Added some hints/thoughts of Volkers vbox activities ...

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+#!/bin/sh
+# Description:  Script for preparing VirtualBox environment Diskless
+#               Gets a xml file, reads needed information from it and
+#               forwards it into B drive of VirtualBox
+#
+# Author(s):    see project authors file
+#               last changes uhrig, 21/10/2008
+# Copyright:    (c) 2003 - 2008 - RZ Universitaet Freiburg
+#
+# Version:      0.0.1
+#
+################################################################################
+
+################################################################################
+##
+## Read needed variables from XML file
+##
+################################################################################
+xml=$1
+# todo: change it! We need to mount it like vmware, but it could be the
+# same
+imgpath="/var/lib/vmware"
+
+# file name of the image
+imagename="${imgpath}/$(grep -i "<image_name param=\"" ${xml} | awk -F "\"" '{ print $2 }')"
+imagename="${imgpath}/vbox-winxppro_20gb.vdi"
+
+# define name for VirtualBox window. no utf8, perhaps we don't need it any
+# more. else change the next two lines
+#short_description=$(grep "short_description param=\"" ${xml} | sed -e "s%&.*;%; %g" | awk -F "\"" '{print $2}')
+# if ${short_description} not defined use ${image_name}
+#short_description=${short_description:-"${image_name}"}
+#displayname=${short_description}
+
+# Definition of the client system
+#vmostype=$(grep -i "<os param=\"" ${xml} | awk -F "\"" '{ print $2 }')
+
+# Definition of the network kind. we should only need: nat, hostif
+network_kind=$(grep -i "<network param=\"" ${xml} | awk -F "\"" '{ print $2 }')
+network_kind="nat"
+# compatibility to vmware xml's
+if [ ${network_kind} = "bridge" ]; then
+  network_kind="hostif"
+else
+  # wrong configuration or nat, hostonly currently not supported, do we
+  # really need it?
+  network_kind="nat"
+fi
+
+################################################################################
+##
+## Prepare stuff and configure Image
+##
+################################################################################
+
+# Don't use $HOME/.VirtualBox!
+export VBOX_USER_HOME=/tmp/vbox-${USER}-$$
+# Current ID, to make sure it won't run into conflicts if started more
+# as once at the same time, else delete would make the trick...
+ID=$$
+
+# Bind Image to VirtualBox, which won't get changed
+VBoxManage registerimage disk ${imagename} -type immutable
+
+# Get ID of VBox Image...
+diskuid="$(VBoxManage showvdiinfo ${imagename} |grep UUID|awk '{ print $2; }')"
+
+# Create Image and register it, so we are able to modify and start it
+VBoxManage createvm -name "${ID}" -register
+
+
+################################################################################
+##
+## Modify VM
+##
+################################################################################
+
+# Add harddisk
+VBoxManage modifyvm "${ID}" -hda ${diskuid}
+
+## check if we have enough free memory
+# get memory in MB
+totalmem=$(expr $(grep -i "memtotal" /proc/meminfo | awk '{print $2}') / 1024)
+# calculate memory for virtualbox
+mem=$(expr ${totalmem} / 100 \* 66 / 4 \* 4)
+# check memory range
+memtest=${totalmem}-128
+
+if [ "${mem}" -lt "128" ] || [ "${mem}" -gt "${totalmem}" ]; then
+  echo "\n\n"
+  echo "\tYour memory is out of range: ${mem} MB."
+  echo "\tMin. 128 MB for host and guest!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+VBoxManage modifyvm "${ID}" -memory ${mem}
+
+
+## look for cdrom, dvd and add them to the vm config file
+for cdrs in /dev/cdrom*; do
+  if [ -L ${cdrs} ]; then
+    VBoxManage modifyvm "${ID}" -dvd host:${cdrs} 
+  fi
+done
+
+# Enable hardware virtualization
+VBoxManage modifyvm "${ID}" -hwvirtex on
+
+# HDD as boot device
+VBoxManage modifyvm "${ID}" -boot1 disk
+
+# Network settings
+VBoxManage modifyvm "${ID}" -nic1 ${network_kind}
+#VBoxManage modifyvm "${ID}" -nictype1 Am79C970a|aM79c973|82540em
+if [ "${network_kind}" = "hostif" ]; then
+  VBoxManage modifyvm "${ID}" -hostifdev1 eth0
+fi
+# Per default each virtual network card is assigned a random address by
+# VBox at VM creation, due of this we can be sure that every mac is
+# unique
+# else we should use
+#VBoxManage modifyvm "${ID}" -macaddress1 <mac>
+
+# enable audio
+VBoxManage modifyvm "${ID}" -audio oss
+
+#TODO
+#VBoxManage modifyvm "${ID}"
+#VBoxManage modifyvm "${ID}" ­ostype <ostype>
+#VBoxManage modifyvm "${ID}" ­vram <ram>_in_mb_of_virtual_graphic_card>
+#VBoxManage modifyvm "${ID}" ­acpi <on|off> # acpi and i/o apic support
+#VBoxManage modifyvm "${ID}" ­sata <on|off> # sata or ide
+#VBoxManage modifyvm "${ID}" ­dvdpassthrough <on|off> # burn support, unstable
+#VBoxManage modifyvm "${ID}" -floppy empty|uuid|filename # yes we need it
+#VBoxManage modifyvm "${ID}" -floppy empty|uuid|filename # yes we need it
+
+
+
+# adjust volume amixer -q sset Master 28 unmute 2>/dev/null
+amixer -q sset PCM 28 unmute 2>/dev/null
+amixer -q sset Headphone 28 unmute 2>/dev/null
+amixer -q sset Front 0 mute 2>/dev/null
+
+
+# start created image
+VBoxManage startvm "${ID}" -type gui