VM7

Install Any OS (Modern OSes) x86-x64 (VM 7)

CollabVM virtual machine
Introduced	December 2021
OS	User-decided
Architecture	x64
Node ID	vm7
Previous VM	VM6
Next VM	VM8

VM7 is a Install Any OS VM (and a series of Install Any OS VMs) that debuted in December 2021. The VM allows any user to install any OS they want, either through Lily or Dartz's ISO folder or from a website using !httpcd (url). A list of them can be found at http://computernewb.com/~dartz/isos and http://computernewb.com/~lily/ISOs.

There is also an alternate version of VM7 for older operating systems you can use, called VM8. You can view the article for it here.

Users interact with the VM through a bot named AnyOSInstallBot. Another way users can interact with the VM is the default iPXE which is named "CollabVM iPXE", a custom version of iPXE. This iPXE version behaves similar to vanilla iPXE, VM8 does not have this however.

Gallery

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  People installing a post-reset Vista build (and failing, as you can see)
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  Windows CHOCOLATEMAN Edition running on VM7
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  VM8 when restored from the snapshot. Notice how it does not have "CollabVM iPXE"
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  People installing Windows XP Professional on VM8
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  OS X 10.8.2 running on VM7

OS Compatibility Reference Sheet for VM7

OSes that work flawlessly

• Windows Vista to 11
• Any GNU/Linux distribution with VirtIO modules built in
• Any Windows 2000 to 11 bootleg from Crustywindows
• OpenBSD
• DragonFlyBSD
• NetBSD
• GhostBSD - utouch-kmod is required for absolute mouse input.
• OmniTribblix
• OpenIndiana
• 9front
• Mac OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" - Niresh's 10.8.2 works on it, however not absolute mouse input and no ethernet unless you install a kext. Use command !httpcd https://egg.l5.ca/files/iso/10.8.iso

OSes that work but have issues

• Windows XP - You need to load a driver before the installer, or else the setup won't detect any disks:

Run !flp Driver/ich9-flp.img

As soon as the text setup loads, press F6

Press S to show a list of drivers, and select "Intel(R) ICH9R/DO/DH SATA AHCI Controller"

Hit enter. The install should proceed as normal.

OSes that don't work at all

• FreeBSD - 64-bit panics due to something with APIC and 32-bit gets stuck on "Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec"