Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:07:44 -0500 Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Snip ... So how can I run rpd on the freebsd host running the virtualbox server system so I can access the configured vm? I this configuration even possible? I'll give it one last shot. CREATE/RUNNING ACCESSING ! CREATE/RUN guests needs X11 ? NO ! ACCESSING guests needs X11 ? Depends on the guest. a) Guest = Consele head OS (FBSD, Lunux, etc..) = No need for x11/graphics on the local host or any other remote accessing host. b) Guest = Graphic head OS (windose, any *NIX w/ a graphic interface, Macs, etc..) = Yes, You will need x11 or some form of graphic interface running on the local host or any other remote accessing host. I hope this puts an end to it. -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio YET!!] (99% winblows FREE) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Mario Lobo l...@bsd.com.br wrote: On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:07:44 -0500 Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Snip ... So how can I run rpd on the freebsd host running the virtualbox server system so I can access the configured vm? I this configuration even possible? I'll give it one last shot. CREATE/RUNNING ACCESSING ! CREATE/RUN guests needs X11 ? NO ! Right. It's *much* easier if you can X forward the GUI, but you can certainly configure everything you need with VBoxManage. Figuring out how to use it is a little tricky, because it's not particularly well documented, but it does work. ACCESSING guests needs X11 ? Depends on the guest. a) Guest = Consele head OS (FBSD, Lunux, etc..) = No need for x11/graphics on the local host or any other remote accessing host. b) Guest = Graphic head OS (windose, any *NIX w/ a graphic interface, Macs, etc..) = Yes, You will need x11 or some form of graphic interface running on the local host or any other remote accessing host. VirtualBox supports using VNC or RDP to see the guest's interface. I've used that feature to run Windows installs on headless servers. (I guess an OS that can run a VNC client counts as a graphic interface, though.) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
On Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:08:01 +1100 andrew clarke m...@ozzmosis.com wrote: On Sun 2012-11-18 08:50:34 UTC-0500, Fbsd8 (fb...@a1poweruser.com) wrote: By design virtualbox requires a desktop on the host to use the virtualbox built in config screens and the only way to access a configured and installed guest VM is from a remote PC with a desktop. No, you can create and configure VirtualBox VMs using the command-line VBoxManage. I do this over SSH. See the VirtualBox manual (PDF). There are even command line tools such as Vagrant for managing virtual box VMs using baseline images and definition files to create VMs on the fly in response to a simple command. -- Steve O'Hara-Smith at...@sohara.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
Adam Vande More wrote: On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 7:50 AM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: So I was barking up the wrong tree. By design virtualbox requires a desktop on the host to use the virtualbox built in config screens False One word answers have no meaning. As I understand the VB manual there is only 2 ways to CREATE virtual machines on a freebsd host. Launch VB from the host x11 desktop which launches the VB config screen or use headless commands from host command line which just creates control files without the VB screens being displayed. If you know of some other ways them explain your self. So the bottom line is virtualbox=desktop. Since you can access it only by traditional server means, it's a desktop app? Have no idea what you trying to say by the above statement that ends in a question mark. Please clarify. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
andrew clarke wrote: On Sun 2012-11-18 08:50:34 UTC-0500, Fbsd8 (fb...@a1poweruser.com) wrote: By design virtualbox requires a desktop on the host to use the virtualbox built in config screens and the only way to access a configured and installed guest VM is from a remote PC with a desktop. No, you can create and configure VirtualBox VMs using the command-line VBoxManage. I do this over SSH. See the VirtualBox manual (PDF). You did not pay close attention to what was written. What was written is stands as true. The key works are virtualbox built in config screens. Using ssh from remote pc only works if ssh is run from a desktop. IE: you can not start ssh from a freebsd host command line to connect to a remote VB to create Virtual machines. Incidentally it's possible to use RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) to connect and control any VirtualBox guest - including OSes that don't natively support RDP connections - provided VRDP is enabled for that guest VM. I do this running when VirtualBox on a Linux host, and can't confirm it works