On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:19:12 +0200 Frank Mehnert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tuesday 23 October 2007, Richard wrote: > > > For the record: Even the 1.5.0 OSE version has host networking. The > > > difference is that, with OSE, we don't distribute the helper scripts > > > to setup host networking during boot, mainly bringing up the network > > > interface and reserving the interface for a specified user with tunctl. > > > This is necessary for Linux 2.6.18 AFAIR. This can even be done manually > > > with the OSE version, but this is the task of the distributor (Mandriva > > > in this case, they did a great job of integrating the VBox host and guest > > > kernel modules into their distribution btw). > > > > Frank how do you explain this section of mail you sent earlier ? > > > > "This will not work for newer kernels. The innotek binaries contain > > the /etc/init.d/vboxnet script for setting up the bridge stuff during > > boot. The OSE version does not contain the script." > > > > First you say it wont work now you say it does...which ? > > With 'this will not work' I meant using tunctl directly. Linux 2.6.18+ > needs root privileges when doing tunctl. Therefore, starting with this > kernel, a script is needed which is executed as root to do the setup > of the tun device before VirtualBox is executed -- usually with limited > rights. Executing VBox as root would help as well but this is not > recommended for security reasons. > > So the missing part of the OSE version regarding host interface is that > setup script (resided in /etc/init.d/ for instance). Or, before starting > VirtualBox, the user gets root, sets up the tap device (ifconfig, tunctl), > leaves root and starts VirtualBox. > > Kind regards, > > Frank Just maybe if you had said that in the first place it would have saved the current situation, and I would have been able to get the OSE version running with host networking. Instead of now running a new kernel which is throwing oops with virtualbox running. -- Best Wishes Richard Bown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Registered Linux User 365161 OS Mandriva 2008.0 Kernel 2.6.23.1-1mdv HAM Callsign G8JVM : Locator IO82SP QRV all bands 80mtrs to 3 cms ,( non WARC ) http://www.software-radio.org.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
