Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi
Predrag Zečević - Technical Support Analyst writes: [...] >> >> The presciption you show above went off without a hitch (Thanks), but >> it appears upon creating a new vm with the newly installed vbox >> GUI. that it may only be capable of creating 32 bit vms/. >> >> Do you see something like that? > > Nope! I see both 32 and 64 bit in the list (will attach picture, if it > survives). PS: The image survived just fine on this end ... thanks ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi
Predrag Zečević - Technical Support Analyst writes: Harry wrote: >> Please see my most recent response to Predrag B. >> >> The presciption you show above went off without a hitch (Thanks), but >> it appears upon creating a new vm with the newly installed vbox >> GUI. that it may only be capable of creating 32 bit vms/. >> >> Do you see something like that? Predrag Z replied: > Nope! I see both 32 and 64 bit in the list (will attach picture, if it > survives). OK, I braved up and did the install on my HP xw8600 hardware. Installing a new (5.2.6-120293) vbox on my hardware went off just great. 32 64 bit both available and my existing 7 vbox vms that have been running on the hardware with VBox 5.0.40 are starting with no problems. You and Reginald B have steered me right thru this ... I was really expecting some kind of serious stumbling block. Thank you both for the great guidance and timely responses. ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi
Predrag Zečević - Technical Support Analyst writes: [...] Harry wrote: >> The presciption you show above went off without a hitch (Thanks), but >> it appears upon creating a new vm with the newly installed vbox >> GUI. that it may only be capable of creating 32 bit vms/. >> >> Do you see something like that? Predrag Z responded: > Nope! I see both 32 and 64 bit in the list (will attach picture, if it > survives). OK, good to know. I wanted to try the install of a new Vbox on an oi vm before going to the hardware but apparently something is interfering with the vms ability to recognize 64bit. Maybe something about being nested beneath a vm HOST. So, going to the hardware (HP xw8600 workstation with freshly updated OI running.) Maybe the results will be similar to yours. Thanks for the timely reply. ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi
On 01/24/18 15:15, Harry Putnam wrote: Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss writes: I'm currently running VBox 5.2.4 on Hipster with Win-7 Pro and Debian 9.3 as guests on an HP Z400 I followed the wiki instructions. Here are the scripts I used: # cat tst1 #!/bin/sh pkgtrans VirtualBox-5.2.4-SunOS-amd64-r119785.pkg . all rm SUNWvbox/install/checkinstall sed -i /checkinstall/d SUNWvbox/pkgmap pkgadd -d . SUNWvbox Please see my most recent response to Predrag B. The presciption you show above went off without a hitch (Thanks), but it appears upon creating a new vm with the newly installed vbox GUI. that it may only be capable of creating 32 bit vms/. Do you see something like that? Nope! I see both 32 and 64 bit in the list (will attach picture, if it survives). Regards. ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss -- Predrag Zečević Technical Support Analyst 2e Systems GmbH tel: +49 - 6196 - 95058 - 15 mob: +49 - 174 - 3109288 fax: +49 - 6196 - 95058 - 94 e-mail: predrag.zece...@2e-systems.com headquarter: 2e Systems GmbH, Koenigsteiner Str. 87, 65812 Bad Soden am Taunus, Germany registration: Amtsgericht Koenigstein (Germany), HRB 7303 managing director: Phil Douglas http://www.2e-systems.com/ - Making your business fly! ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi
Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss writes: > I'm currently running VBox 5.2.4 on Hipster with Win-7 Pro and Debian > 9.3 as guests on an HP Z400 I followed the wiki instructions. Here > are the scripts I used: > > > # cat tst1 > #!/bin/sh > pkgtrans VirtualBox-5.2.4-SunOS-amd64-r119785.pkg . all > rm SUNWvbox/install/checkinstall > sed -i /checkinstall/d SUNWvbox/pkgmap > pkgadd -d . SUNWvbox Please see my most recent response to Predrag B. The presciption you show above went off without a hitch (Thanks), but it appears upon creating a new vm with the newly installed vbox GUI. that it may only be capable of creating 32 bit vms/. Do you see something like that? ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi
Predrag Zečević - Technical Support Analyst writes: > On 01/23/18 03:51, Harry Putnam wrote: >> I see threads periodically about problems installing Virtualbox on a >> recently updated oi. And some success stories too, but I really would >> like to see a summary of how to attempt to install latest vbox. I >> think that would be 5.2.6 currently. [...] > Hi, > > There is (beside Jim's solution) another one (I am using it for recent > versions on my /hipster OI): > > $ pfexec pkgrm SUNWvbox > > $ tar xf VirtualBox-5.2.6-120293-SunOS.tar.gz > $ pkgtrans VirtualBox-5.2.6-SunOS-amd64-r120293.pkg . all > $ rm SUNWvbox/install/checkinstall > $ sed -i /checkinstall/d SUNWvbox/pkgmap > $ pfexec pkgadd -d . SUNWvbox > > That is derived from guide: > https://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/7.2+VirtualBox#id-72VirtualBox-NotesforinstallingVirtualBoxonHipster Your prescription above went off without a hitch ... thanks I do see something I'm not sure what to do about. Once I launch the vbox gui, and start creating new (Linux[ubuntu]) vm, at the very start one is to enter a name, then in the `Type' box, select an OS. (In this case `linux'). At that point the next `version' box shows `ubuntu 32' Clicking the right drop down arrow, I see all the choices are 32 bit, no 64 bit available. I would expect that if the host OS was 32 bit but in this case it is a oi-64 running in a vbox vm on a HP xw8600 also oi-64 as well. I guess it sounds like those Russian nesting dolls of world fame. Host M1/ running `oi' on vm-V1/ running linux on vm-v1a isainfo -b on top level hardware HOST running `oi' shows isainfo -b 64 isainfo -b on vm-V1 running `oi' shows isainfo -b 64 Creating a vbox vm on vm-V1 appears to only allow 32 bit. I have not proceeded beyond creating the vm... have not yet booted install media on it. Did you see something like this?. That is, your vms created on newly installed vbox can only create 32 bit OS's ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi
Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss writes: > # cat tst1 > #!/bin/sh > pkgtrans VirtualBox-5.2.4-SunOS-amd64-r119785.pkg . all > rm SUNWvbox/install/checkinstall > sed -i /checkinstall/d SUNWvbox/pkgmap > pkgadd -d . SUNWvbox > > # cat tst2 > #!/bin/sh > VBoxManage extpack install > Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.2.4-119785.vbox-extpack > > Guests reading from the optical drive is pretty well buggered. Disk > images work fine. If you want to migrate a Windows system to a VM you > need to use disk2vhd to create the disk image ofd the filesystem. > > You also need to load the extensions from an iso image in each guest. > I had some issues with screen resolution on Debian, but when I came > back from my trip the problem was gone. No idea what the issue was. excellent help, many thanks. ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi
Predrag Zečević - Technical Support Analyst [...] > Hi, > > There is (beside Jim's solution) another one (I am using it for recent > versions on my /hipster OI): > > $ pfexec pkgrm SUNWvbox > > $ tar xf VirtualBox-5.2.6-120293-SunOS.tar.gz > $ pkgtrans VirtualBox-5.2.6-SunOS-amd64-r120293.pkg . all > $ rm SUNWvbox/install/checkinstall > $ sed -i /checkinstall/d SUNWvbox/pkgmap > $ pfexec pkgadd -d . SUNWvbox > > That is derived from guide: > https://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/7.2+VirtualBox#id-72VirtualBox-NotesforinstallingVirtualBoxonHipster Excellent help, thank you. New stuff has been added there... I should have bored thru it before posting. ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi
I'm currently running VBox 5.2.4 on Hipster with Win-7 Pro and Debian 9.3 as guests on an HP Z400 I followed the wiki instructions. Here are the scripts I used: # cat tst1 #!/bin/sh pkgtrans VirtualBox-5.2.4-SunOS-amd64-r119785.pkg . all rm SUNWvbox/install/checkinstall sed -i /checkinstall/d SUNWvbox/pkgmap pkgadd -d . SUNWvbox # cat tst2 #!/bin/sh VBoxManage extpack install Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.2.4-119785.vbox-extpack Guests reading from the optical drive is pretty well buggered. Disk images work fine. If you want to migrate a Windows system to a VM you need to use disk2vhd to create the disk image ofd the filesystem. You also need to load the extensions from an iso image in each guest. I had some issues with screen resolution on Debian, but when I came back from my trip the problem was gone. No idea what the issue was. good luck! Reg ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi
On 01/23/18 03:51, Harry Putnam wrote: I see threads periodically about problems installing Virtualbox on a recently updated oi. And some success stories too, but I really would like to see a summary of how to attempt to install latest vbox. I think that would be 5.2.6 currently. Something that would give a not so adept person running oi hosts, a fighting chance of successfully getting a very recent vbox installed and periodically updating it. I'm currently running 5.0.40 successfully having used JimK's patches that were actually written for 4*X vbox. (Thank you Jim K). And have been doing so for a number of months. But sooner or later I will be needing to update. I've already been told on a Debian list that my version was getting too old for them to advise me on problems with debian vms I work with on my OI host. Hi, There is (beside Jim's solution) another one (I am using it for recent versions on my /hipster OI): $ pfexec pkgrm SUNWvbox $ tar xf VirtualBox-5.2.6-120293-SunOS.tar.gz $ pkgtrans VirtualBox-5.2.6-SunOS-amd64-r120293.pkg . all $ rm SUNWvbox/install/checkinstall $ sed -i /checkinstall/d SUNWvbox/pkgmap $ pfexec pkgadd -d . SUNWvbox That is derived from guide: https://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/7.2+VirtualBox#id-72VirtualBox-NotesforinstallingVirtualBoxonHipster With best regards. Predrag Zečević ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss -- Predrag Zečević Technical Support Analyst 2e Systems GmbH tel: +49 - 6196 - 95058 - 15 mob: +49 - 174 - 3109288 fax: +49 - 6196 - 95058 - 94 e-mail: predrag.zece...@2e-systems.com headquarter: 2e Systems GmbH, Koenigsteiner Str. 87, 65812 Bad Soden am Taunus, Germany registration: Amtsgericht Koenigstein (Germany), HRB 7303 managing director: Phil Douglas http://www.2e-systems.com/ - Making your business fly! ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
[OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone: A summary of how to update to latest or recent Virtualbox on oi
I see threads periodically about problems installing Virtualbox on a recently updated oi. And some success stories too, but I really would like to see a summary of how to attempt to install latest vbox. I think that would be 5.2.6 currently. Something that would give a not so adept person running oi hosts, a fighting chance of successfully getting a very recent vbox installed and periodically updating it. I'm currently running 5.0.40 successfully having used JimK's patches that were actually written for 4*X vbox. (Thank you Jim K). And have been doing so for a number of months. But sooner or later I will be needing to update. I've already been told on a Debian list that my version was getting too old for them to advise me on problems with debian vms I work with on my OI host. ___ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
