Date: Sun, 29 May 2016 23:24:23 +0000 From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: Allan Jude <allanjude@freebsd.org>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: contributing to open source Message-ID: <20160529232423.GK80759@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1605291719030.68314@wonkity.com> References: <CAN9z%2BMqbhXy7zDR%2BT2svxUGgStuEkFbaL-yJcyiFbWo86V3U5g@mail.gmail.com> <CAN9z%2BMrH=hNzZ=rbiGfFWcbPH=8GE67t9Tj%2B9=wOc8D6wVzZ9Q@mail.gmail.com> <53164a51-5389-7ca5-b40f-d58902fffe87@freebsd.org> <20160529191614.GC80759@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1605291719030.68314@wonkity.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Sun, May 29, 2016 at 05:20:59PM -0600, Warren Block wrote: > On Sun, 29 May 2016, Glen Barber wrote: > > >On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 11:37:01PM -0400, Allan Jude wrote: > >>On 2016-05-27 23:30, Kefeh Collins wrote: > >>>hello > >>> please i need help installing freebsd using the virtual box > >>> actually am at my concluding phase but the problem is i downloaded a VM > >>>image with the .vhd.xz as well as the .raw.xz extensions > >>> but i cant unzip it and i cant locate it when choosing a virtual > >>>optical disk file > >>>any help is very much appreciated > >>> > >>>On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Kefeh Collins <kefehcollins@gmail.com> > >>>wrote: > >>> > >>>>hello > >>>> i am a second year computer science student, program in c and c++ and am > >>>>interested in contributing in operating system (kernel) directed projects > >>>>please i need guidance > >>>> > >>>>thanks in advance > >>>> > >> > >>To unzip it, type: > >>unxz imagename.vhd.xz > >> > >>Then you will have a .vhd file and be able to use it normally. > >> > >>.vhd files are for Microsoft HyperV, so it is likely not the image you > >>want. VirtualBox and VMware uses the .vmdk file > >> > > > >VirtualBox should recognize the VHD format just fine. > > > >The only formats I am aware do not work with VirtualBox are the '.raw' > >and '.qcow2' (and I think the '.qcow2' do work somewhat recently). Just > >a "FWIW" statement. > > > >I actually haven't checked if the raw format works in a while, so it is > >possible it may work now. > > Raw images can be converted to other formats with VBoxManage. The > parameters are not the most obvious: > https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html#idp46691721399456 > Ah, right. Thanks for that, I had forgotten about it since Marcel's mkimg(1) tool supported various output formats. Glen [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJXS3onAAoJEAMUWKVHj+KTbyAP/iyeR1Z7OE3HgI5vNF2vBnCV GxRQVJJ2ASoUzv3yatfMhbuYlYYZSt5JhI0Y79oUYNlj4bC4QCmk6PtWqInOsHds gP7lfbsSYsBOa+80aaIUO4+0XIKFXFtst7Ar3CDOf1eqxLvaDiofA/UtTBmZRM9H wqvy4mSS+VDXAnVjo+QHgNrXm45DgwFiD4Br9SvP/EAb2RhB8MMzrJoOin/5paVB WyMzIvyuK+/00A9dQlH5JZztw+CZ+XlwqDr2kVo81UJxlhaOKk42Gc4uI2fvmqd7 Q7453Rg4PFaS+cKfmF+RkuHsugqnyHbT19Z4KWVV4tQwM23rAgqzPyRPcuN58HMR BN41KTddOBfb2mfU4Ov4UB24b7pp1vbf8kQFvkyca5jMwcje912wrKcD761K+s0f psqUhMFlXd9EVgRvJRaKgR2M8+7QSO94PJ3+3e5qj/lLGWITG9y85mpq+nG7Rm0Q o8OVvVJdtCOH0KmGrDpmspvA2mawqIPNn2f0aNkPep2uzS9yWtiWR2IyHbPcyYGk 0BrmfbEKq01X8/tXcGVFPwxTcKnkejBx4F77AH76j/y0UQCncdWiK6FSrz+swh1b JqYOp0Yj1EU+pYM4CedUgd0gqZpz7+GyHSZAeB2NnmVbDb+JGD/UqOmrARYPXpSd 7941/yVm2tsxPyU9iNbz =GiCy -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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