for FreeBSD hosts, but assume it does. AH now it gets interesting. RDP only talks to a fully configured virtual machine, not to the virtualbox built in config screens. So on a freebsd host without a desktop the vbheadless commands have to be used to create virtual machines. My final goal was to create virtual machines using the vb headless commands, which worked. But then I wanted to run rpd from a second host session [F2] and connect to the newly created VM which was not possible because the rpd program is not contained in the virtualbox-additions port and when installing the virtualbox-additions port had to use the force flag. So how can I run rpd on the freebsd host running the virtualbox server system so I can access the configured vm? I this configuration even possible? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 6:36 PM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: One word answers have no meaning. That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. As I understand the VB manual there is only 2 ways to CREATE virtual machines on a freebsd host. Launch VB from the host x11 desktop which launches the VB config screen or use headless commands from host command line which just creates control files without the VB screens being displayed. If you know of some other ways them explain your self. There is nothing in the VB manual which says the x11 server has to be running on the host system. You do need an x11 server to access the QT4 GUI however it can reside on a remote system and even a Windows Box. Just need the x11 libs locally that is it. So the bottom line is virtualbox=desktop. Since you can access it only by traditional server means, it's a desktop app? Have no idea what you trying to say by the above statement that ends in a question mark. Please clarify. Please answer the question as implied by the question mark. -- Adam Vande More ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
On Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:10:23 -0800 per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: XP itself, when running directly on the hardware, provides its own graphics environment. It should be able to do the same running on a VM with a virtualized keyboard, mouse, and display. Yes, but the virtualised display talks to X as the display backend. -- Steve O'Hara-Smith at...@sohara.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
On Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:10:23 -0800 per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: Adam Vande More amvandem...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: I do not run x11 or any desktop on my 9.0 host. This would be your problem. How so? Surely virtualbox _should_ be able to hand off a VT to the XP guest, for it to use as a keyboard, mouse, and display. (This supposes that the FreeBSD box in question _has_ a keyboard, mouse, and display, and thus has a VT that it can hand off.) Fbsd8 fbsd8 at a1poweruser.com wrote: I have 9.0 installed on my 200gb hard drive, it's configured to use the first 100gb leaving the second 100gb free. I was going to install XP in the second half and have a duel boot config. Then I find out XP has to be install first on the HD ... The easiest solution might be to dd the first 100gb (containing the FreeBSD installation) to the second 100gb, mark the first 100gb as unused, and install XP there if it needs to be in the lowest- addressed part of the disk. Back up the FreeBSD installation first! Mario Lobo l...@bsd.com.br wrote: To access the XP graphics interface, you NEED a graphics environment! XP itself, when running directly on the hardware, provides its own graphics environment. It also does that when running on a VM but it does not provide a graphics environment for the host. It should be able to do the same running on a VM with a virtualized keyboard, mouse, and display. To show a window you need a display that can show it, be it head or headless. To diaplay a head, be it local or remote, the display must be able to handle graphics to properly show the VM screen (head), and like I said, I have no idea on how to do that on a text console screen. -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio YET!!] (99% winblows FREE) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
Section 23.3 of the handbook speaks about FreeBSD as a host. No where in that section does it say anything about virtualbox running from the FreeBSD host command line or from A Desktop. Do I need a Desktop for virtualbox to run under? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:57:53 -0500 Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Section 23.3 of the handbook speaks about FreeBSD as a host. No where in that section does it say anything about virtualbox running from the FreeBSD host command line or from A Desktop. Do I need a Desktop for virtualbox to run under? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org NOPE !! VBoxHeadless -startvm vm name -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio YET!!] (99% winblows FREE) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
