Thanks Seb. I actually ran the VMWare installation in the end but I'm
sure the guide you wrote below will prove helpful to others that find
themselves similarly confused. Cheers.
On Aug 29, 7:10 am, Seb Taylor <pruvit2me...@gmail.com> wrote:
> hey nick,
>
> i too am a complete newbie to this sage/ linux/ vm/ virtbox thing and
> was totally lost for a minute (more like a half a day). but after
> reading the vbox docs i learn that it does support the vmware .vmdk
> format. they still don't actually tell you __how__. after some
> tinkering i finally got sage up and running on vbox! (sorry if i
> explain to much but i don't know how well you know computers)
>
> 1. after installing vbox and getting it up and running, extract the
> sage-vmware*.zip contents to any folder and destination you want.
> 2. in vbox goto File->Virtual Media Manager. while under the hard
> drive tab click add+ button. locate where you just installed the
> "sage-vmware.vmdk" image file and add it to the list.
> 3. now click the New button and the wizard pops up. the first screen
> is the vm name and OS type: name it anything you want (mines is
> "SageMath") and the OS version really isn't that important because the
> "sage-vmware.vmdk" sets it automatically to linux/ ubuntu. at least
> set it to linux.
> 4. next screen is how much memory you willing to allocate to the vm.
> i've set mines to "512mb" and it has worked only ok but i have reach
> that limit already with just 3 notebook worksheets open. set it to
> whatever you like and then you can tinker with it later.
> 5. here the most important step. the next screen is the virtual hard
> disk screen. click "boot hard disk" then choose the "use existing
> hard disk" option and choose "sage-vmware.vmdk" and click next.
> 6. click finish and then voila! you're ready for some hardcore
> mathematical fun! power that baby up and welcome to the
> mathematician's promised land!
>
> ex. tip: the maximum resolution of 800x600 was appalling to me and
> you can't simply resize the window, either. after perusing the vbox
> docs i found a way (that is either hit or miss for me) of upping the
> resolutions. you might wanna try this out before start Sage vm for
> the first time but after you set it up with vbox:
> 1. start up your command prompt, cmd.exe, by going to (from Win's
> desktop) Start->Run then type "cmd".
> 2. in the command shell type "cd ["your complete path to the
> VirtualBox folder"] " then press enter. the default path is "C:
> \Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox" i believe.
> 3. after getting to the vbox folder type: "vboxmanage setextradata
> ["your Sage vm name"] CustomVideoMode1 1280x800x32". type in whatever
> you called your Sage vm , mines was "SageMath". if your vm name has
> any spaces in it, be sure to enclose it in double quotes (" "). you
> can also set the resolution to whatever you want, but in my
> experience, after i'd set my first one, i was never able to add more.
> 4. now fire up the Sage vm from vbox. after i get's up and running
> choose System->Preference->Display. hopefully the new resolution
> setting you just added will be there. choose and then thank me later.
>
> -Seb
> p.s. Sorry if i sound so pedantic but i have no idea your level of
> expertise with computers.
>
> On Aug 28, 3:37 pm, Nick <aroy...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > First time user here. I can't seem to find the VirtualBox version of
> > Sage to download for a Windows Installation. I've got VBox itself
> > installed but can't find the Sage-VBox zip file online.
>
> > Only the VMWare edition appears to be available
> > athttp://sagemath.org/download-windows.htmlandany links to VBox
> > versions I've digged up on the net seem dead.
>
> > No doubt I've missed something simple. Can someone set me straight please?
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