BSD Setup Using VirtualBox

Setup

Creating virtual machine

• Open virtual box
• click on new
• select type as "linux" and version as "linux2.6/3.x(32-bit)"

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• select ram 512 MB
• create virtual hard drive -> vdi -> dynamic allocation -> 20GB

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• Now follow the instructions

• Go to settings of the machine
• Go to storage
• Select empty, controller:IDE and choose iso file of BSD
• Click on ok

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• Now start the machine
• Select the first option using arrow keys and press enter
• Select region as India and Unix standard keymap
• Next, you will get a screen asking how you want to partition the disk.Press "A" to use entire disk.
• In the partition index,keep atleast 1 partition marked as "Free BSD".Also,select the "Install free BSD boot manager".
• Next, you will get a screen where you can select how much memory to give to /,home,boot,etc.Select "A" to auto partition the disk.Then press "Q" to finish the partitioning.
• Choose distribution->all->yes.
• Now, you will get screen asking the installation media.Select CD/DVD and press enter.
• Installation starts and all files are extracted.This process takes about 20 minutes.

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• After the installation is complete,you will get a screen asking you to set up username and password.After seting it,press enter.Now,shutdown the machine.
• Go to storage and remove the iso file

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• Now,start the machine,login using username and password.Your BSD is ready to use!!!