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It's pretty much agreed that if you are going to develop for embedded Linux, you should do it in Linux.  The problem is many have some form of Windows OS installed.  Here are step by step instructions on how to install a virtual machine running Unbuntu Linux on your Windows box.
 
It's pretty much agreed that if you are going to develop for embedded Linux, you should do it in Linux.  The problem is many have some form of Windows OS installed.  Here are step by step instructions on how to install a virtual machine running Unbuntu Linux on your Windows box.
  
==Configuring VMware Player==
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== Configuring VMware Player ==
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First we'll set up the virtual hard drive, then we'll get the virtual machine software.  The hard drive is set up using some third party software.
 
First we'll set up the virtual hard drive, then we'll get the virtual machine software.  The hard drive is set up using some third party software.
#Go to [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/vmmanager]] and get '''VMmanager''',
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#Go to [http://sourceforge.net/projects/vmmanager here] and get '''VMmanager''',
 
#install and run it.
 
#install and run it.
 
#Select "Creat a new virtual machine"
 
#Select "Creat a new virtual machine"
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#Tab Finish:  Click "Ok" pick a file name.  It should quickly say it is finished.
 
#Tab Finish:  Click "Ok" pick a file name.  It should quickly say it is finished.
 
#Quit VMmagager
 
#Quit VMmagager
Here's a video of installing[[http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yoder/eLinux/videos/Install_VMmanager.swf]], here's how to run VMmanager[[http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yoder/eLinux/videos/Run_VMmanager.swf]].
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Here are videos for [http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yoder/eLinux/videos/Install_VMmanager.swf installing] and [http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yoder/eLinux/videos/Run_VMmanager.swf running] VMmanager.
 
   
 
   
#Restart VMmanager
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# Restart VMmanager
#Select "Modify an existing virtual machine"
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# Select "Modify an existing virtual machine"
#Select the machine you just saved.
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# Select the machine you just saved.
#Tab Hard Drive
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# Tab Hard Drive
#Select "Unlock"
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# Select "Unlock"
#Enter ''40960''
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# Enter ''40960''
#Tab Finish
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# Tab Finish
#Click "Ok".  It should quickly say it is finished.
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# Click "Ok".  It should quickly say it is finished.
Here is a video[[http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yoder/eLinux/videos/Run_VMmanager2.swf]].
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Here is a video of [http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yoder/eLinux/videos/Run_VMmanager2.swf running]] VMmanager the second time.
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== Installing VMware Player ==
  
==Installing VMware Player==
 
 
Now we can get the VMware player and install it.
 
Now we can get the VMware player and install it.
#Get the '''VMware''' player (I got 2.5.3) at [[http://www.vmware.com/download/player/download.html]]. I got VMware Player for Window 32-bit and 64-bit (.exe).
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# Get the [http://www.vmware.com/download/player/download.html VMware player]. I got version 2.5.3 for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit (.exe).
#Install it
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# Install it
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== Getting Ubuntu and installing it ==
  
==Getting Ubuntu and installing it==
 
 
Next get the Ubunutu image and install it in the machine.  I'm using 9.10.
 
Next get the Ubunutu image and install it in the machine.  I'm using 9.10.
#You can get the Ubuntu iso image at [[http://www.ubuntu.com/]]; however it's faster for Rose students to get a copy locally from [[http://lug.rose-hulman.edu/mirror/ubuntu-releases/]] or [[ftp://ftp.csse.rose-hulman.edu/ubuntu-releases/]].  If you aren't sure which iso to get, look for '''ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso'''.
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#You can get the Ubuntu iso image [http://www.ubuntu.com/ here]; however it's faster for Rose students to get a copy locally from [http://lug.rose-hulman.edu/mirror/ubuntu-releases/ lug] or [ftp://ftp.csse.rose-hulman.edu/ubuntu-releases/ csse].  If you aren't sure which iso to get, look for '''ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso'''.
 
#Click on the vm you created above (*.vmx). The VMware Player should start.
 
#Click on the vm you created above (*.vmx). The VMware Player should start.
 
#Click on the CD icon on the bottom right.
 
#Click on the CD icon on the bottom right.
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#On the top left the window select the menu '''VMware Player:Troubleshoot:Reset'''. The VMware Player should find the iso image and start the Unbuntu install.
 
