Installing ReactOS on VirtualBox
Installing ReactOS on VirtualBox couldn’t be easier, and really couldn’t be much faster.
- Grab a copy of the ReactOS Install CD ISO. Unzip it to your favorite location.
- Launch VirtualBox, and create a new virtual machine. The name of the new vm is up to you. Set the OS Type to Windows XP.
- I used 256MB for base memory.
- Create a new Boot Hard Disk, dynamically expanding, with as much space as you want. The final install size for ReactOS v 0.3.4 is only 94MB. I chose 2GB.
- Add the Install CD ISO to the vm.
- Start your new vm and begin the ReactOS install process.
- Choose your language.
- Choose your hardware settings (PC or multi-processor PC, display, keyboard, keyboard layout).
- Partition your disk (or just use the whole disk, since its virtual, after all!)
- Choose to format your disk FAT (not quick)
- Choose your install directory, or just leave the default \ReactOS.
- Since you’re doing a virtual machine, install the bootloader on the hard disk.
- Reboot the machine.
- When the machine boots, it will automatically run the ReactOS Setup Wizard.
- Acknowledge the license and “shoulders”.
- Give it your name and organization
- Specify the computer name, and administrator password. The password, at this point, is optional.
- Change the system locale settings if you want. Change the keyboard layout if you want.
- Change the date and time if you need to, as well as the timezone.
- One more reboot, and your ReactOS VirtualBox is DONE!
- When mine first came up, it wanted to install a driver for “System Device”. When I chose to install it automatically, it failed to find the driver. It didn’t seem to be a big deal.
Clearly, this is still a very early release. It is “still under heavy development”. But I must say that it is promising so far. I could see this going a long way to capture much of the hobbyist and embedded device market.
The latest greatest Virtualbox (2.1.0) allows using Vmware format disk image (.vmdk files).
However, I downloaded the latest greatest ReactOS VMWare disk image and tried to use it with VirtualBox, to no avail, it stops (hangs) at the ReactOS logo.
I tried changing OS type from Win98 up to and including WinXP to no avail, and with the same results. Enabling/disabling ACPI makes no difference, apparently.
Any ideas?
Best
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I had that exact same issue with the same version of VirtualBox on openSuSe 11.0. However, I already had ReactOS setup in VirtualBox on Vista so I just copied the *.vdi over to my SuSe machine and ran it with no issues. I’m not sure why they don’t offer a download of a VirtualBox machine along with the VMware Player one, since VirtualBox is free for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Hello, i have see a suggest here :
Integration of Operating System ReactOS® inside VirtualBox
http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?p=59314#59314
Tanks.
ReactOS in VirtualBox supported natively (Menu, Help, Options, ..)
If i install ReactOS, i wish ReactOS in the menu of VirtualBox ! The options must be taken into account that i use ReactOS ! The assistance in VirtualBox should include ReactOS to allow adequate support !
OK FOR ME (quote) : “Thank you in advance for the integration of Operating System ReactOS®, inside the menus, help and options of the next versions of VirtualBox.” !
ReactOS’Tip : ctm and mc in command line = 2 dos gui manager !
Source : http://svn.reactos.org/videos/ros_030_cmd.html
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SOURCE CODE TO RECOVER FOR ACCURATE REPRODUCTION OR BETTER
FOR HERE => http://www.reactos.org/fr/download.html = french idea
http://www.cijoint.fr/cjlink.php?file=cj200902/cijVy2MhG6.zip
To translate into English … or other language ! Good work !
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It lacks the preview messages (:-_/-
This is useful for better writing … and layout .
Thank you very much for this website (Rick and Anne)