probably VMWare requires a slightly different directory layout: http://gvaro.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/vmware-player-error-“failed-to-open-virtual-machine-failed-to-query-source-for-information-”/
(don't know if Bing (ahem...) can find this link though :-)) On May 14, 3:07 pm, Kelvin Li <ltwis...@gmail.com> wrote: > On May 13, 8:15 am, Volker Braun <vbraun.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I wrote a script to create a virtual machine with Sage and export it as an > > OVA appliance. I'm using VirtualBox but I think VMware should support it, > > too. At this point it would be useful if people could try it out on a > > variety of host machines. > > Functionally, it works. Sage starts up, I could connect to the > Notebook from my host's Firefox, do "2+2", and surf the documentation. > I didn't run doctests or stress test it in any way. > > I have VirtualBox 4.0.6 (non-free extension pack not installed) on > Windows XP SP3. I did not touch the configuration when importing, so > the guest was set to use 2048 MB of memory, 2 CPUs, and was 64-bit. > The host has 4 GB of memory and an Intel Core 2 Duo. > > Although nothing seems broken, I do have a few complaints. First, the > boot time is quite terrible. The time from my pressing "Start" on the > VirtualBox interface to seeing the login prompt was 1 minute 43 > seconds. By comparison, my 32-bit Debian installation (in the same > VirtualBox) takes only 30 seconds; it is a rather minimal > installation. > > Secondly, this Fedora installation seems rather bloated. When I > shutdown the guest, there are messages saying that the sshd and > sendmail daemons are stopping; but why should they be running in the > first place? I believe that is part of the reason the booting is so > slow. > > Thirdly, could the space in the name of the OVA appliance (Sage > 4.7.rc2) be removed? When importing, the VM is placed in a directory > called "Sage 4.7.rc2", so I end up with a space in the directory name. > > I also tried VMware Player, but upon attempting to open the OVA > appliance, I got an error message: "Failed to open virtual machine: > Failed to query source for information." Same thing happened in VMware > Workstation. > > After a brief Bing search, I could not figure out what these messages > meant. > > I have only briefly glanced over the build script, but I think this is > a good first iteration! > > -- Kelvin -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
