Temporary workaround for virtualbox not able to unmount CD/DVD drive or ISO image

Just don't use  a dynamic expanding harddisk and the problem is gone!!

UNetbootin: Burn any ISO or image files to USB Disk on Linux

1. Go to the following URL: http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ and download the file
2. Make the file executable (chmod +x file_name)
3. This step is specific for Ubuntu: If you receive the message "7z not found ....", open a terminal and run "sudo apt-get install p7zip-full"

BTW, if you need to write IMG files instead on Ubuntu, you can install the USB image writer by running "sudo apt-get install usb-imagewriter"

Enjoy :)

Install Moblin 2.1 in Virtualbox

I faced a problem while trying to test the new release of Moblin (2.1) which is an OS primarily designed for netbooks. When trying to boot from the live image, I get an error message stating that the kernel is not supported and that I must have something called "pae" enabled, I googled around and found what "pae" is, it's a feature in the processor and is an abbreviation for "Physical Address Extension" and here is a brief description (not quite good though) http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_pae, anyway here are the steps I used to get this .img file running in my virtualbox:

1. Download the .img file from the website
2. Rename it to .iso
3. Assign it in the storage (as a virtual ISO CD)
4. Open the options for the virtual machine you've just created
5. Click system -> Processor -> Enable PAE.

Now you can run it and continue with the live image or installation.

Enjoy :)!

Convert IMG files to ISO in Ubuntu

I searched and searched and then found what?? Just rename the file to .iso :D