Computer Problems? Computing.Net has over 1,000,000 posts about all things technology related! Over 90% answered within 24 hours! Click here to start participating now! Also, be sure to check out the New User Guide.
Fedora as Live CD in Virtualbox
Name: guhanath Date: August 13, 2007 at 03:24:11 Pacific OS: winxp-Professional CPU/Ram: intel core 2 duo e6700/2
Comment:
Hi All, I like to run and learn linux in my system.I have the ISO image of fedora 7 in my system(seperate partition).I installed virtualbox and selected the ISO to run the OS.When it loads I dont know what i should select.There are 3 options listed 1.Install as new 2.Upgrade existing 3.Run from local disk.
what each options do exactly(whether they install linux as second OS in the partition?)
I want to use like Live CD(I know we can run directly from dvd ,but I chose this option because I can work in XP simultaneously while linux is running in a virtual OS)
Name: jefro Date: August 13, 2007 at 14:30:35 Pacific
Reply:
My guess is what you are seeing is a "Virtual Machine" that has booted into Fedora image. Fedora is asking what you want to do not VB. What you see is (hopefully) what you want, that is running a virtual machine within xp.
Problem is not all fedora disks or disk images are what we call "live" cd's. Be sure the image you have is a live cd and not an install cd.
I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you goober.
0
Response Number 2
Name: ernie Date: August 13, 2007 at 20:43:47 Pacific
Reply:
Virtual Box can access an iso image as if it were a CD or DVD drive from the perspective of the running OS.
I check on my favorite ftp site and find the following fedora 7 images:
Summary: Hi folks, Are there other Live CD writable projects which can write on Live CD other than Puppy; http://www.goosee.com/puppy/multi-puppy.htm It is a work-in-progress not yet mature as normal live-CD. ...
Summary: hello, I want to create a linux live cd with only enlightment as a windowmanager, and some media programs (xmms,mplayer etc.) also I want to run it on multiple computers, so It should have lots of dr...
Summary: I really want to get into the world of linux but it's all a bit daunting, therefore i've deciced to run a distro on my Old NEC laptop, however i need to know what distro (anyone sick of these question...
0 
