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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 06/08/2017 08:52 PM, Stephen
Woodbridge wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:b8241d48-585b-47d9-577c-04064072796b@swoodbridge.com">Hi
all,
<br>
<br>
I just tried to install OSGeo Live 10.5 on Windows using
VirtualBox 5.1 and ran into a bunch of problems. I will allow for
that fact that this is my first attempt to do this, but want to
document the issues.
<br>
<br>
1. Follow the link to get VirtualBox and installed it on Windows
10 64-bit machine.
<br>
<br>
2. tried to install vmdk following the instruction, I could not
get this to work. Issues are:
<br>
* VirtualBox Dialogs are different on 5.1, but could basically
follow the intent.
<br>
* when I tried to start the VM it launches and I get black screen
with _ cursor and nothing more. Powered off VM, restarted it, same
result. Could not find a work-a-round to this issue
<br>
<br>
3. Created a new VM using the 32-bit iso. For some reason,
VirtualBox would not allow me to create 64-bit VM, so its a good
thing you supplied a 32-bit iso also.
<br>
</blockquote>
You'll find the answer to the 32bit-only problem here:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://superuser.com/questions/866962/why-does-virtualbox-only-have-32-bit-option-no-64-bit-option-on-windows-7">https://superuser.com/questions/866962/why-does-virtualbox-only-have-32-bit-option-no-64-bit-option-on-windows-7</a><br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:b8241d48-585b-47d9-577c-04064072796b@swoodbridge.com">*
Launching this VM, fails with No boot disk error.
<br>
* Launching this VM and quickly hiting F12 key, brings up boot
options and selecting "c" to boot from CD-ROM, boots into Linux
installation Menu
<br>
</blockquote>
Are you trying from the ISO file, or a CD? Maybe you did not add the
CDROM in the VM settings? Under Storage->ContollerIDE be sure
that the machine's CDROM drive is selected: Use the "CD icon" to
browse and select your CDROM drive. Then check the "Live CD/DVD"
checkbox, and try to boot.<br>
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:b8241d48-585b-47d9-577c-04064072796b@swoodbridge.com">*
If you select "Try Linux without installing" from the menu, it
brings up OSGeo Live, but no where are these steps documented and
I tried menu options before discovering this.
<br>
<br>
4. Once in OSGeo Live, I could not access my shared folder. It
took me some time to work around this but eventually this worked:
<br>
<br>
sudo umount /media/sf_SharedFolder
<br>
sudo chmod 777 /media/sf_SharedFolder
<br>
sudo mount -t vboxsf -o rw,nodev,uid=0,gid=120 SharedFolder
/media/sf_SharedFolder
<br>
<br>
I noticed the rc.local adds vboxsf group to user, but it does not
appear in the user account:
<br>
<br>
user@osgeolive:/media/sf_SharedFolder$ id
<br>
uid=999(user) gid=999(user)
groups=999(user),4(adm),20(dialout),24(cdrom),27(sudo),29(audio),30(dip),33(www-data),46(plugdev),50(staff),100(users),121(tomcat8),125(lpadmin),126(sambashare)<br>
<br>
I'll be using OSQeo Live at FOSS4G Boston to present the pgRouting
Workshop.
<br>
<br>
-Steve
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Micha Silver
cell: +972-523-665918</pre>
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