Mario Lobo wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:57:53 -0500 Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Section 23.3 of the handbook speaks about FreeBSD as a host. No where in that section does it say anything about virtualbox running from the FreeBSD host command line or from A Desktop. Do I need a Desktop for virtualbox to run under? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org NOPE !! VBoxHeadless -startvm vm name Issueing VirtualBox from host command line gets this msg. Failed to open the x11 display VBoxHeadless -startvm vm name assumes that there a vb guest all ready configured which is not my case. There is no man page for VBoxHeadless command. How do a configure a vb guest from the host command line? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:44:54 -0500 Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Mario Lobo wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:57:53 -0500 Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Section 23.3 of the handbook speaks about FreeBSD as a host. No where in that section does it say anything about virtualbox running from the FreeBSD host command line or from A Desktop. Do I need a Desktop for virtualbox to run under? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org NOPE !! VBoxHeadless -startvm vm name Issueing VirtualBox from host command line gets this msg. Failed to open the x11 display VBoxHeadless -startvm vm name assumes that there a vb guest all ready configured which is not my case. There is no man page for VBoxHeadless command. How do a configure a vb guest from the host command line? You can start VirtualBox from an ssh session (with X-forwarding enabled) from you desktop to your desktopless host. Ssh will forward the VBox window to your screen. -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio YET!!] (99% winblows FREE) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:44:54 -0500 Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Mario Lobo wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:57:53 -0500 Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Section 23.3 of the handbook speaks about FreeBSD as a host. No where in that section does it say anything about virtualbox running from the FreeBSD host command line or from A Desktop. Do I need a Desktop for virtualbox to run under? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org NOPE !! VBoxHeadless -startvm vm name Issueing VirtualBox from host command line gets this msg. Failed to open the x11 display VBoxHeadless -startvm vm name assumes that there a vb guest all ready configured which is not my case. Right! I assumed you already had the VM ready. Sorry. There is no man page for VBoxHeadless command. There are those: http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/UserManual.pdf and http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ VBoxHeadless is covered on both. How do a configure a vb guest from the host command line? VBoxManage can do all that from command line. Check it out or follow my previous e-mail. Sorry for not being more thorough on my last post. -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio YET!!] (99% winblows FREE) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
Section 23.3 of the handbook speaks about FreeBSD as a host. No where in that section does it say anything about virtualbox running from the FreeBSD host command line or from A Desktop. Do I need a Desktop for virtualbox to run under? NOPE !! VBoxHeadless -startvm vm name Issueing VirtualBox from host command line gets this msg. Failed to open the x11 display VBoxHeadless -startvm vm name assumes that there a vb guest all ready configured which is not my case. Right! I assumed you already had the VM ready. Sorry. There is no man page for VBoxHeadless command. There are those: http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/UserManual.pdf and http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ VBoxHeadless is covered on both. How do a configure a vb guest from the host command line? VBoxManage can do all that from command line. Check it out or follow my previous e-mail. I read the UserManual and think I am barking up the wrong tree. So lets start over again with what the wanted desired result is. I have 9.0 installed on my 200gb hard drive, it's configured to use the first 100gb leaving the second 100gb free. I was going to install XP in the second half and have a duel boot config. Then I find out XP has to be install first on the HD meaning I have to install 9.0 from scratch again. I read a post on this list where it was suggested to run Virtualbox on my 9.0 host and then run XP as a guest. I want to boot the 9.0 host and login to the 9.0 host, start the Virtualbox XP guest and enter the XP guest [IE: be in the XP OS windows environment], can I do all that from the host command line? I do not run x11 or any desktop on my 9.0 host. I do not want to use an second PC to login to the VB XP guest over ssh. