VM Setup Instructions - TheAppgineer/roon-extension-manager GitHub Wiki

VM Setup Instructions

Download and Install VirtualBox

  1. Go to the VirtualBox Download Page and download the VirtualBox package for your platform and the VirtualBox Extension Pack.

  2. Install the VirtualBox package first followed by the VirtualBox Extension Pack.

  3. Next download the DietPi VirtualBox image and extract the DietPi_VirtualBox-x86_64-Bullseye.ova file from the 7zip file.

Import the DietPi Virtual Machine

  1. Start VirtualBox and select Import Appliance... from the File menu:

Import

  1. Select the Browse button, right from the file input field, and select the DietPi_VirtualBox-x86_64-Bullseye.ova file:

Select Appliance

  1. Select the Next button to get to the Appliance settings. The default settings are fine, select the Import button to create the virtual machine:

Create Appliance

Adjust the Settings

  1. In the left pane of the VirtualBox Manager you should now see a VM named DietPi_VirtualBox-x86_64-Bullseye. Select it and then select the Settings button in the toolbar:

Settings

  1. Select USB in the pane at the left and select USB 2.0 from the list:

USB 2.0

  1. Select the Add device button from the list at the right and select the USB devices you want to have available within the VM (e.g. an optical drive):

USB 2.0

  1. Select OK to close the Settings window.

ℹī¸ If you don't want the mouse pointer captured when you click the DietPi window then you can disable it by running the following in a Command window:

"\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" setextradata DietPi_VirtualBox-x86_64-Bullseye GUI/MouseCapturePolicy Disabled

Start the Virtual Machine

  1. Select the Start button in the toolbar to start the DietPi VM:

Start VM

  1. Wait till the scrolling messages stop and you are asked to log in

  2. Now follow the DietPi Setup Instructions

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