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| - | + | === Download and install VirtualBox === | |
Download VirtualBox from the official website: <a href="http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads">Download VirtualBox</a> Before downloading and installing, you have to agree to the terms and conditions of the respective license. Please follow the installation instructions to install VirtualBox step by step. | Download VirtualBox from the official website: <a href="http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads">Download VirtualBox</a> Before downloading and installing, you have to agree to the terms and conditions of the respective license. Please follow the installation instructions to install VirtualBox step by step. | ||
| - | + | === Convert MeeGo image for VirtualBox === | |
Please download the latest tablet image from this link: <a href="http://repo.moblin.org/moblin/development/20617791-60fc-4cbd-8d11-b6be92301246/images">MeeGo Tablet Images for SDK</a> | Please download the latest tablet image from this link: <a href="http://repo.moblin.org/moblin/development/20617791-60fc-4cbd-8d11-b6be92301246/images">MeeGo Tablet Images for SDK</a> | ||
Converts a raw disk image to a VirtualBox Disk Image (VDI) file by VBoxManage tool: | Converts a raw disk image to a VirtualBox Disk Image (VDI) file by VBoxManage tool: | ||
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| - | + | ==== Unpack the image tarball ==== | |
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$ tar jxf meego-tablet-ia32-sdk-1.1.90.2.20110209.4-raw.tar.bz2 | $ tar jxf meego-tablet-ia32-sdk-1.1.90.2.20110209.4-raw.tar.bz2 | ||
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$ cd meego-tablet-ia32-sdk-1.1.90.2.20110209.4-raw | $ cd meego-tablet-ia32-sdk-1.1.90.2.20110209.4-raw | ||
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| - | + | ==== Run MeeGo image in VitualBox ==== | |
Create a new virtual machine, and the setting as the screenshot below. You should choose the storage disk as the vmdk image you have created in above step. | Create a new virtual machine, and the setting as the screenshot below. You should choose the storage disk as the vmdk image you have created in above step. | ||
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<img src="https://otcshare.org/meego-tablet/system/files/meego_tablet_vbox2.png"/> | <img src="https://otcshare.org/meego-tablet/system/files/meego_tablet_vbox2.png"/> | ||
| - | + | === Deploy Qt Apps to VirtualBox === | |
VirtualBox simulate a network card and allocate a IP address to the MeeGo platform. You can deploy Qt Apps in Qt Creator to VirtualBox as a real device. Please follow this link to enable deploy Qt Apps: <a href="https://otcshare.org/meego-tablet/node/591">Configure Qt Creator for MeeGo device</a> | VirtualBox simulate a network card and allocate a IP address to the MeeGo platform. You can deploy Qt Apps in Qt Creator to VirtualBox as a real device. Please follow this link to enable deploy Qt Apps: <a href="https://otcshare.org/meego-tablet/node/591">Configure Qt Creator for MeeGo device</a> | ||
| - | + | === Know Issues & Drawback === | |
1. It doesn't include a skin for VirtualBox now, you can press Wins Logo key to get the tablet back homescreen. | 1. It doesn't include a skin for VirtualBox now, you can press Wins Logo key to get the tablet back homescreen. | ||
2. The resolution in VirtualBox cannot set to 1280x800 for tablet image, the resolution is 800x600 now. | 2. The resolution in VirtualBox cannot set to 1280x800 for tablet image, the resolution is 800x600 now. | ||
3. You should convert the image to vmdk or vdi which support by VirtualBox by yourself, It's slow! | 3. You should convert the image to vmdk or vdi which support by VirtualBox by yourself, It's slow! | ||
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Download VirtualBox from the official website: <a href="http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads">Download VirtualBox</a> Before downloading and installing, you have to agree to the terms and conditions of the respective license. Please follow the installation instructions to install VirtualBox step by step.
Please download the latest tablet image from this link: <a href="http://repo.moblin.org/moblin/development/20617791-60fc-4cbd-8d11-b6be92301246/images">MeeGo Tablet Images for SDK</a> Converts a raw disk image to a VirtualBox Disk Image (VDI) file by VBoxManage tool:
VBoxManage convertfromraw <filename> <outputfile> [--format VDI|VMDK|VHD]
$ tar jxf meego-tablet-ia32-sdk-1.1.90.2.20110209.4-raw.tar.bz2
$ cd meego-tablet-ia32-sdk-1.1.90.2.20110209.4-raw $ VBoxManage convertfromraw meego-tablet-ia32-sdk-1.1.90.2.20110209.4-sda.raw meego-tablet-ia32-sdk-1.1.90.2.20110209.4-sda.vdi
Create a new virtual machine, and the setting as the screenshot below. You should choose the storage disk as the vmdk image you have created in above step.
<img src="https://otcshare.org/meego-tablet/system/files/meego_tablet_vbox1.png"/>
Then, click the start button to boot up MeeGo in VirtualBox. The image will be started as below screenshot.
<img src="https://otcshare.org/meego-tablet/system/files/meego_tablet_vbox2.png"/>
VirtualBox simulate a network card and allocate a IP address to the MeeGo platform. You can deploy Qt Apps in Qt Creator to VirtualBox as a real device. Please follow this link to enable deploy Qt Apps: <a href="https://otcshare.org/meego-tablet/node/591">Configure Qt Creator for MeeGo device</a>
1. It doesn't include a skin for VirtualBox now, you can press Wins Logo key to get the tablet back homescreen. 2. The resolution in VirtualBox cannot set to 1280x800 for tablet image, the resolution is 800x600 now. 3. You should convert the image to vmdk or vdi which support by VirtualBox by yourself, It's slow!