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Section 23.3 of the handbook speaks about FreeBSD as a host. No where in that section does it say anything about virtualbox running from the FreeBSD host command line or from A Desktop. Do I need a Desktop for virtualbox to run under? NOPE !! VBoxHeadless -startvm vm name Issueing VirtualBox from host command line gets this msg. Failed to open the x11 display VBoxHeadless -startvm vm name assumes that there a vb guest all ready configured which is not my case. Right! I assumed you already had the VM ready. Sorry. There is no man page for VBoxHeadless command. There are those: http://download.virtualbox.**org/virtualbox/UserManual.pdfhttp://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/UserManual.pdf and http://www.virtualbox.org/**manual/ http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ VBoxHeadless is covered on both. How do a configure a vb guest from the host command line? VBoxManage can do all that from command line. Check it out or follow my previous e-mail. I read the UserManual and think I am barking up the wrong tree. So lets start over again with what the wanted desired result is. I have 9.0 installed on my 200gb hard drive, it's configured to use the first 100gb leaving the second 100gb free. I was going to install XP in the second half and have a duel boot config. Then I find out XP has to be install first on the HD meaning I have to install 9.0 from scratch again. I read a post on this list where it was suggested to run Virtualbox on my 9.0 host and then run XP as a guest. I want to boot the 9.0 host and login to the 9.0 host, start the Virtualbox XP guest and enter the XP guest [IE: be in the XP OS windows environment], can I do all that from the host command line? I do not run x11 or any desktop on my 9.0 host. I do not want to use an second PC to login to the VB XP guest over ssh. I think I am misunderstanding your ask, so I will describe what I have which sounds awfully similar. I have a headless 9.0 box with plenty of CPU cycles and HDD/RAM to spare. I have installed virtualbox on it, as well as phpVirtualBox (might have the wrong name there). Using phpVirtualBox, I can start/stop/config virtual machines on the host. So I used my Win7 box to create a virtual Win7 (or in your case WinXP) and got it all installed and setup using my laptop. Once it was configured, I copied the virtual hard drive to the fileserver, configured a new virtual machine to use that hard drive and set the network to bridged. After starting the virtual machine on my FreeBSD box I was able to remote to the virtual machine using terminal services (built into windows). The installation of virtualbox on my fileserver did install x11 components, but by using phpVirtualBox, it is all started headless. Hope this helps. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: I read the UserManual and think I am barking up the wrong tree. It's called the XY problem, and it's resolved by asking better questions. So lets start over again with what the wanted desired result is. I have 9.0 installed on my 200gb hard drive, it's configured to use the first 100gb leaving the second 100gb free. I was going to install XP in the second half and have a duel boot config. Then I find out XP has to be install first on the HD meaning I have to install 9.0 from scratch again. I read a post on this list where it was suggested to run Virtualbox on my 9.0 host and then run XP as a guest. I want to boot the 9.0 host and login to the 9.0 host, start the Virtualbox XP guest and enter the XP guest [IE: be in the XP OS windows environment], can I do all that from the host command line? Yes. Although you certainly wouldn't use the headless mode since you want a head. I do not run x11 or any desktop on my 9.0 host. This would be your problem. -- Adam Vande More ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:18:10 -0500 Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Section 23.3 of the handbook speaks about FreeBSD as a host. No where in that section does it say anything about virtualbox running from the FreeBSD host command line or from A Desktop. Do I need a Desktop for virtualbox to run under? NOPE !! VBoxHeadless -startvm vm name Issueing VirtualBox from host command line gets this msg. Failed to open the x11 display VBoxHeadless -startvm vm name assumes that there a vb guest all ready configured which is not my case. Right! I assumed you already had the VM ready. Sorry. There is no man page for VBoxHeadless command. There are those: http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/UserManual.pdf and http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ VBoxHeadless is covered on both. How do a configure a vb guest from the host command line? VBoxManage can do all that from command line. Check it out