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Documentation: Reorganize the build documentation

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There are currently issues with running Serenity in VirtualBox. Please refer to the [open issue](https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/issues/2927) for a list of currently known issues. Anything that doesn't currently work will be noted in this document.
## Creating the disk image
Before creating a disk image that will work in VirtualBox, you will need to create a GRUB image as described in the [Serenity installation guide](https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/blob/master/Documentation/INSTALL.md). Please skip the final step of that section, as that is only relevant for putting the image onto a real drive. You **cannot** use the same disk image created for QEMU. Using that image will halt immediately with the message ``FATAL: No bootable medium found! System halted.``
Before creating a disk image that will work in VirtualBox, you will need to create a GRUB image as described in the [Serenity installation guide](BareMetalInstallation.md). Please skip the final step of that section, as that is only relevant for putting the image onto a real drive. You **cannot** use the same disk image created for QEMU. Using that image will halt immediately with the message ``FATAL: No bootable medium found! System halted.``
There are a couple of ways to convert the disk image: