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== ReactOS Test Environment v0.1 ==
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== ReactOS Test Environment v0.1 ==
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The components of the ReactOS Test Environment are released under
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the following licenses:
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The components of the ReactOS Test Environment are released under the following licenses:
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ReactOS Test Environment installer and any accompanying data - GPLv2.
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ReactOS QEmu Manager - GPLv2
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KQEmu - GPLv2
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VDK - GPLv2
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The respective licenses are detailed below
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The respective licenses are detailed below
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== Introduction ==
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RosTE is a Windows based test environment for both ReactOS testers and developers.
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It aims to provide an official test environment in a similar fashion to RosBE.
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It also aims to provide an environment which is quick and easy to setup, allowing
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non-techs or newbies interested in the project to get up an running quickly, with
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easy access to important features such as live debugging or quick mounting of the
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VM image.
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RosTE encompasses the following key components:
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- ReactOS QEmu Manager 1.3
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This is a GUI front end to RosTE giving a high degree of versatility over the
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virtual machine, with many other features added to ensure management of your
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test environment is simple.
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- QEmu 0.9.0
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This is the latest QEmu virtual machine for Windows. It provides a reliable
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and proven test bed for operating system development
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- KQEmu 1.3.0pre-11
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This is the latest offering of QEmu accelerator, a driver allowing the emulator
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to run much faster, improving the performance of ReactOS significantly
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- VDK 3.2
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This is a virtual disk driver allowing quick mounting of your virtual machine
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image, allowing it to appear as a regular drive on your Windows operating system.
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== Installation ==
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Instalation is simple, just double click the installer, and follow the simple
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instructions. Upon completion, the QEmu manager will appear.
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== Setup ==
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Before your newly installed test environment is ready for use, you must configure
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some vital settings.
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1. Creating a new VM image (recommended)
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If you don’t plan on using an existing image, you must setup a new image for use
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with RosTE. Click on the ‘tools’ tab, set the ‘size’ of the image to your preferred
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value (512 is recommended), ensure the format is ‘vmdk’ and click ‘create image’
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In the dialog, choose a save location (remember where you save this) and click ‘save’
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2. Setting paths
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- Paths tab
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If you choose to leave the install path as default (C:\Program Files\RosTE)
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then you needn’t worry about setting the QEmu and VDK paths, however if you
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changed this, then you will need to re-associate your paths with your chosen
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install location.
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Set the QEmu and VDK paths by clicking on the open dialog buttons and locating
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the paths of the corresponding folders (<your path>/RosTE/QEmu and <your path>/RosTE/VDK)
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- Harddisk tab
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Check the ‘HDA’ setting and locate the path of your virtual machine image (ReactOS.vmdk)
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- CD-ROM tab
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Ensure the CD-ROM setting is checked.
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If you plan on booting ReactOS from the iso provided by RosBE, click on ‘Image File’
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and enter the path of your default ReactOS source directory. This is where RosBE
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will save the generated iso. Otherwise, point this image file to the file located on
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your harddisk.
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This setting can be changed to ‘Host CD-ROM’ once you have an installed system,
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allowing you to use your computers CD-ROM as the virtual machine CD-ROM
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- Tools tab
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You must be an administrator to use the VDK feature.
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Set this to the path of your virtual machine image (ReactOS.vmdk)
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3. Setup debugging
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To setup live debugging, click the ‘Debug’ tab and ensure ‘Redirect to screen’ is
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checked. This will setup a telnet session and stream the debug output to a window
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provided by RosTE. Note, you must choose ‘Debug’ at the first boot option to receive
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debug information
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