LibreMesh on VirtualBox
How to compile and run a LibreMesh image in VirtualBox
Install VirtualBox
You can choose many ways to install VirtualBox, in case of Ubuntu just run sudo apt-get install virtualbox or any of the options offered at the official website
Compile
To compile, install lime-sdk. Then run the procedures for
./cooker -b x86/generic --profile=Generic
And if all is well you can compile with the flavor and community settings you want:
./cooker -c x86/generic --profile=Generic --flavor=lime_defualt
Preparing the image
It is necessary to decompress and convert the image into VDI
Unpack
gunzip output/x86/generic/Generic/lime_default/lede-17.01.1-libremesh-x86-generic-combined-ext4.img.gz
Convert to native VirtualBox format
VBoxManage convertfromraw --format VDI output/x86/generic/Generic/lime_default/lede-17.01.1-libremesh-x86-generic-combined-ext4.img ./libremesh-17.01.1-vb.vdi
Setup VirtualBox Machine
Start VirtualBox add add a virtual machine (VM)
Choose Linux for your Operating System and 32-bit
Optionally decrease RAM size from 256 MB to something smaller (64mb is more realistic)
Choose previously converted image of LibreMesh
Create and change the network configuration
Just run and execute ip r to get the ip address
