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| This page describes the process of installing MINIX 3 on VirtualBox. | This page describes the process of installing MINIX 3 on VirtualBox. | ||
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| + | ^ VirtualBox ^ Minix ^ Host-OS ^ Notes ^ | ||
| + | | 4.3.36 | 3.3.0-3234ff | Debian 3.16.36 | X not installed | ||
| + | | 4.3.36 | 3.4.0rc2-373b793 | Debian 3.16.36 | X works ok | ||
| ===== Preliminaries ===== | ===== Preliminaries ===== | ||
| - | First of all you'll need to install [[https://www.virtualbox.org|VirtualBox]]. VirtualBox binaries can be downloaded from their webpage. If you're running a Linux distribution, you can install VirtualBox via the package manager. | + | First of all you'll need to install [[https://www.virtualbox.org|VirtualBox]]. VirtualBox binaries can be downloaded from their webpage. If you're running a Linux distribution, you can probably install VirtualBox via the package manager (e.g. with //apt-get install virtualbox// on Debian-like systems). |
| ===== Virtual Machine Setup ===== | ===== Virtual Machine Setup ===== | ||
| - | Before you install Minix 3, you will need to create a new virtual machine configuration. The VM configuration specifies the parameters of your Virtual machine, e.g., how much memory you want the VM to use, how big you want the virtual hard disk to be, etc. Please see [[.:hardwarerequirements|Hardware Requirements]] for guidelines. | + | Before you install MINIX 3, you will need to create a new virtual machine configuration. The VM configuration specifies the parameters of your Virtual machine, e.g., how much memory you want the VM to use, how big you want the virtual hard disk to be, etc. Please see [[.:hardwarerequirements|Hardware Requirements]] for guidelines. |
| In the main screen of VirtualBox, click the big **New** button. | In the main screen of VirtualBox, click the big **New** button. | ||
| - | - At the //Name and operating system// screen, for //Name// write **MINIX3** (anything will work). For //Type// and //Version// select **Other**. | + | - At the //Name and operating system// screen, for //Name// write **MINIX3** (anything will work). |
| - | - At the //Memory size// screen, select the amount of memory for this Virtual Machine. | + | - For //Type// select **Other**. |
| + | - For //Version// select **Other/unknown**. | ||
| + | - At the //Memory size// screen, select the amount of memory for this Virtual Machine (e.g. **1024MB**). | ||
| - At the //Hard Drive// screen set the size and properties of the Virtual Hard Disk. It is okay to either leave those options at their defaults or change them. | - At the //Hard Drive// screen set the size and properties of the Virtual Hard Disk. It is okay to either leave those options at their defaults or change them. | ||
| - Pressing **Create** will create the Disk Image and the Virtual Machine that we will run. | - Pressing **Create** will create the Disk Image and the Virtual Machine that we will run. | ||
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| - Select **MINIX3** in the list on the left. | - Select **MINIX3** in the list on the left. | ||
| - Click **Start**. | - Click **Start**. | ||
| - | - You will be asked to select a start-up disk. Browse to and select the **.iso** Minix image you downloaded earlier and press **Open**. | + | - You will be asked to select a start-up disk. Browse to and select the **.iso** MINIX 3 image you downloaded earlier and press **Open**. |
| Then you can follow the [[.:doinginstallation#runningsetup|normal installation instructions]]. | Then you can follow the [[.:doinginstallation#runningsetup|normal installation instructions]]. | ||
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| ==== X.org ==== | ==== X.org ==== | ||
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| + | FIXME: This chapter needs to be re-written, as MINIX 3.3.0 does not install Xorg by default, where as MINIX 3.4.0 Beta //can// start X with no additional fiddling. | ||
| VirtualBox's guest additions are not available for MINIX3. Therefore, MINIX cannot correctly guess the screen resolution. The desired screen resolution has to be set manually in the xorg.conf file. | VirtualBox's guest additions are not available for MINIX3. Therefore, MINIX cannot correctly guess the screen resolution. The desired screen resolution has to be set manually in the xorg.conf file. | ||
usersguide/runningonvirtualbox.txt · Last modified: 2018/01/09 03:04 by nnyby
