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Virtualizing a Live USB

Posted: 15. May 2009, 15:27
by gpia7r
I'm trying to "boot" into my Live USB of Fedora RC 11. I'd like to do this in VirtualBox from within Windows... I've added the USB drive as a filter, and it seems to mount correctly, but does not boot.

No bootable medium found. System Halted.

Is it possible to virtually boot into a USB operating system? I know that currently Virtual PC 2007 does not support USB, and I was happy to see that VirtualBox does... but it just doesn't seem to be letting me do what I'm aiming for here! Downloaded PUEL version, so I should be ok on that front.

Any help is appreciated on this!

Thanks

Re: Virtualizing a Live USB

Posted: 15. May 2009, 15:34
by Sasquatch
VB does not support USB boot, sorry.

Re: Virtualizing a Live USB

Posted: 16. May 2009, 22:26
by Martin
You could try using raw disk access for your USB disk/stick-

Martin

Re: Virtualizing a Live USB

Posted: 16. May 2009, 23:05
by esf_lagos
Hello,
i newly installed a virtual box software from sun java website though am new to it and i tried to open the software after installation and it says fatal no bootable medium found ! system halted Package type: WINDOWS_32BITS_GENERIC . i dont know what next to do pls i would want you to direct me on how to go about it am using an HP ( windows vista ).