To do this you will need to create the VirtualMachine (using "Other" operating system as the type) and then mount the VMWare image (You can find an image on the Haiku Download Page) through VirtualBox. I believe the only solution to this is to use a VMWare image under VirtualBox. There is also a strange issue with using Haiku in VirtualBox in that it can not write the boot loader properly. That should get you up and running with networking. Change the adapter type to Intel Pro/1000 MT (82540OEM).With the virtual machine stopped and closed you will want to go into the Settings of the Haiku VM and then take care of the following configurations: It took some digging around but eventually I found the solution. Out of the box, under VirtualBox, Haiku could not use my network. The installation will require you to partition the drive, but the Haiku partition setup tool is quite easy to use. You will want to first run from the desktop and then the installation from the clickable icon on the desktop (see Figure 1).
#HAIKU OS VIRTUALBOX INSTALL#
If you do decide to do so I will warn you not to go directly to the installer when you boot up the ISO image. BeOS compatibleHow to install HAIKU on VirtualBoxOS Type : Other OSBased on : IndependentArchitecture : i386, x8664Home Page. If you have a VirtualBox installation up and running it would certainly be worth the time. I would like to say Haiku is something most Ghacks readers should download, burn, and try. Custom kernel designed for responsiveness.The Haiku projects' aim is to create an operating system focused specifically on personal computing with features like: It's far from ready for public consumption, but if developed correctly, could be something special. I have installed the alpha and have worked only briefly with the desktop. It is an open source project and, from the looks of it, has a lot of promise. The Haiku OS has been released as an alpha and is installable on x86 hardware. Since then Be had little interest, save for a few enthusiasts.īut it looks like those enthusiasts have given life to Be in the form of Haiku. Unfortunately this project fell through and Be was purchased by Palm. The operating system was written specifically for multimedia and promised it would have features to to take advantage of modern hardware like no other operating system could. There was a lot of excitement about this operating system as it was going to be the be all end all OS for multimedia. Be began life in 1991 by Be Inc as an operating system for BeBox hardware. If you've been around long enough you will probably remember the Be operating system.