how to install Minix 3 in virtual-box and install X11

[Asif Nazir]

Hi,

I will really love to install Minix 3 in virtualbox (I have version
4.1.6) but it gives me error . secondly I want GUI so I need to
install x11 .

and how to install (VLC , and firefox etc )

this is my first post I will really appreciate your help .

[Antoine LECA]

Asif Nazir wrote:
> I will really love to install Minix 3 in virtualbox (I have version
> 4.1.6) but it gives me error .

I am sorry but I had to give my crystal ball to a friend of mine, so I
could not guess which error it was or which form it took. Really sorry.

Did you check the whole wiki page on Virtual Box?
http://wiki.minix3.org/en/UsersGuide/RunningMinixOnVirtualBox
Particularly interesting is the 7th part, #Workarounds

> secondly I want GUI so I need to install x11 .

Once you got MINIX running, you will be able to install X11. Please keep
in mind that MINIX is not particularly oriented at graphical interfaces,
the command line is the only way most of us are using.

> and how to install (VLC , and firefox etc )

I am not sure VLC is available (for instance, I am not sure there are
any way to get audio in MINIX.) And I am sure there are no Firefox
pakcage at the moment. These are just two examples of things you should
not expect to be available with MINIX at the moment.

Antoine

[Asif Nazir]

I have no idea how to paste errors from Minix 3 in virtualbox .

I don't mind working in semi CLI environment .

For what purpose you are using Minix 3..?

any other web browser..?

how is Minix 3 for older hardware . I am thinking to play with it on
my old laptop ( IBM thinkpad T20 pentium 3 with 128 ram )

thank you

[Alex Vedenev]

On 2 мар, 12:24, Asif Nazir <arigu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> how is Minix 3 for older hardware . I am thinking to play with it on
> my old laptop ( IBM thinkpad T20 pentium 3 with 128 ram )
>
> thank you

Hello!
Processor and memory meet the hardware requirements.
http://wiki.minix3.org/en/UsersGuide/HardwareRequirements
You have to try, I think.
The BIOS settings should be set for the Non-windows (OS - other, or
something similar).

P.S.
Sorry for my terrible english. My native language is 1Cv7.7)))

[Eng Hwa Heng Mahmod Abdullah]

To start  X11 installation you have to make sure your minix on VirtualBox can resolve internet domain name, if you follow the wiki instruction you be able to setup networking but not able to resolve internet domain name thus make the pkgin command not working.

here is step i use to get networking working 

after installation

#shutdown 

select MINIX atVM  VirtualBox Manager

click Setting

select Networking

Change   Attached To : Bridged Adapter

              Name : whatever network driver your host OS is using to connect to internet

Advanced 

Adapter Type: PCnet-PC II (Am79C970A)

once you have this setting set, boot MINIX3 you should be able to ftp to ftp.minix3.org if its fails your pkgin will not work and X11 installation will have to be done manually using cdrom method