userdoc:tt_virtualbox

Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revision Previous revision
Next revision 		Previous revision
Next revision Both sides next revision
userdoc:tt_virtualbox [2012/01/27 10:30]
abelbeck 		userdoc:tt_virtualbox [2015/12/02 05:23]
droemel
Line 6: Line 6:
   - Download an AstLinux 'geni586' .img.gz file   - Download an AstLinux 'geni586' .img.gz file
   - Decompress the image using gunzip, yielding a .img file   - Decompress the image using gunzip, yielding a .img file
-  - Use the VBoxManage utility to convert the image to a virtual disk+  - Use the VBoxManage (CLI) utility ([[https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads|VirtualBox]]) to convert the image to a virtual disk
  
-  VBoxManage convertfromraw -format VDI astlinux-1.0.1-asterisk-1.8.8.1.img astlinux-1.0.1.vdi+Example: 
 + 
 +  gunzip astlinux-1.2.3-asterisk-11.18.0.img.gz 
 + 
 +  VBoxManage convertfromraw -format VDI astlinux-1.2.3-asterisk-11.18.0.img astlinux-1.2.3.vdi
      
 //The formats VDI, VMDK and VHD are supported.// //The formats VDI, VMDK and VHD are supported.//
 +
 +Here is the complete manual of the [[https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html#idp46854861724896|VBoxManage convertfromraw]] command.
 +
 +\\ 
  
 Then you can then resize the image... Then you can then resize the image...
Line 16: Line 24:
 Usage: Usage:
  
-  VBoxManage modifyhd --resize <new size in MB> <path to image> e.g.+  VBoxManage modifyhd --resize <new size in MB> <path to image>
  
 Example (let's say 2 GB): Example (let's say 2 GB):
      
-  VBoxManage modifyhd --resize 2048 /Users/astlinux/astlinux-1.0.1.vdi+  VBoxManage modifyhd --resize 2048 astlinux-1.2.3.vdi
  
-Then simply create a new virtual machine using this file as the disk and start the normal **[[userdoc:new-install|setup]]**.+Then simply create a new VirtualBox virtual machine using this .vdi file as the disk (I used a network bridge (en0) and the PCnet-Fast III adapter for the 'geni586' image on a Mac). 
 + 
 +Start the AstLinux Virtual Machine... 
 + 
 +Finally, configure using the normal **[[userdoc:new-install|setup]]**.
  
 /* Be sure to use it as IDE harddisk in VirtualBox (default is SATA). You also need to create a secondary IDE harddisk for UnionFS. /* Be sure to use it as IDE harddisk in VirtualBox (default is SATA). You also need to create a secondary IDE harddisk for UnionFS.
Line 30: Line 42:
  
 In my case it was ''/dev/hdb'', you can verify this with '''fdisk -l'''. \\ */ In my case it was ''/dev/hdb'', you can verify this with '''fdisk -l'''. \\ */
-I used a network bridge (en0) and the PCnet-Fast III adapter for the 'geni586' image (on a Mac). 
- 
  • userdoc/tt_virtualbox.txt
  • Last modified: 2016/02/05 09:03
  • by droemel