or follow my previous e-mail. I read the UserManual and think I am barking up the wrong tree. So lets start over again with what the wanted desired result is. I have 9.0 installed on my 200gb hard drive, it's configured to use the first 100gb leaving the second 100gb free. I was going to install XP in the second half and have a duel boot config. Then I find out XP has to be install first on the HD meaning I have to install 9.0 from scratch again. I read a post on this list where it was suggested to run Virtualbox on my 9.0 host and then run XP as a guest. I want to boot the 9.0 host and login to the 9.0 host, start the Virtualbox XP guest and enter the XP guest [IE: be in the XP OS windows environment], can I do all that from the host command line? I do not run x11 or any desktop on my 9.0 host. I do not want to use an second PC to login to the VB XP guest over ssh. To access the XP graphics interface, you NEED a graphics environment! I, at least, don't know of a way to access a graphics interface from a text console and you're not willing to do an RDP/VNC session from another machine. I'm sorry but you're stuck ! I can't help you any further. -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio YET!!] (99% winblows FREE) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
Adam Vande More amvandem...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: I do not run x11 or any desktop on my 9.0 host. This would be your problem. How so? Surely virtualbox _should_ be able to hand off a VT to the XP guest, for it to use as a keyboard, mouse, and display. (This supposes that the FreeBSD box in question _has_ a keyboard, mouse, and display, and thus has a VT that it can hand off.) Fbsd8 fbsd8 at a1poweruser.com wrote: I have 9.0 installed on my 200gb hard drive, it's configured to use the first 100gb leaving the second 100gb free. I was going to install XP in the second half and have a duel boot config. Then I find out XP has to be install first on the HD ... The easiest solution might be to dd the first 100gb (containing the FreeBSD installation) to the second 100gb, mark the first 100gb as unused, and install XP there if it needs to be in the lowest- addressed part of the disk. Back up the FreeBSD installation first! Mario Lobo l...@bsd.com.br wrote: To access the XP graphics interface, you NEED a graphics environment! XP itself, when running directly on the hardware, provides its own graphics environment. It should be able to do the same running on a VM with a virtualized keyboard, mouse, and display. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host
On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 3:10 AM, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: Adam Vande More amvandem...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: I do not run x11 or any desktop on my 9.0 host. This would be your problem. How so? Surely virtualbox _should_ be able to hand off a VT to the XP guest, for it to use as a keyboard, mouse, and display. (This supposes that the FreeBSD box in question _has_ a keyboard, mouse, and display, and thus has a VT that it can hand off.) I see what you are saying but that isn't possible currently with Virtualbox. The closest piece of tech I know of the OP's request is Xen VGA passthrough. -- Adam Vande More ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Virtualbox on Freebsd
--On Thursday, March 04, 2010 13:15:02 -0600 Paul Schmehl pschmehl_li...@tx.rr.com wrote: I'm trying to build it from ports right now and running into all sorts of issues with qt4 stuff. After rebuilding all my ports (portupgrade -af) and fixing the problems encountered, VirtualBox is working perfectly. I am now running 64 bit Windows 7 in VirtualBox on my 8 STABLE workstation. -- Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. *** It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead. Thomas Jefferson ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Virtualbox on Freebsd
I'm trying to build it from ports right now and running into all sorts of issues with qt4 stuff. --On Wednesday, March 03, 2010 20:50:32 -0500 Glen Barber glen.j.bar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Chris Hill wrote: On Wed, 3 Mar 2010, Thomas Lawrence wrote: Hello Guys and Gals, Can you clear something up for me. Is it possible to install the closed source version of Virtualbox on Freebsd8. Glen Barber posted this... http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-questions@freebsd.org/msg217302.html ...last summer. I have not tried it, just saying it's there. It is a (horribly outdated) pkg_add(1) installer. I haven't had a chance to update it yet; hopefully this weekend now that my attention has been drawn to it. For the record, it is not the closed-source version. It is emulators/virtualbox before it was repocopied to emulators/virtualbox-ose-*. Regards, -- Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. *** It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead. Thomas Jefferson ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Virtualbox on Freebsd
