On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 1:03 AM, Richard Bown <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:05:17 -0700
> Jeffrey Needle <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Thanks. The instructions work well if you're working from within a
> Windows
> > system. Working from a Linux base, with Wine as my Win compatibility
> layer
> > (to enable VBox to execute), the process stalls and doesn't create the
> > VirtualBox environment on my removable drive. It looks like it's doing
> all
> > the work, but when the process ends, nothing has been created -- all I
> have
> > are the original install files.
> >
> > Thanks for the effort!`
> >
>
> Hi
> I tried quickly and created a vdi on a USB flash OK.
> Go thru the setup of a new disk and when it get the the location page at
> the RH
> end of the middle bar, click on it and select where you want to put the
> vdi.
> make sure your USB device is recognised when you plug it in.
> AFAIK in a linux system it shouldn't matter where you put a VDI as long as
> its
> pointed to and you have permissions to use it.
> HTH
>
>
Problem is, I'm installing to an external drive, and this option doesn't
appear on the menus where I can choose the destination drive. The drive is
mounted and usable everywhere else.
Another suggestion, to store data on the external drive and install VBox on
my main drive, thus opening the space I need.
Thanks!
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