From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 19 00:36:15 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6054B76 for ; Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:36:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd8@a1poweruser.com) Received: from mail-03.name-services.com (mail-03.name-services.com [69.64.155.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEF178FC0C for ; Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:36:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.0.10.3] ([173.88.197.103]) by mail-03.name-services.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:36:16 -0800 Message-ID: <50A97F00.6080300@a1poweruser.com> Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:36:16 -0500 From: Fbsd8 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Adam Vande More Subject: Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host References: <50A65471.7050706@a1poweruser.com> <20121116121408.71d86341@papi> <50A65F76.2060009@a1poweruser.com> <20121116130302.37a87580@papi> <50A6AD92.2000904@a1poweruser.com> <50a7547f.pE0dkKlRM7DyQvw3%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <20121117103708.1cb34db4@papi> <50A8E7AA.6090906@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Nov 2012 00:36:16.0732 (UTC) FILETIME=[E2D7B1C0:01CDC5ED] X-Sender: fbsd8@a1poweruser.com X-Authenticated-Sender: fbsd8@a1poweruser.com X-EchoSenderHash: [fbsd8]-[a1poweruser*com] Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:36:16 -0000 Adam Vande More wrote: > On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 7:50 AM, Fbsd8 wrote: > >> So I was barking up the wrong tree. By design virtualbox requires a >> desktop on the host to use the virtualbox built in config screens > > > False One word answers have no meaning. As I understand the VB manual there is only 2 ways to CREATE virtual machines on a freebsd host. Launch VB from the host x11 desktop which launches the VB config screen or use headless commands from host command line which just creates control files without the VB screens being displayed. If you know of some other ways them explain your self. > > >> So the bottom line is virtualbox=desktop. >> > > Since you can access it only by traditional server means, it's a desktop > app? > Have no idea what you trying to say by the above statement that ends in a question mark. Please clarify.