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− | == Fedora 14 Virtual Box Installation on Mac OS X 10.9 ==
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− | * Set up for the SCEC CME Configuration:
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− | == Virtual Box Software ==
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− | * Install VB v4.3.18
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− | == Download Fedora 14 ==
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− | * While current Fedora is v20, some VB features like guest additions work best on older versions of fedora
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− | ** Machine name: scecbbp
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− | ** Machine type: Linux - Fedora (64Bit)
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− | *Use the Default System except:
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− | ** Set Base Memory to 2048MB
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− | ** Set FileSystem type VDI
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− | ** set dynamically allocated
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− | ** Size: 71.31GB dynamic (does not need to be exactly this value)
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− | * After machine is created, select "Settings", "Display"
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− | ** Increase video memory to 32MB
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− | * Define a shared folder location on host system
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− | ** Select a folder on host system called "share"
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− | * Download "Fedora-14-x86_64-DVD.iso" onto Mac hard drive
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− | ** Load it into VB
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− | ** Select the "Fedora 14 iso image downloaded above", and then click "OK"
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− | * Boot (Start) the new machine and the Fedora 14 installation will begin
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− | ** Select "install a new system or upgrade..."
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− | * Skip the media test
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− | * When warning dialog asking about re-initializing device pops-up, select "Re-Initialize All"
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− | * Machine name: "scecbbp"
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− | * Select "Los Angeles" time zone
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− | * Root password set to: "scecbbp2014"
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− | * Installation type: "Use all space"
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− | ** Select the review and Customize box at the bottom of page
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− | ** Delete the /home partition and make the / partition larger to use the space used by /home. Set it to Max size shown on screen
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− | *When it prompts for software to install
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− | ** Select Customize Now
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− | ** Edit source (from http to DVD)
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− | ** Select "Software Development" and
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− | **add "Fedora 14 - x86_64" and "Fedora 14 - x86_64 Updates"
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− | ** to add these, modify repository by changing url from https to http
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− | * Actual installation begins...
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− | * After machine reboots...
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− | * User setup
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− | ** Username: scecbbp
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− | ** Fullname: Broadband Platform
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− | ** Password: sceccme
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− | ** advanced settings and added this users to the wheel group
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− | * Installation ends!
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− | * Open terminal window
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− | * Set up sudo access for user cme
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− | ** su - (to become root)
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− | ** visudo
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− | **Find the line that says
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− | **ROOT ALL=(ALL) ALL
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− | **under that line add the line
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− | *** Add line at the end: "scecbbp ALL=(ALL) ALL"
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− | *Error on sudo yum install
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− | ** edit /etc/yum.repo.d/ files. Comment in the base url, and remove https and add http for mirrors.
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− | ** This changes seems related to where image is originally loaded from, and this was needed
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− | ** to get it to work from mac disk image.
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− | ** edit /etc/yum.repos.d files to comment in baseurl and change https to http for mirror sites
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− | * Install missing Python dependencies for BBP and UCVM
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− | **sudo yum install numpy scipy python-matplotlib python-basemap
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− | * Disable the sendmail daemon
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− | ** sudo chkconfig sendmail off
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− | ** Install Pyproj
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− | ** Download Pyproj from https://pyproj.googlecode.com/files/pyproj-1.8.9.tar.gz
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− | ** untar, then run "sudo python ./setup.py install"
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− | * Install the Virtual Box guest additions (from http://www.sysprobs.com/install-fedora-15-virtualbox-steps-install-virtualbox-guest-additions-fedora-15)
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− | ** sudo yum install dkms
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− | ** Select "Devices" -> "Insert Guest Additions CD image..."
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− | ** sudo su -
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− | ** cd /media/VBOXADDITIONS_<VERSION_NUMBER>
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− | ** sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
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− | ** Reboot!
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− | * Setting up a shared folder on the virtual machine
| + | == Related Entries == |
− | ** https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=15868
| + | *[[Broadband Platform]] |
− | ** edit /etc/rc.local to automount | + | *[[BBP Images]] |
− | **mount -t vboxsf share /home/<username>/host | |