Did I scare you off? Hope not. On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 11:58 PM, Michael Peden <[email protected]> wrote:
> 1. I have 2 offices with 8 users. An IT guy in TX wrote an app to move data > from their machines to a NAS device. Then a new desktop is put in place and > the app copies the data back to the new machine. Instead of using their NAS > device I wanted to be clever and use a laptop as a NAS. Although XP has a > limit of 5 connections you can only hook up 3 or 4 at the most. By using > FreeNas on VirtualBox one could have all 8 connecting at the same time. Also > by learning to making it work I could wind up with a test machine etc. > > 2. I wouldn't say I'm committed to Vbox & FreeNAS. An IT guy in Dallas has > his going but something is slightly not right. I think the goal is to run > FreeNAS as a VM in VBox. > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:41 PM, Jonathan Bartels < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Nope. I haven't lived in Fort Wayne since last year. Still on the mailing >> list since its one of the best LUGs in the world. If you can make any >> meetings, especially the social ones, you should go. Good crowd to hang out >> with and they may have some answers for your technical questions. > > > 3. I'm using a stock corporate image which is necessary to satisfy our > domain needs. XP Pro, etc. 160 GB SATA HD & 3 GB Ram. > 3a. Have newest versons of FreeNAS & VBox from the home sites. Have the > FreeNAS ISO on the desktop as that was shown on one of the many YouTubes I > watched. The one I liked best was Cochran's. He mentioned the settings after > defining the VBox drive. Most others left that out. Also, it seems most > people wanted to run Ubuntu under XP type of thing. > > 4. Installed VBox drive with 10 GB drive (fast to setup) and 1.2 GB Ram. > Have FreeNAS ISO on HD. Mounted CD drive but when I try to install FreeNAS > in VBox get message of not finding CD drive. > > 5. Fire up XP. Start VBox. Machine in left column. Settings as follows: > System: MB - Base memory 512 MB. > Boot order floppy, CD, Hard Disk > Hard Disks: PIIX3, Enable Additional Controller checked, SATA (AHCI). Slot > is IDE Primary Master but can not be changed. Show differencing HD not > checked. > CD/DVD: Mount CD/DVD Drive checked. ISO Image File points to FreeNAS ISO on > desktop. > Network: Enable Network Adapter checked. Adapter type PCnet-FAST III > Attached to: Bridged Adapter. Name: Inter 82566MM GB ... > Serial ports not used. USB not used. > > Click on Start: > VBox starting & booting. > Welcome to FreeNAS - Boots by default. > Console Setup: Choose #9 - Install/Upgrade to HD/Flash etc. > Install & Upgrade: > Choose #3 - Install full OS on HDD+ Data+ Swap but will decline Swap when > asked.. > FreeNAS full installer for HDD - ok > Select CD/DVD for install. Only choice is ace0 VBOX CD-Rom/1.0 (ok) > Choose Destination media: > (Select media where FreeNas OS should be installed. Prompt is ad), 10240 MB > VBox HardDisk /1.0> (ok) > Ener the size for OS partition in MB (min128MB). Will choose ok for 128MB. > Want Swap partition? Answer no. > > Freenas has been installed on ad0s1. > To use the DATA partition: > Add the disk ad0 on the Disks Management page > Add the mount point on the Disks-Mount Point-Management page > Use the followin parameters: > Disk ad0, Partition 2, Filesystem UFS > Press ENTER to continue. > MigrationIV (server name) Running - Sun VBox. > Choices: Mount cd/DVD-Rom, Unmount Cd/DVD > Mount Floppy > Network Adapters > Shared Folders > Remote Display > Install Guest Additions. > > I don't see where to add the disks in disk management with parameters shown > above. > > I'll leave it at this point for now. Thanks for any help you can give. I > think I will take the computer Thursday night and see if I can snag some > time there. Where do you live now? > > > >> >> There are several VirtualBox users around here, lets start with the basics >> to help them help you: >> 1. What are you trying to accomplish? I assume to have FreeNAS running >> inside VirtualBox >> 2. What are the goals for #1? For example run FreeNAS to do some backups >> or use FreeNAS in VBox to try it out before moving it to full dedicated >> hardware >> 2a. Are you committed to the specifics for #1 or are you open to >> alternatives to #1 that can help you get to #2? For example run FreeNAS as a >> VM in VMWare or VBox. >> 3. What software and tools are you using? Windows XP host, VirtualBox >> version ???, FreeNAS version ???, FreeNAS ISO or prebuilt virtual machine?? >> 4. What have you done so far? >> 5. What point are you getting stuck at? Any error messages? >> 6. What resources have you consulted?? Websites, other forums, etc. >> >> I found a few hits on Google, several of them wind up linking back to this >> page: http://www.jamescochran.org/2009/01/27/freenas-installation/ . It >> covers the basics and may help. >> >> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Michael Peden <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Will you be at Thursday's meeting? >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Michael Peden <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> My host is XP Pro. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Jonathan Bartels < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Are you trying to load the ISO in Vbox or have you mounted it in the >>>>> host? >>>>> What host OS? >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Michael Peden <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Can someone help me please? I have VirtualBox loaded and the drive >>>>>> defined. I have the FreeNas iso on the desktop. I can't get the system to >>>>>> see the CD drive although I have checked the mount box in the setup. >>>>>> >>>>>> Various forms of payment open for discussion. >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Fwlug mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> ----- >>>>> Jonathan Bartels >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Fwlug mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Fwlug mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> ----- >> Jonathan Bartels >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Fwlug mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org >> >> >
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