Hey Chris, I did not realize there was a VC already built. I appreciate that info and will check it out. I very well might be able to get something up and running rather quickly with this info.
On Jan 11, 2010, at 5:35 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > Have you considered trying one of the pre-made VMWare 'appliances' which has > things already set up? Here's a 115MB download for Debian 3.1 > > http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/13 > > which takes you to here: > > http://www.thoughtpolice.co.uk/vmware/#debian3.1 > > with a bunch of other Debian variants that are preconfigured as virtual > machines. > > CB > > Scott Howell wrote: >> Hi Esther, >> >> THanks for the reference, but there is part of the problem, I'm trying to >> setup a Linux box and actually for some reason I'm having a hell of a time >> making it happen under Fusion. So, the idea was to setup a bootable flash >> disk I could use on my old Mini. I'd be curious if anyone has gotten Debian >> setup under Fusion. I can't seem to get sound happening or so I have to >> assume since all boots, but no words of joy issue forth. >> >> tnx, >> On Jan 11, 2010, at 12:51 PM, Esther wrote: >> >> >>> Hi Scott, >>> >>> I think if I were trying to set up a bootable Linux distribution on a USB >>> flash drive I would do this on a Linux machine. However, for your >>> entertainment, you might want to read Ted Landau's old MacFixIt column >>> (from April 2008) titled, "Create a Leopard Startup Flash Drive": >>> >>> http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20080422095414936 >>> >>> Note that I haven't tried this myself, and have no idea whether it's doable >>> for Snow Leopard. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Esther >>> >>> >>> On Jan 11, 2010, at 06:57, Scott Howell wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hi Sandi, >>>> >>>> Thanks for the clarification. If I unmount the drive, it no longer can be >>>> referenced by the device node in /dev, which is interesting. It is as >>>> though once unmounted, the OS forgets about it, but I suspect it has >>>> something to do with the disk subsystem and how it handles devices. Well >>>> I'll keep digging because the info is out there somewhere . :) >>>> >>>> THanks, >>>> On Jan 4, 2001, at 3:18 PM, sandi sørensen wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> first of all, have never used fdisk under osx so i can be very wrong. >>>>> but when i have done it on linux i usually unmount the drive i wanna >>>>> fdisk and then takes contact with it from the dev folder. Therefore i >>>>> said as i did. >>>>> try eventually before you mess with it too see how huge it is with fdisk. >>>>> /sandi >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 11, 2010, at 7:29 AM, Scott Howell wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Sandi, >>>>>> >>>>>> Sorry, I'm not clear on what you are saying here. The device, >>>>>> /dev/disk1 does exist, but unlike a "normal" or static /dev file system, >>>>>> I assume that perhaps this works more like the DevFS found in some LInux >>>>>> distros? I have to admit that I am not that familiar with the newer file >>>>>> systems, which is my fault for letting my knowledge get rusty. >>>>>> Can you please clarify what you mean? >>>>>> >>>>>> THanks, >>>>>> On Jan 4, 2001, at 1:41 PM, sandi sørensen wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> try getting a hold of it from /dev/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 11, 2010, at 6:17 AM, Scott Howell wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> James, I perhaps should be more clear. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The issue is I cannot find a way to address the device. To explain >>>>>>>> further, the flash drive when mounted, shows up as /dev/disk1s1. >>>>>>>> However, to properly address the device with fdisk, the device must be >>>>>>>> umounted, but when attempting to address the device by >>>>>>>> fdisk /dev/disk1 I receive a "file not found" error. So, my >>>>>>>> assumption is that the disk subsystem handles unmounted devices >>>>>>>> differently than I gather most OpenBSD systems perhaps. I of course do >>>>>>>> not know for sure and any thoughts you have would be appreciated. The >>>>>>>> man page did not provide any information on how to address the problem. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> THanks, >>>>>>>> On Jan 11, 2010, at 6:24 AM, James & Nash wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Scott, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> You wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Have any of you used fdisk from the Terminal in order to set the >>>>>>>>>> boot flag on a file system, which is contained on a USB flash >>>>>>>>>> drive/Thumb drive? I want to creat a bootable usb stick that I can >>>>>>>>>> load a small Linux distro on. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I haven't, but I will look into it for you if you like. In theory, >>>>>>>>> there should be no problem using fdisk as the Terminal is pretty >>>>>>>>> accessible with Voice Over. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> TC >>>>>>>>> James >>>>>>>>> On 11 Jan 2010, at 02:01, Scott Howell wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Folks, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Have any of you used fdisk from the Terminal in order to set the >>>>>>>>>> boot flag on a file system, which is contained on a USB flash >>>>>>>>>> drive/Thumb drive? I want to creat a bootable usb stick that I can >>>>>>>>>> load a small Linux distro on. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> tnx,-- >>>>>>>>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >
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