Well, shit. Is there any hope of virtualbox (or even vmware) support?

voltagex_ · on Dec 14, 2013

yes

Use another VM or nix install to grab the zip, extract it to a path and run the following:

    genisoimage -o test2.iso -r -J steamos/

(assuming you extracted the zip to steamos/)

I've edited this post to remove most of what I said, the installer as it stands now is designed to work on UEFI compatible systems only and VirtualBox isn't compatible enough.

I'm not sure I can be bothered fixing it as the SteamOS TOS forbids distribution of modified versions.

sillysaurus2 · on Dec 14, 2013

Oh come on. At least give me a hint on how to fix it. :)

You said you got partway through the installation -- did it finish successfully?

voltagex_ · on Dec 14, 2013

Yes, installing an ISO created like that will work, but the way X is configured breaks all of the ttys in VirtualBox. I've got a virtual serial port ready to debug the issue but booting in recovery would work too.

voltagex_ · on Dec 14, 2013

If you're still interested: https://gist.github.com/voltagex/7955961

CamperBob2 · on Dec 14, 2013

I'm not sure I can be bothered fixing it as the SteamOS TOS forbids distribution of modified versions.

Wait, what? How does that work, vis-a-vis the GPL?

dec0dedab0de · on Dec 15, 2013

The GPL doesn't cover every file in a distribution.