diff --git a/content/guides/virtualbox.md b/content/guides/virtualbox.md index 7bc796148a0b58eef9bf17f4f33a5ca3913e89af..406705275f33596c4dbdef69d4ed907a4a5d9bd7 100644 --- a/content/guides/virtualbox.md +++ b/content/guides/virtualbox.md @@ -411,7 +411,14 @@ containing the virtual machine intact. We recommend running minimal, target and development images on [real hardware]( {{< ref "/reference_hardware/_index.md" >}} ), but VirtualBox -can run our `amd64` images. +may be able to run some of our `amd64` images. + +{{% notice warning %}} +Running non-SDK images on VirtualBox or other virtual machines is not +officially supported, though many of the images do. If the image type you are +interested in evaluating does not boot in VirtualBox, there is a good chance +that it may boot in [QEMU](https://www.qemu.org/). +{{% /notice %}} - Download the `.img.gz` and `.img.bmap` files for the image you need from the [image repository]( {{< ref "/images.md" >}} ) diff --git a/content/reference_hardware/_index.md b/content/reference_hardware/_index.md index e8196b5eabeb5692166ae84c821cdbd2ba8e7b65..5ba051b0072767b8bdb8a892537af252791b7b2f 100644 --- a/content/reference_hardware/_index.md +++ b/content/reference_hardware/_index.md @@ -19,10 +19,8 @@ span the Intel 64-bit, ARM 64-bit and ARM 32-bit architectures: - [Optional extra reference hardware]( {{< ref "/reference_hardware/extras.md" >}} ) Various prebuilt [images]( {{< ref "images.md" >}} ) are available for testing. -Apertis development is fasted paced, so we recommend that you use the daily -build images whenever possible. If you currently don't have access to any of the supported hardware, the -`amd64` images can be run on a -[virtual machine]( {{< ref "/guides/virtualbox.md" >}} ). +`amd64` images might run on a +[virtual machine]( {{< ref "virtualbox.md#non-sdk-images" >}} ).