Lab 0: Students Using VBox

Setup Your Environment

      1. Download and Install (version 6.1.2) Virtual Box. Scroll down to version 6.1.2 and select the host version for your host. If you have a windows computer select windows. If you have a mac select max osx.
      2. Download the Virtual Machine zip file. You must use your hawaii.edu account to download the file.
      3. Unzip the file and place the folder in a location where you want to store your class files. If you have a mac try to unzip the file normally. If you have trouble unzipping the file. Try the instructions here.
      4. Store the unzipped folder somewhere safe. Do not lose this folder or edit the folder in anyway. You could keep the folder on your desktop.
      5. Open the folder and double click the .vbox file in order to open your machine in Virtual box. Now the machine has been added to your VirtualBox. You don't have to touch the folder anymore and can just start virtualbox when you want to start the machine.

DETAILS: username: student & password: uhmanoa

Common Problems:

  • Windows: You may have to enable virtualization in your bios. Do a google search and learn how to get into your bios and enable the virtualization option
  • Mac: Check your settings in the security setting. Your system may be blocking virtualbox. You must allow virtual box to run.


5 Alternate:

Alternatively, you can use the following instructions to add the machine manually.

Add the machine manually by following the steps below. Do this only after you have done steps 1 - 3 above.

      1. Open Virtual Box
      2. In the menu at the top, Click Machine > Add
      3. Navigate to the location of the folder. Inside the folder is a .vbox file called "EE160". Select the file to add the machine to your virtual box
      4. You can now select the EE160 machine and start the machine in main virtual box page.

Review/Start on Homework Zero

Due by the end of your first lab session. Lab 1.

VirtualBox offers 3D acceleration by intercepting OpenGL requests made by the guest vm, and passing then down to the host's OpenGL library to be executed directly by the host.