[Live-demo] Problems with 10.5 and VirtualBox 5.1

[Stephen Woodbridge]

On 6/8/2017 3:11 PM, Micha Silver wrote:
> 
> 
> On 06/08/2017 08:52 PM, Stephen Woodbridge wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 1. Follow the link to get VirtualBox and installed it on Windows 10 
>> 64-bit machine.
>>
>> 2. tried to install vmdk following the instruction, I could not get 
>> this to work. Issues are:
>> * VirtualBox Dialogs are different on 5.1, but could basically follow 
>> the intent.
>> * 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
>>
>> 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.
> You'll find the answer to the 32bit-only problem here:
> https://superuser.com/questions/866962/why-does-virtualbox-only-have-32-bit-option-no-64-bit-option-on-windows-7

Here is how to get into your Windows 10 BOIS if anyone cares:
https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/access-bios-windows-10

And here is a good explanation from VirtualBox
https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=62339

After finding this and enabling VT-x I was able to create a 64-bit VM 
and use the vmdk with that without any problems. Click the Run button 
brings me right into OSGeo Live.

>> * Launching this VM, fails with No boot disk error.
>> * 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
> 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.

In this case I build the VM from the ISO not the CD-ROM.

>> * 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.
>>
>> 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:
>>
>> sudo umount /media/sf_SharedFolder
>> sudo chmod 777 /media/sf_SharedFolder
>> sudo mount -t vboxsf -o rw,nodev,uid=0,gid=120  SharedFolder 
>> /media/sf_SharedFolder

And doing sudo adduser user vboxsf
and logout and back in fixed the shared folder issue.

So making progress, thanks all. I'll be working with Brian and Vicky to 
provide feedback and do testing.

Thanks,
   -Steve

>> I noticed the rc.local adds vboxsf group to user, but it does not 
>> appear in the user account:
>>
>> user at osgeolive:/media/sf_SharedFolder$ id
>> 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)
>>
>> I'll be using OSQeo Live at FOSS4G Boston to present the pgRouting 
>> Workshop.
>>
>> -Steve
>>
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