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| ====== Convert AstLinux install files to VirtualBox ====== | ====== Convert AstLinux install files to VirtualBox ====== | ||
| + | !!Obsolete info with AstLinux 1.2.5 and later.!! | ||
| - | You can convert an astlinux-XX.img file to a VirtualBox .vdi and have a bootable system with a few simple steps. | + | \\ |
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| + | You can convert an astlinux-XX.img file to a [[https:// | ||
| - Download an AstLinux ' | - Download an AstLinux ' | ||
| - | - Decompress the image using gunzip | + | - Decompress the image using gunzip, yielding a .img file |
| - | - Use the VBoxManage utility to convert the image to a virtual disk | + | - Use the VBoxManage |
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| + | Example: | ||
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| + | gunzip astlinux-1.2.3-asterisk-11.18.0.img.gz | ||
| - | VBoxManage convertfromraw -format VDI astlinux-1.0.1-asterisk-1.8.8.1.img astlinux-1.0.1.vdi | + | VBoxManage convertfromraw -format VDI astlinux-1.2.3-asterisk-11.18.0.img astlinux-1.2.3.vdi |
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| //The formats VDI, VMDK and VHD are supported.// | //The formats VDI, VMDK and VHD are supported.// | ||
| - | Then you can then resize | + | Here is the complete manual of the [[https:// |
| - | VBoxManage modifyhd --resize <new size in MB> <path to image> e.g. | + | \\ |
| - | VBoxManage modifyhd --resize 2048 / | + | |
| - | Then simply create a new virtual machine using this file as the disk and start the normal **[[userdoc: | + | Then you can then resize |
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| - | /* Be sure to use it as IDE harddisk in VirtualBox (default is SATA). You also need to create a secondary IDE harddisk for UnionFS. | + | |
| - | You need to manually setup the UnionFS disk ((the WebGUI '' | + | |
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| - | genunion /dev/hdX | + | |
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| - | In my case it was ''/ | + | |
| - | I used a network bridge (en0) and the PCnet-Fast III adapter for the ' | + | |
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| - | ==== Alternative for VMDK (VMWare) in Java ==== | + | |
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| - | http:// | + | |
| Usage: | Usage: | ||
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| - | Example: | + | Example |
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| + | VBoxManage modifyhd --resize 2048 astlinux-1.2.3.vdi | ||
| - | java -jar raw2vmdk.jar / | + | 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 ' |
| - | ==== Convert VM images to other formats ?=== | + | Start the AstLinux Virtual Machine... |
| - | There is another way to convert images into other VM formats with [[http:// | + | |
| - | http://www.xgrr.de/ | + | 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. | ||
| + | You need to manually setup the UnionFS disk ((the WebGUI '' | ||
| - | \\ | + | genunion /dev/hdX |
| + | In my case it was ''/ | ||