#On the top left the window select the menu '''VMware Player:Troubleshoot:Reset'''. The VMware Player should find the iso image and start the Unbuntu install.
 
#Select: Load Ubuntua
 
#Select: Load Ubuntua
Here is a 3 minute demo[[http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yoder/eLinux/videos/Install_Ubuntu.swf]].
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[http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yoder/eLinux/videos/Install_Ubuntu.swf Here]is a 3 minute demo.
  
 
Hint 1:  You may have to hit ctrl-G to get the VM to listen to your keyboard.
 
Hint 1:  You may have to hit ctrl-G to get the VM to listen to your keyboard.
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[[User:Yoder|Yoder]] 15:50, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
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--[[User:Yoder|Prof. Yoder]] 19:30, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Revision as of 12:31, 3 March 2010

It's pretty much agreed that if you are going to develop for embedded Linux, you should do it in Linux. The problem is many have some form of Windows OS installed. Here are step by step instructions on how to install a virtual machine running Unbuntu Linux on your Windows box.

Configuring VMware Player

First we'll set up the virtual hard drive, then we'll get the virtual machine software. The hard drive is set up using some third party software.

  1. Go to here and get VMmanager,
  2. install and run it.
  3. Select "Creat a new virtual machine"
  4. Select Operating System: Linux
  5. Below Select: Ubuntu Linux
  6. Project name: Ubuntu 9.10
  7. Tab RAM: 1024M (Make this as big as possible, but no more than 1/2 your laptop's RAM)
  8. Tab Hard Disk: Unselect "Allocate all disk space now" We'll make the hard drive bigger in a moment. This is working around a small bug that requires all the disk space to be present when you create the machine, even if you don't allocate it all at the beginning.
  9. Keep Selected "Split into 2GB files"
  10. Tab Ethernet: Ethernet 0, NAT, Ethernet 1 Bridged
  11. Tab Adapters: Select USB, COM1 COM2 and Sound Adapter
  12. Tab Finish: Click "Ok" pick a file name. It should quickly say it is finished.
  13. Quit VMmagager

Here are videos for installing and running VMmanager.

  1. Restart VMmanager
  2. Select "Modify an existing virtual machine"
  3. Select the machine you just saved.
  4. Tab Hard Drive
  5. Select "Unlock"
  6. Enter 40960
  7. Tab Finish
  8. Click "Ok". It should quickly say it is finished.

Here is a video of running] VMmanager the second time.

Installing VMware Player

Now we can get the VMware player and install it.

  1. Get the VMware player. I got version 2.5.3 for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit (.exe).
  2. Install it

Getting Ubuntu and installing it

Next get the Ubunutu image and install it in the machine. I'm using 9.10.

  1. You can get the Ubuntu iso image here; however it's faster for Rose students to get a copy locally from lug or csse. If you aren't sure which iso to get, look for ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.
  2. Click on the vm you created above (*.vmx). The VMware Player should start.
  3. Click on the CD icon on the bottom right.
  4. Select Disconnect.
  5. Click on the CD icon again and select "Connect to disk image file (iso):"
  6. Select the Ubuntu iso file you downloaded.
  7. On the top left the window select the menu VMware Player:Troubleshoot:Reset. The VMware Player should find the iso image and start the Unbuntu install.
  8. Select: Load Ubuntua

Hereis a 3 minute demo.

Hint 1: You may have to hit ctrl-G to get the VM to listen to your keyboard. Hint 2: It won't see your mouse at first, so use the keyboard. Hint 3: Ctrl-Alt will release the mouse for outside the VM.

  1. Answer questions for your location.
  2. Select "Erase and use the entire disk"
  3. Answer the rest of the questions.
  4. Select install and wait a while. My install took about half an hour.
  5. Restart the system when asked to. You may be asked about ejecting the CD-ROM. I clicked No.


  1. Once Ubuntu is running you can right-click on the CD-ROM image and unmount it.
  2. Go to the CD-ROM icon on the bottom right and disconnect from the iso image.
  3. The Update Manager may appear. Go ahead and have it update everything. It took 15 minutes on my system.

--Prof. Yoder 19:30, 3 March 2010 (UTC)