On 10/19/07, Frank Jahnke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Agreed. For me it is the biggest problem with using a FreeBSD desktop. > One other sign of hope: there has been intermittent work on a port of > VirtualBox. When I checked last, the GUI environment would build. > That's certainly not a complete VM yet, but it is one necessary piece. >
VirtualBox builds from the Innotek svn sources, and the GUI runs but with some issues. However, it is possible to boot a full VM instance from within VirtualBox on a FreeBSD host (which is very promising). The major missing component (that I'm aware of) is the kernel acceleration module, so the VM is very slow. The VirtualBox developers have been receptive to contributions that were required to get their program to build on FreeBSD, and they have written a skeleton kernel module as a first step to getting accelerated VMs on a FreeBSD host. I suspect that they will also be receptive if anyone from the FreeBSD community is willing to contribute to the kernel module completion. Anyone able to contribute should drop them a line on their dev mailing list, or visit the IRC channel listed at http://virtualbox.org/wiki/FreeBSD%20build%20instructions. I've currently exhausted my limited porting skills (mostly related to getting their Makefiles to recognize where FreeBSD keeps relevant header and include files) and am willing to help continue the effort in any way I can with help from others more skilled in programming. Matt _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
