On 09/04/10 19:13, Leonardo Carneiro - Veltrac wrote: > VirtualBox --startvm<vmname|UUID> start a VM by specifying its UUID > or name > > > > Stefano Mossa wrote: >> Is it possible to automatically start the guest operating system when >> starting VirtualBox? >> S >>
Yeah, you don't actually need to start VirtualBox at all to run a VM. A similar command to that which Leonardo gives above can be made into a shortcut or a script that you can call any time: VBoxManage startvm <vmname|UUID> That should open the VM and boot the guest OS in a window. If you *do* then start the VirtualBox GUI, you will see that the guest is in the running state. You could also have a script or shortcut to run something like VBoxManage controlvm <vmname|UUID> savestate to save and close your guest at any time. I use stuff like this in my Linux boot scripts to control virtual machines if the system is rebooted, but also on a windows box I use for product demos: it's handy to be able to click a shortcut on the desktop and start the Linux guest which runs the web server without messing about with the GUI. -- Peter Ford, Developer phone: 01580 893333 fax: 01580 893399 Justcroft International Ltd. www.justcroft.com Justcroft House, High Street, Staplehurst, Kent TN12 0AH United Kingdom Registered in England and Wales: 2297906 Registered office: Stag Gates House, 63/64 The Avenue, Southampton SO17 1XS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community
