Learn about VortexBox
Advanced use
Drive images
Troubleshooting you existing VortexBox
Learn about VortexBox
Advanced use
Drive images
Troubleshooting you existing VortexBox
These images can be installed directly to the boot media and booted. This allows for rapid deployment. Read instructions here for copying images to boot media.
This image can be used to build a new VortexBox or recover an old one. It can be installed on boot media of 8GB< in size. The zip file can be used to make a bootable USB installation key
Root password: vortexbox
vortexbox-25-20190306.zip md5sum
VortexBox 2.5 installation instructions
This OVF file can be imported into most virtual machine software. Great for testing VortexBox or if you don't want to dedicate a machine to it.
vortexbox-25-20190306-ovf.zip md5sum
This image can be used to build a new VortexBox or recover an old one. It can be installed on boot media of 4GB< in size. The ISO can be written to a blank CD.
Root password: vortexbox
vortexbox24-release-20151125.zip md5sum
vortexbox24-release-20151125.iso md5sum
VortexBox 2.4 installation instructions
This image can be used to build a new VortexBox or recover an old one. It can be installed on boot media of 4GB< in size. The ISO can be written to a blank CD.
Root password: vortexbox
vortexbox23-recovery.zip md5sum
vortexbox23-recovery.iso md5sum
VortexBox 2.3 installation instructions
This OVF file can be imported into most virtual machine software. Great for testing VortexBox or if you don't want to dedicate a machine to it.
Root password: vortexbox
This image can be used to get a minimal Fedora 22 image running on a Raspberry Pi 2. It can be installed on boot media of 4GB< in size.
Root password: password
Pi2-Fedora-Minimal-armhfp-22-20150707.img.xz md5sum
This image can be used to get minimal Fedora 23 running on an Intel x64 based machine
Root password: password
This image can be used to build a VortexBox on very old hardware. They are not recommended! These images are here for archival purposes and many not even work!
Root password: vortexbox
If you have old hardware go out and buy yourself a modern j1800 based system for under $100. Then you can use VortexBox 2.4. This will save you a lot of time and frustration.