running Virtualbox on Genode

[Vincent Digital]

Okay, noted. Thanks.
I'll try again maybe with a new USB stick.

Regards.

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Alexander Boettcher <
alexander.boettcher at ...1...> wrote:

> Some additional note:
>
> make sure that you remove/uncomment all RUN_OPT in your etc/build.conf
> and really replace it by this line:
>
> # Set RUN_OPT in your build.conf to: RUN_OPT = --include image/disk
>
> Otherwise the resulting image is not in the expected state.
>
> Alex.
>
> On 10.09.2015 05:38, Vincent Digital wrote:
> > Hi, Alex,
> >
> > I've used your USB_RUN script to create an image file.
> > I followed your instructions to prepare the USB stick. However, the USB
> > stick cannot boot up.
> > Unfortunately, I do not have access to a laptop with serial port so I am
> > unable to get any logs.
> > Can I check with you on your instructions (the mini-howto below) instead.
> > Thanks.
> >
> > # Short mini howto for nova_x86_64:
> > # - assumption - /dev/sdc is your USB stick
> > # - assumption - you are in the genode source root directory
> > # - assumption - you have prepared all external ports
> > # - assumption - you have build the rump tools -> tool/tool_chain_rump
> > #
> > # create a nova_x86_64 build directory
> > # - tool/create_builddir nova_x86_64
> > #
> > # Put/symlink your Windows 7 vdi to build/nova_x86_64/win7.vdi
> > #
> > # Set RUN_OPT in your build.conf to: RUN_OPT = --include image/disk
> > #
> > # Build everything:
> > # - make -C build/nova_x86_64 run/vbox_usb
> > #
> > # Make sure that the USB is not used - all partitions are un-mounted.
> >>> How should I prepare this USB stick, should it be formatted under a
> > particular filesystem (ext2, or FAT32)
> >>> I have tried various ways - delete everything including partitions,
> etc.
> > and then create a new partition
> >>> Can I clarify the steps below are in sequential order
> >>> 1. dd operation
> >>> 2. fdisk operation  - delete all partitions, then create a new
> partition
> > and then write to disk.
> >>> 3. Resizefs operation
> >>> 4. Mount partiton (I tried this but could not get a successful mount
> > until I create a filesystem using mke2fs. Is this step necessary ?)
> >
> > # Copy disk image to your USB stick:
> > # - sudo dd if=build/nova_x86_64/var/run/vbox_usb.img of=/dev/sdc
> > #
> > # Make sure that the USB partition of the stick is un-mounted.
> > #
> > # Resize USB stick partition to maximum:
> > # - sudo fdisk /dev/sdc
> > # -- delete partition ('d')
> > # -- create partition - ('p')
> > # -- write table to disk and exit ('w')
> > #
> > # - sudo resize2fs -p /dev/sdc1
> > #
> > # Mount Genode partition on USB stick and copy your Windows image to the
> USB
> > # stick:
> > #
> > # - sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /media/genode
> > # - cp build/nova_x86_64/win7.vdi /media/genode/.
> > # - mkdir /media/genode/ram
> > # - cp build/nova_x86_64/bin/overlay_win7.vdi /media/genode/ram/.
> > # - umount /media/genode
> > #
> > # Boot your USB stick. For debugging get the serial output of the test
> > machine.
> > #
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 3:03 AM, Alexander Boettcher <
> > alexander.boettcher at ...1...> wrote:
> >
> >> On 28.08.2015 13:44, Alexander Boettcher wrote:
> >>>> The part that I am not sure are the "win7.vdi" and "overlay_win7.vdi"
> >>>> files. How are they linked to the vbox_auto_win7.iso file ?
> >>>> I have copied them onto the thumbdrive but is this correct ?
> >>
> >> You may try the following branch
> >> https://github.com/alex-ab/genode/commits/vbox_usb_run. There exists
> now
> >> a run script called repos/ports/run/vbox_usb.run which helps you in
> >> setting up a Virtualbox on Genode/NOVA running from USB stick and
> >> fetching the Virtualbox image from the vary same USB stick. Please
> >> follow the instruction as described in the run script.
> >>
> >> Still, there a lot of manual steps to go - but it may help a bit.
> >>
> >> Please keep in mind, depending on the read and write performance of your
> >> USB controller and stick the overall experience may be not as good as
> >> when used with a real hard disk.
> >>
> >> Alex.
> >>
> >>
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