From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 16 16:24:37 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12F00106566C for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:24:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from mail.potentialtech.com (internet.potentialtech.com [66.167.251.6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7ECE8FC19 for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:24:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from working (pool-74-109-205-9.pitbpa.ftas.verizon.net [74.109.205.9]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.potentialtech.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 86B4CEBC0A; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:24:35 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:24:42 -0500 From: Bill Moran To: John Almberg Message-Id: <20091116112442.f05b3849.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <4B0177B3.9010706@identry.com> References: <4B0177B3.9010706@identry.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.7.1 (GTK+ 2.16.6; i386-portbld-freebsd7.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Virtual box to do cross-browser testing X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:24:37 -0000 John Almberg 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