update README for reflecting latest image

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Mathieu Virbel 2017-05-13 17:38:50 +02:00
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@ -166,21 +166,15 @@ Buildozer Virtual Machine
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The current virtual machine (available via https://kivy.org/downloads/) allow
you to have a ready to use vm for building android application. But
the current one have many flaw.
We're in the process to deliver a new VM that fixes most of them.
you to have a ready to use vm for building android application.
Using shared folders
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The Virtualbox Guest tools are outdated, install the latest one:
If the Virtualbox Guest tools are outdated, install the latest one:
- in the Virtualbox: `Devices` -> `Install Guest Additions CD images`
- in the guest/linux: Go to the cdrom and run the installer
The `kivy` user is not in the `vboxsf` groups, so in a terminal:
- `sudo adduser kivy vboxsf`
- reboot the vm
VirtualBox filesystem doesn't support symlink anymore (don't
@ -191,27 +185,6 @@ do the build outside the shared folder. One solution:
- `sudo chown kivy /build`
- In your buildozer.spec, section `[buildozer]`, set `build_dir = /build/buildozer-myapp`
No space left
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If you build on the current VM, you'll hit the no space left on device:
- Stop your VM
- Adjust the disk size to 20GB: `VBoxManage modifyhd ~/Downloads/Buildozer/Buildozer.vdi --resize 20000`
- Download the http://www.slitaz.org/en/get/#stable
- In the virtualbox, `Devices` -> `Optical Drive` -> Select the slitaz iso
- Reboot the VM
- In slitaz, open a terminal, and unmount the swap: `swapoff -a`
- Open gparted
- delete sda2
- extend sda1 to 18000
- add a primary partition, set the format to linux-swap
- you should have a sda2 partition
- save
- Unmount the slitaz iso `Devices` -> `Optical Drive` -> `Eject`
- Reset/Restart the VM
- Check your disk is 20GB: `df -h`
Using your devices via the VM
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