Re: VirtualBox2.2+OpenBSD4.4 (fail)
Hi guys, (Pardon since lot of people use *BSD and Linux together but if rude, I'll take it off-list) Ok. It installs fine. However, I keep getting segfaults on simple programs (such as xorgconfig). (I don't have exact text/dmesg to dump right now but I can produce it if required) Is it that VirtualBox isn't emulating x86 hardware properly? Or, is it a bug in obsd? (I am thinking the former). Any Ideas/suggestion are entertained (Trying in VMware right now) It's VirtualBox - looks like it's still crap. VMWare works fine, so does qemu. PK
Re: VirtualBox2.2+OpenBSD4.4 (fail)
Is it that VirtualBox isn't emulating x86 hardware properly? Or, is it a bug in obsd? (I am thinking the former). Any Ideas/suggestion are entertained (Trying in VMware right now) First, get VirtualBox 3.0.8. Your version is ancient. Run it on a machine that has either Intel VT-x or AMD-V. Make a new vm host and make sure the VT-X or AMD-V option is enable for that host. OpenBSD should run fine afterwards. OR, get VMWare server. It's free, and doesn't emulate a poor CPU like VirtualBox does. http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/639
Re: VirtualBox2.2+OpenBSD4.4 (fail)
Folks, Hi. Thanks for replying. First, get VirtualBox 3.0.8. Your version is ancient. Yep I figured after posting. I will do that when I have some time(but not for some time now[see below]). Run it on a machine that has either Intel VT-x or AMD-V. Make a new vm host and make sure the VT-X or AMD-V option is enable for that host. OpenBSD should run fine afterwards. Yep. Did that on VirtualBox2.2 already still didn't like it. This rig's cpu has VT-x. OR, get VMWare server. It's free, and doesn't emulate a poor CPU like VirtualBox does. Did this actually. Obsd4.4 is running great. Recommend it to folks for sure. Nothing but praise. (I used VMware server on Linux ages ago, the damn UI has moved to web! now now talking about web2.0.. ;-)) -- Regards, Ishwor Gurung
Re: VirtualBox2.2+OpenBSD4.4 (fail)
[...] rig's cpu has VT-x. s/has/supports -- Regards, Ishwor Gurung
Re: VirtualBox2.2+OpenBSD4.4 (fail)
On Wed, 7 Oct 2009, Peter Kay - Syllopsium wrote: It's VirtualBox - looks like it's still crap. VMWare works fine, so does qemu. As does VirtualBox with proper hardware support (AMD64 Socket AM2), .. though we do not use X on VMx. Lee
Re: VirtualBox2.2+OpenBSD4.4 (fail)
2009/10/7 Ishwor Gurung ishwor.gur...@gmail.com: Hi guys, (Pardon since lot of people use *BSD and Linux together but if rude, I'll take it off-list) Ok. It installs fine. However, I keep getting segfaults on simple programs (such as xorgconfig). (I don't have exact text/dmesg to dump right now but I can produce it if required) This is an ancient bug in virtualbox, check their bug track I believe it is fixed. Is it that VirtualBox isn't emulating x86 hardware properly? Or, is it a bug in obsd? (I am thinking the former). Any Ideas/suggestion are entertained (Trying in VMware right now) Thanks. -- Regards, Ishwor Gurung
Re: VirtualBox2.2+OpenBSD4.4 (fail)
From: L. V. Lammert l...@omnitec.net On Wed, 7 Oct 2009, Peter Kay - Syllopsium wrote: It's VirtualBox - looks like it's still crap. VMWare works fine, so does qemu. As does VirtualBox with proper hardware support (AMD64 Socket AM2), .. though we do not use X on VMx. Are you seriously saying VirtualBox is a viable option by specifying one hardware platform? I don't see why AMD64 really helps, or AM2 for that matter - some AMD platforms have iommu but that shouldn't be relevant either. Qemu runs OpenBSD without VT. So does VMWare server (although that will transparently switch it on, at least on VMWare server x64) OpenBSD wasn't the only OS VirtualBox had problems with last time I tried, either. VMWare, Qemu and VirtualPC all worked flawlessly. VT may help, but the VMM should run without it. PK
Re: VirtualBox2.2+OpenBSD4.4 (fail)
Is it that VirtualBox isn't emulating x86 hardware properly? Or, is it a bug in obsd? (I am thinking the former). Any Ideas/suggestion are entertained (Trying in VMware right now) Yes, Virtualbox is not emulating a PC correctly.
Re: VirtualBox2.2+OpenBSD4.4 (fail)
At 03:27 PM 10/7/2009 +0100, Peter Kay - Syllopsium wrote: From: L. V. Lammert l...@omnitec.net On Wed, 7 Oct 2009, Peter Kay - Syllopsium wrote: It's VirtualBox - looks like it's still crap. VMWare works fine, so does qemu. As does VirtualBox with proper hardware support (AMD64 Socket AM2), .. though we do not use X on VMx. Are you seriously saying VirtualBox is a viable option by specifying one hardware platform? I don't see why AMD64 really helps, or AM2 for that matter - some AMD platforms have iommu but that shouldn't be relevant either. No, I am reinforcing two complementary points: 1) Hardware support is required to run OBSD on VirtualBox, and it runs on AMD64AM2; 2) Virtualbox can be used as a host for OBSD with AMD64AM2. Sorry, thought that would have been obvious. Nothing more, nothing less. Lee
Re: VirtualBox2.2+OpenBSD4.4 (fail)
On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 4:57 PM, L. V. Lammert l...@omnitec.net wrote: At 03:27 PM 10/7/2009 +0100, Peter Kay - Syllopsium wrote: From: L. V. Lammert l...@omnitec.net On Wed, 7 Oct 2009, Peter Kay - Syllopsium wrote: It's VirtualBox - looks like it's still crap. VMWare works fine, so does qemu. As does VirtualBox with proper hardware support (AMD64 Socket AM2), .. though we do not use X on VMx. Are you seriously saying VirtualBox is a viable option by specifying one hardware platform? I don't see why AMD64 really helps, or AM2 for that matter - some AMD platforms have iommu but that shouldn't be relevant either. No, I am reinforcing two complementary points: 1) Hardware support is required to run OBSD on VirtualBox, and it runs on AMD64AM2; 2) Virtualbox can be used as a host for OBSD with AMD64AM2. Sorry, thought that would have been obvious. Nothing more, nothing less. Lee I am using VirtualBox 3.0.8 on OS X and the following OSs run better than they do in VMware Server on an identical laptop running RHEL. FreeBSD 6.2-7.2 OpenBSD 4.3-4.5 RHEL 4-5.4 Windows 2003 and XP -- Opportunity is most often missed by people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas Alva Edison Inventor of 1093 patents, including: The light bulb, phonogram and motion pictures.
