Yes, that would be a good option. Its a little work but here is a guide that I dug up which helps explain the process. For the version of linux to use... I would recommend Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (https://www.ubuntu.com/download/alternative-downloads)
On 10/13/2016 01:25 PM, Brad Matushewski wrote: > Would a feasible approach be to set up a dual-boot on my PC so that I can > boot directly into either a Windows or Linux environment? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Z K > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 12:53 PM > To: Freesurfer support list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Freesurfer] recon-all exited with ERRORS > > I was afraid this was the case. Normally in this situation I would say set up > a shared folder between the host and the virtual machines. But unfortunately > there is a known bug in the the MNI tools shipped with freesurfer which makes > this an incompatible arrangement. > > The disk space was assigned to allow perhaps a few subjects worth of data > onto the virtual image, otherwise the download size would have been > prohibitively large. If you want to process numerous subjects the VirtualBox > version is insuffiecient, you will have to use the Mac or Linux version. > > > On 10/13/2016 12:39 PM, Brad Matushewski wrote: >> I would appear that the allotted hard drive space is fixed as a function of >> the Freesurfer installation. There does not appear to be an option to >> expand allotted space either at time of installation or after the fact. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Z K >> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 11:03 AM >> To: Freesurfer support list <[email protected]>; Brad >> Matushewski <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Freesurfer] recon-all exited with ERRORS >> >> >> I think its referring to the hard disk space in the virtual machine. You >> probably ran out which is not surprising, as the amount of free space >> provided with the disk image is fairly small. The fact the your host machine >> has 305Gb of HD on the host machine is unknown to the virtual machine. >> >> See if you can expand the hard disk space of the virtual machine (not sure >> if this is adjustable or not). Also, try setting up a shared folder between >> the two (this has other potential issues, but is worth trying). >> >> -Zeke >> >> >> On 10/13/2016 10:58 AM, Brad Matushewski wrote: >>> Thank you, Bruce for the rapid reply. I am running Freesurfer on a >>> (Windows 10 based), virtual machine. I installed / set it up according to >>> the directions posted here: >>> https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/Installation/FreeSurferVirt >>> u >>> alImage >>> >>> ...specifically referring to the recommended memory suggestions of 4MB. >>> Otherwise, I saw no other options for specifying memory requirements. >>> >>> What is the nature of this memory error and how do I go about fixing it? I >>> know that I have 305 Gb of HD. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce >>> Fischl >>> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 9:43 AM >>> To: Freesurfer support list <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [Freesurfer] recon-all exited with ERRORS >>> >>> Hi Brad >>> >>> it looks like the recon failed as you ran out of disk space: >>> >>> cvarput: ncid 5: No space left on device >>> miicv_put: MINC package entry point >>> nu_evaluate: crashed while running mincmath (termination status=768) >>> nu_correct: crashed while running nu_evaluate (termination >>> status=768) >>> >>> >>> as for what would have been next, that of course depends on what you >>> want to study >>> >>> cheers >>> Bruce >>> >>> >>> On >>> Thu, >>> 13 Oct >>> 2016, Brad Matushewski wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I just tried to run my first recon-all. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> What now? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Logo >>>> >>>> Brad J. 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