On 03/20/2012 05:19 PM, Dennis Gallien wrote:
On Tuesday, March 20, 2012 03:02 PM Robert Benjamin wrote:
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Installed from the link above and have an icon on the desktop. Clicking it open vbox with the left side blank, and "New" is active (color) and the other icons like settings, start etc are grayed out .I guess this is where I should start. I assume I click new and things will be OK. LOL Will try tomorrow. Thanks for your help and patience with a newbie. Bob
What you're seeing is the vbox manager. The "New" is for creating a new virtual machine, i.e., installing an operating system. You will need to create a virtual disk, which is simply a file which has either a fixed size or is dynamically enlarged as needed up to the specified limit. Go through the screens to create your virtual hardware configuration. Be sure to include access to whatever device you'll be using for installing the OS (e.g., the optical drive). Then install the OS as you would normally. Afterward install the "Guest Additions" which are needed for some key features (IIRC this is available from the vm's menu). The package installation should have already set up all the kernel modules for your openSUSE host OS, so nothing more needed there, other than adding your user to the vboxusers group if that's not already done.
Finally, I strongly recommend browsing thru the manual. While lengthy, it is very comprehensive and you'll most likely learn about capabilities that you will like and would not have known about otherwise.
Good luck.
Dan, I have read a good part of the manual and did learn things from it but it is a bit confusing in parts.Will read it over again before starting the manager. The confusing part for me is about the extensions, USB support, and whether to choose a fixed or dynamically enlarged disc. Will read stuff again and then try. Will let you know and thanks again. Bob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org