EPICS 3.14.12.2 on VirtualBox

[Jiro Fujita <jiro.fujita@gmail.com>]

Hi, 

Anybody who is interested in trying it out, I have a 32-bit ScientificLinux 5.8 VirtualBox disk image with EPICS Base 3.14.12.2, Seq 2.1.10, Asyn 4-20, MEDM 3.1.7, Probe 1.1.7.0,VDCT 2.6.1274 installed on it.  

This sort of came out of a necessity where I had to setup a simple solution for new undergraduate students we have in our group.  I originally was going to have students use Live EPICS CD from INFN that Mauro Giacchini setup some time ago, but quickly became an issue when I realized that many of the students are Mac users.  

They could download/install/configure EPICS Base and tools, however, we wanted them to use it immediately, so I chose to setup a VirtualBox disk image for them (with short instruction).  This also allows me to have a consistent configuration among them for training purpose.  

Anyway, you can download the image from the following URL: 

http://physicsweb.creighton.edu/jiro/VirtualBox/

I was going to use this only for the internal use, but my boss suggested to share this with the entire EPICS community, so here it is.  As far as I can tell, there is no virtual machine images with EPICS out there, so perhaps some of you may find it useful.  

You will need to know the login/password to use this.  Please e-mail me, if you need that info.