On 4 March 2010 14:15, Paul Schmehl pschmehl_li...@tx.rr.com wrote: I'm trying to build it from ports right now and running into all sorts of issues with qt4 stuff. This doesn't exactly inspire confidence when it comes time for me to do my next round of updates. I remember running into an issue with qt when building Virtualbox but I *believe* a forced removal of everything qt related and letting it start the process from scratch fixed the issue. I'll keep better notes next time :-\ kmw -- A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting. Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)? A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Virtualbox on Freebsd
On Thu, 4 Mar 2010, Paul Schmehl wrote: I'm trying to build it from ports right now and running into all sorts of issues with qt4 stuff. VirtualBox builds fine here, but on a recent 8-stable it locks the system when starting a FreeBSD VM. Maybe on all VMs, but fscks are no fun so I haven't tried. There's a probably-related thread in -emulation. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Virtualbox on Freebsd
--On Thursday, March 04, 2010 17:12:26 -0500 Kevin Wilcox kevin.wil...@gmail.com wrote: On 4 March 2010 14:15, Paul Schmehl pschmehl_li...@tx.rr.com wrote: I'm trying to build it from ports right now and running into all sorts of issues with qt4 stuff. This doesn't exactly inspire confidence when it comes time for me to do my next round of updates. I remember running into an issue with qt when building Virtualbox but I *believe* a forced removal of everything qt related and letting it start the process from scratch fixed the issue. I'll keep better notes next time :-\ I'm running portupgrade now. (It's been a while.) If that doesn't fix it, I'll try to forced deletion of everything qt and see if that fixes it. -- Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. *** It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead. Thomas Jefferson ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Virtualbox on Freebsd
Hello Guys and Gals, Can you clear something up for me. Is it possible to install the closed source version of Virtualbox on Freebsd8. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Virtualbox on Freebsd
On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:49:12 + Thomas Lawrence thomas.lawre...@bbconsult.co.uk wrote: Hello Guys and Gals, Can you clear something up for me. Is it possible to install the closed source version of Virtualbox on Freebsd8. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org Since there is no FreeBSD download from the VirtualBox website, my guess is no. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Virtualbox on Freebsd
On Wed, 3 Mar 2010, Thomas Lawrence wrote: Hello Guys and Gals, Can you clear something up for me. Is it possible to install the closed source version of Virtualbox on Freebsd8. Glen Barber posted this... http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-questions@freebsd.org/msg217302.html ...last summer. I have not tried it, just saying it's there. -- Chris Hill ch...@monochrome.org ** [ Busy Expunging | ] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Virtualbox on Freebsd
On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 19:48:08 -0500 (EST) Chris Hill ch...@monochrome.org wrote: On Wed, 3 Mar 2010, Thomas Lawrence wrote: Hello Guys and Gals, Can you clear something up for me. Is it possible to install the closed source version of Virtualbox on Freebsd8. Glen Barber posted this... http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-questions@freebsd.org/msg217302.html ...last summer. I have not tried it, just saying it's there. -- Chris Hill ch...@monochrome.org ** [ Busy Expunging | ] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org But is that the PUEL version? Or just a binary of the OSE version? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Virtualbox on Freebsd
Hi, Chris Hill wrote: On Wed, 3 Mar 2010, Thomas Lawrence wrote: Hello Guys and Gals, Can you clear something up for me. Is it possible to install the closed source version of Virtualbox on Freebsd8. Glen Barber posted this... http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-questions@freebsd.org/msg217302.html ...last summer. I have not tried it, just saying it's there. It is a (horribly outdated) pkg_add(1) installer. I haven't had a chance to update it yet; hopefully this weekend now that my attention has been drawn to it. For the record, it is not the closed-source version. It is emulators/virtualbox before it was repocopied to emulators/virtualbox-ose-*. Regards, -- Glen Barber ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
VirtualBox on FreeBSD
Hello list, Does VirtualBox work on FreeBSD? I couldn't find it in ports. Did anyone manage to run it? Thanks. -- Best regards, Ghirai. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
