Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:24:42 -0500 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: John Almberg <jalmberg@identry.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Virtual box to do cross-browser testing Message-ID: <20091116112442.f05b3849.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <4B0177B3.9010706@identry.com> References: <4B0177B3.9010706@identry.com>
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John Almberg <jalmberg@identry.com> wrote: > > Anyone have experience using Sun's "Virtual Box" on FreeBSD? I am > looking for a way to run virtual Windows machines to do cross-browser > testing... > > Don't need sound card or anything complex... if I can get it working > good enough to have access to IE 6, 7, and 8 (with 3 different virtual > boxes, probably), that would be enough for me. > > But before I jump through the hoops of setting up a new FreeBSD box and > setting up this virtual box software, I'd like to hear how others have > fared with this software. > > Any experience, much appreciated. I've been using it for several months. Older versions were a bit fussy, but the latest seems to be really solid. The only problem I have with it is that high graphic usage will basically steal the VM away from the user (i.e. if I run a video inside a vbox machine, I can't access the mouse until the video is done running). Been running Windows WP inside a Virtual Box on FreeBSD 7. -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com
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