running windows vista: downloaded virtual machine and virtual rails cannot get virtual rails to mount to virtual machine after downloading virtual rails i attempted to extract it so i could convert it to vdi file and this is the result virtual_rails_1.1(1).7z i followed the tutorial at http://www.virtualrails.org/node/3 to create a new virtual machine, but when I start the machine i get the error: FATAL; no bootable medium found! system halted i googled and googled and read tutorials explaining that I have to mount virtual rails to virtual machine but in order to do that i have to convert 7z file of virtual rails to vdi file. is this correct? and if so i dont know how to do that. ugh!!!!!!!!!!!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
Michael Pavling
2010-Sep-27 08:26 UTC
Re: <<Mounting and Converting 7z vdi Files Virtual Machine>>
On 27 September 2010 00:52, Rich d <elevenb4you-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> after downloading virtual rails i attempted to extract it so i could > convert it to vdi file and this is the result > virtual_rails_1.1(1).7zWhat do you mean when you say "attempted to extract it"? Did you extract it? What did you use? Did you get any messages? A "7z" file is a 7Zip archive file (www.7-zip.org), so if your file is still called that, I''d be curious that maybe it didn''t extract. You should have a .vdi file, which is the hard-drive from a VirtualBox machine.> i followed the tutorial at http://www.virtualrails.org/node/3 to > create a new virtual machine, but when I start the machine i get the > error: > FATAL; no bootable medium found! system haltedYup... still sounds like that hard-drive file isn''t correct.> i googled and googled and read tutorials explaining that I have to > mount virtual rails to virtual machine but in order to do that i have > to convert 7z file of virtual rails to vdi file. is this correct? > and if so i dont know how to do that. ugh!!!!!!!!!!!!Download 7zip, and (assuming you''re on Windows) right-click the 7z file and choose "extract here". PS I''ve just looked at the VirtualRails download page (http://www.virtualrails.org/node/2), and it does say "Extract it with 7zip or a compatible archiver" and links to the 7zip web page... always worth taking a few seconds to collect your thoughts when you''re having troubles with tutorials like these, and start again from the start. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.