On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 10:05 AM, Margherita Di Leo <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > Thank you for your replies. > I refer to Osgeo-Live 8 open source version and particularly to the > instructions here: > http://live.osgeo.org/en/quickstart/virtualization_quickstart.html > I have followed all the steps till "In the VirtualBox window, open the > *Devices* menu and click *Install Guest Additions*. This will mount the > Guest Additions as a CD drive in your OSGeo Live VM." because in my case it > doesn't mount the guest addition stuff. > > On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 12:24 AM, Alex Mandel <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On 11/04/2014 02:17 PM, Johan Van de Wauw wrote: >> > On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 10:59 PM, Alex Mandel < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> On 11/04/2014 12:59 PM, Margherita Di Leo wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> That said, I believe this is either a Virtualbox or Fedora bug. >> > >> > I agree, this does not seem to have a connection with the osgeo live >> dvd. >> > >> > This being said: there is not really a good reason to use the guest >> > addition cd. You can install the functionality by installing the >> > packages virtualbox-guest-x11 and virtualbox-guest-utils (if they are >> > not already installed) from the repositories. >> > > Yes I have already installed them . > >> > >> > Johan >> >> Last time I check the guest-utils packages only work with the Community >> Edition that is open sourced, not the closed source one direct from >> Oracle. The closed source version is Free for home or academic use. >> > > I'm using the open source version > >> >> The difference I believe, at least last I checked a year or two ago, is >> support of Folder Sharing and USB device pass through. >> >> We do not install the guest additions before shipping as they conflict >> with other Virtualization platform add ons, and need to match specific >> versions. >> > > This is very wise, but i think it's important to know whether it works or > not when the user installs it. If it's a ubuntu problem, perhaps it is > worth to point it out in their bug tracker, but at the moment i need to > understand where the problem lies. I think this problem is also very > important for the osgeo-live, because what is the use if people can't use > the software with their own data. > > I'm adding a screen shot to this email, but i don't know if the ML > settings allow attached files and what threshold size. > PS Indeed the ML didn't allow that. > > Thank you > madi > >> >> Thanks, >> -- >> Alex Mandel >> http://wildintellect.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Live-demo mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo >> http://live.osgeo.org >> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc >> > > > > -- > Best regards, > > Dr. Margherita DI LEO > Scientific / technical project officer > > European Commission - DG JRC > Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) > Via Fermi, 2749 > I-21027 Ispra (VA) - Italy - TP 261 > > Tel. +39 0332 78 3600 > [email protected] > > Disclaimer: The views expressed are purely those of the writer and may not > in any circumstance be regarded as stating an official position of the > European Commission. > -- Best regards, Dr. Margherita DI LEO Scientific / technical project officer European Commission - DG JRC Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) Via Fermi, 2749 I-21027 Ispra (VA) - Italy - TP 261 Tel. +39 0332 78 3600 [email protected] Disclaimer: The views expressed are purely those of the writer and may not in any circumstance be regarded as stating an official position of the European Commission.
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