Yes there is.
Do this:
- Choose your new, empty virtual machine.
- Click Settings
- Choose Storage, CD/DVD (Empty), click the small browse button:
.- Choose CD/DVD Images tab, click Add:
.- Browse to your ISO, click Open:
.- Choose your ISO, click Select (I used here the LinuxMint ISO, don't have Fedora ISO):
.- Click OK, run the virtual machine. If ISO is bootable, the vm is booted from it and installation begins
Kari
By the way, when you have installed Fedora, or any other OS to a VBox virtual machine, it's got only 12MB video memory by default. It's worth to increase it to maximum, 128 MB.
Kari
Kari, Thanks so much for the step by step instructions . Great tutorial !
I forgot to ask whether there are any advantages to storing the iso files and the virtual machine HD folder in the default Virtualbox locations ? To conserve my total C drive capacity of 80G , I was thinking of storing both the iso files and the virtual HD drive in another partition D with a lot more unused capacity.
Tks
Last edited by sportflyer; 16 Mar 2010 at 21:13. Reason: more questions
You are welcome!
My .VirtualBox folder is empty, I keep my virtual hard disk files on another disk to avoid filling C: too soon.
Kari
OK..TKs When I started to install Virtualbox, I notice two components Bridge Networking and Host networking , install both ? There is a warning about temporary network disconnection ...anything to worry about? Tks
Yes, install both. It cuts your connection for a couple of seconds. Nothing to worry.
The default network connection type for a new vm is NAT, but for instance if you want your vm to join your host computer's network, you need a bridged connection.
Kari
I think I will do the bridge connection after everything is running. Tks Again
After installation of Fedora , do I have to do anything with the ISO image that was added Virtual box? Tks
No. A VBox virtual machine can only boot from ISO when there's no previous OS installed.
You can go to settings and choose Empty for CD/DVD drive, or you can mount one of the host system's drives to be used.
Kari
EDIT: To get most of your VBox Fedora virtual machine, you should install VirtualBox Guest Additions. It is normally a straight forward procedure, easily done with other Linux distros, but for reasons unknown to me, it's a bit more complicated in Fedora.
Follow this link to learn how to install Guest Additions on Fedora: http://www.kombitz.com/2009/12/01/fe...est-additions/
I finally got it installed in the Virtual HDD and Linux is running.
a) I cant seem to get a larger display. Max display resolution is 800X600 under display properties.
b) It seems that I can only boot as live user ? Any other options?
c) What will happen I chose Empty in CD/DVD ?
Tks
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