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Virtualbox
Test DebianLive cdrom images with Virtualbox in X.
This procedure worked using packages from Lenny Testing.
Install packages
Install virtualbox-ose and either
- the modules package for a stock kernel eg virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.26-1-486 or
- the modules package compiled for your kernel using module-assistant from the package virtualbox-ose-source.
Install the kernel module
# modprobe vboxdrv
Give permissions to the normal user
Add the user to the group vboxusers
# adduser <username> vboxusers
Grant the group access to /dev/vboxdrv
# chgrp vboxusers /dev/vboxdrv
Run Virtualbox
For example, in Gnome
{{{Applications -> System Tools -> VirtualBox OSE }}}
Create a virtual machine from your Live ISO
To create a virtual machine "mylive" from A CDROM ISO "binary.iso" in VirtualBox:
{{{Machine -> New }}}
In the Wizard: