I did not think the OSE version of VB supported USB's! That is why I recommended the Sun/Oracle version
Enjoy; Tom Gilliard satellit root=sugarroot ---------------------------------------- ===This is a Virtualbox Appliance of soas-3-Mirrabelle(RC3)=== updated 5/19/2010 questions: satellit on #sugar freenode IRC >>>>>Appliance root password: >>>>>>root=sugarroot This appliance is ready to run "firstboot" (agree/user name/password/tz/etc) * installed with liveinst(Anaconda) to 8GB Virtual Disk in 2GB slices Download these 3 files: http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-v3-Mirabelle.mf http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-v3-Mirabelle.ovf http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-v3-Mirabelle.vmdk *Start Sun Virtualbox ( I used: Version 3.1.5 r59339 for export) Top Left Corner of window:<file><Import Appliance> <Choose> (to find 3 downloaded files you just downloaded ) select: soas-v3-Mirabelle.ovf <Appliance Import Settings> Window appears: *Correct line: "Guest OS Type" to OS:linux Version:fedora (click on Other/unknown it is a dropdown box) *Agree to GPL license *<Import> *start sugar ----To Install Sun Virtualbox------------------- Sun Virtualbox: available free.(You do need to accept sun's license to do download) Download: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads *Choose your OS Version (OSX, Windows, Linux, other.) ---------------------------------- From: http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-v3-MirabelleREADME_FIRST.txt Mark Hoel wrote: > Gents, > > Thanks so much for your prompt and helpful replies. I used the Browser > approach > and I now have Pippy on my VirtualBox Sugar. > > However, I did find two other problems: > > 1. What is the superuser (su) password ... I can't do a yum install without > being superuser > 2. No USB icon is displayed. I tried both USB slots (both work in native > MacOS) > > Any idea how I can fix these two issues? > > Thanks, > > Mark > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sun 8/22/2010 11:25 AM > To: Development of live Sugar distributions > Cc: Mark Hoel > Subject: Re: [SoaS] Mirabelle on VirtualBox - need Pippy! > > The easiest way to get pippy is to install it using > > "yum install -y sugar-pippy" > > which will install the latest supported version. > > Peter > > On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Thomas C Gilliard > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mark; > > > > Here are several ways to get Pippy into Mirabelle: > > > > 1-)In sugar browse: > > (Download it and it will install automatically ) > > > http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/downloads/file/27001/pippy-37.xo > > http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/ > > > > 2-)Drag-Drop Install; > > Download the .xo file to a USB stick from here outside of sugar: > > (Then start sugar and insert the stick. > > Install it from the 2nd USB stick by dragging it from usb stick to > > journal in left bottom of sugar window) > > http://download.sugarlabs.org/activities/4041/ > > > > A Listing of most available compatible activities is located here: > > > http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Soas_V4/ASLOxo_Activity_Test_Table#Activity_Test_Results > > > > > > You can use a USB stick to transfer files to your MAC HD. > > Drag-drop items from the Journal to an inserted USB and then Insert it > > in the Mac and transfer the files, works both ways. > > (Dragging to a USB does an automatic translation of the journal files to > > ones you can access) > > > > Cordially; > > > > Tom Gilliard > > satellit > > freenode IRC #sugar > > > > > > Mark Hoel wrote: > >> Hi Tom, > >> > >> Thank you so much for your work on Mirabelle, especially creating the > appliance > >> to upload it onto VirtualBox. I am a teacher of a grade 9 class and I > have to > >> get 70 boys to put Sugar on their Macs this September, so you have been a > big help. > >> > >> Unfortunately, the students need Pippy and Mirabelle doesn't have it. > Also, how > >> can I access my Mac HD from Sugar or a USB drive? > >> > >> Any additional help you could provide would be greatly appreciated. > >> > >> I am part of this initiative: > >> > http://www.olpcnews.com/use_cases/education/twinning_canadian_and_kenyan_s.html > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Mark > >> > >> Mark Hoel > >> Upper Canada College > >> Toronto, Ontario, Canada > >> > >> > >> > >> This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged > >> information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the > sender > >> immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any copies. > Any > >> dissemination or use of this information by a person other than the > intended > >> recipient is unauthorized and may be illegal. 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