Hi Mike
Sure, it's easy enough to get going. What you need to do is read up on
how to utilize the VBoxManage command, this is what you use to create
your virtual machines and set their parameters, as well as start them
up. Once you fire up the VM here's how to get Ubuntu going with a
talking install:
press enter, down arrow, f5, 3, enter, enter. Then wait.
A note of caution, don't type too fast in the installer or you may
crash the screen reader. I must say if you think Voiceover's got some
bugs... just wait.
Fusion makes this easier though, it has a Linux easy-install wizard
for certain Linux versions, Ubuntu being one of them. Fusion will ask
you all the questions itself then run through an automated install
process. I tested this yesterday just to see if it works and it worked
quite well.
On Oct 28, 2008, at 11:54, Babcock, Michael Alex wrote:
i hurd you can use virtual box with command line? Here's my
situation, what if i wanted to get the install of ubuntu installed,
found in
/users/mike/downloads/ubuntu-8.04.1-desktop-i386.iso
is there a good way to get that install going?
thanks
mike
On Oct 28, 2008, at 9:57 AM, Chris Blouch wrote:
I haven't played with it since version 2.0.2. Like Parallels, about
the only accessible parts are the menu-bar items. Jaws video
intercept driver does work though, which was the main reason I used
for a while. Last I checked Windows XP under Parallels bombed out
bad with the Jaws video intercept installed. That was my main
reason for switching to VMWare. Web surfing with Jaws under
Parallels seemed to work ok.
CB
Dan Eickmeier wrote:
ONly thing about Virtual box, is I don't think it is accessible
with VO at all.
On Oct 27, 2008, at 1:05 PM, Babcock, Michael Alex wrote:
thanks chris;
I really think I'm going to just bite the bullet and buy vm ware.
thanks again
mike
On Oct 27, 2008, at 9:02 AM, Chris Blouch wrote:
There's also Sun's Virtual Box which is free for personal use
http://www.virtualbox.org/
I haven't played with it since I got VMWare. Nice thing about
virtual machines is the ease of pausing and resuming. So I can
be doing Mac stuff, fire up my VM and do some Windows testing
and then pause/quit. Windows just becomes another app I launch
and quit as needed. I assume Linux instances within a VM would
work the same way.
CB
Babcock, Michael Alex wrote:
hey;
so i use linux for my work now a lot and want to install a
local copy of centos5 on my computer, to learn more about it
and how to get around. I'm curious can it be installed with
bootcamp or some equalvent application? Please let me know. If
i don't have to use vm ware the better.
thanks
also am willing to take alternatives to vm ware.
thanks a lot
mike
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