usersguide:runningonvirtualbox
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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. | ||
| + | Confirmed to work with | ||
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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 ===== | ||
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| 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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| ==== 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
