinst in sugar-root terminal
>>
>> USB*
>> Soas-v3-Mirabelle.vmx (on 4GB Firefly USB)
>> Formatted fat 16
>> Label=MIRABELLE
>> Specs:
>> Other Linux  2.6.x kernel
>> Workstation 6.0 virtual machine
>> 512 MB
>> 1 Processor
>> 4.7 GB HD
>> CD/DVD (IDE) Auto Detect
>> Network Adapter NAT
>>
>> Oracle Virtualbox 3.2.10 r66523 for OSX
>> settings:
>> OS: Linux/fedora
>> 512 Base Memory
>> 12 MB Video Memory
>> Storage:Soas-v3-Mirabelle.vmdk
>> Slot SATA Port 0
>>  Attached to Soas-v3-on 2nd USB
>> Network Adapter 1 enabled NAT
>>
>> Works fine here.
>>
>> thanks for testing!
>>
>> Tom Gilliard
>> satellit
>>
>>
>>  I tried it on my MacBookAir, OSX 10.6.5, VirtualBox 3.2.10 and it needed
>> about 3 times booting undtil it worked (crashes during firstboot and logon).
>> One Problem is there is a root password set and my user is not in sudoers.
>>
>>
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>>  Hello Tom!
>>
>>
>>  Thanks for the root password - I will test a little bit further. Let you
>> know then ...
>>
>> Raffael
>>
>>
>>
>>  Hello Thomas!
>>     
>
> Is there no way to boot a virtual machine physically from usb (virtualbox
> under OSX)? 
So far I have not found any way to boot a USB directly in OSX
Look at:
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Mac_OS_X-Boot_USB_with_Virtualbox#Mac_OSX-F14-desktop_with_Virtualbox_Boot_USB

http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Mac_F14_Vbox.img.tar.bz2
(This is an experimental method I am working on,,,)
Uses this Boot helper Cd to boot 
Mac_OSX-F14-desktop_with_Virtualbox_Boot_USB
 http://www.wronkiewicz.net/soas-4-boot-test.iso

HOW TO BUILD:
1-) 4 GB USB created in Virtualbox 3.2 for OSX install of f14-desktop on 
a MacBook Air with liveusb-creator
  (I have had problems using liveusb's created outside of OSX)
2-) resulting live USB is then booted with Boot helper CD
    yum install liveusb-creator
    install  Virtualbox3.2 for fedora
3-) shutdown
4-)insert USB into desktop PC running linux
5-) Create .img file
dd if=(liveusb) of=Mac_F14_Vbox.img
6-) Compress .img file
 this is resulting file uplinked to Tgillard
 http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Mac_F14_Vbox.img.tar.bz2

Thus when you open Virtualbox 3.2 on the booted live USB and you can run 
Virtualbox pointing to a 2nd USB with the mirabelle no firstboot.vmdk files

Note the Mac_OSX-F14-desktop_with_Virtualbox_Boot_USB is quite 
complected and fragile as it is a live USB with persistence. !

DO not try to use Virtualbox to build a appliance on this USB. It will 
fill up and stop working permanently! Only use files on 2nd USB.

I suppose you could use a 8GB USB and "livinst" the f14-desktop to a USB 
(I have not tried this) this may have enough room to run one mirabelle 
appliance from the boot USB.
This USB MAY not boot under OSX though...Needs testing in future.

Thanks for testing

Tom Gilliard
satellit
> This would be really great. I saw some topics on this with
> vmware but until now could not find out how to prepare the stick.
>
> Regards,
> Raffael
>
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