Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:29:18 -0900 From: Henrik Hudson <lists@rhavenn.net> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Call for tester: VirtualBox 3.1.2 for FreeBSD Message-ID: <20091230222918.GA6272@alucard.int.rhavenn.net> In-Reply-To: <20091227232425.GA38213@bsdcrew.de> References: <20091227232425.GA38213@bsdcrew.de>
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On Mon, 28 Dec 2009, Martin Wilke wrote: > Howdy, > > Changelog from VirtualBox is available here: > http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog > > Changes in the port: > - VirtualBox and the guest additions have been updated to 3.1.2. > - Port has been renamed to virtualbox-ose to reflect that we are > using the OSE version. Requested by: mm@ > - A seperate port for the kernel modules has been created: virtualbox-ose-kmod > - A seperate port for guest additions for FreeBSD guests has been > created: virtualbox-ose-additions > - Added proper PulseAudio support for FreeBSD. Contributed by Noriyoshi Kawano > - procfs is no longer required because vbox uses sysctl(3) now. Contributed by > Baptiste Daroussin and Bernhard Froehlich > - Fix build with a non-standard location for the system source. Submitted > by: scf@ > > How to upgrade: > - Fetch the new ports: > # fetch https://svn.bluelife.at/nightlies/virtualbox-port-r601.tar.gz > # tar xf virtualbox-port-r601.tar.gz > > - Build the new ports: > # cd virtualbox-ose-kmod && make > # cd ../virtualbox-ose && make > > - If build was ok, deinstall old port > # pkg_deinstall virtualbox-\* > > - Install new port: > # cd ../virtualbox-ose-kmod && make install clean > # cd ../virtualbox-ose && make install clean > > For FreeBSD guests within VirtualBox please try the new guest additions port: > # fetch https://svn.bluelife.at/nightlies/virtualbox-port-r601.tar.gz > # tar xf virtualbox-port-r601.tar.gz > # cd virtualbox-ose-additions && make install clean > # /usr/local/etc/rc.d/vboxguest.sh start > > Check that the VirtualBox kernel module is loaded via loader.conf > and reboot the machine. > > Check the wiki page for known problems: http://wiki.freebsd.org/VirtualBox > > Please report any functionality which was working with previous versions of > VirtualBox and no longer working with 3.1.2 or any build failure. > > Many thanks to the VirtualBox developers, all tester and patch submitter > and the whole vbox@ team. I downloaded the latest ports version (12/29/09) and built it last night and installed Windows 7 x32. It all worked without a hitch. FreeBSD 8-STABLE (12/27/09) amd64 with nvidia beta drivers. Kudos people and thanks! henrik -- Henrik Hudson lists@rhavenn.net ----------------------------------------- "God, root, what is difference?" Pitr; UF
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