Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:56:46 +0300 From: lucian@lastdot.org To: Mark Stapper <stark@mapper.nl> Cc: gary.jennejohn@freenet.de, =?UTF-8?Q?freebsd-amd64=40freebsd=2Eorg?= <freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: howto install virtualbox Message-ID: <cone.1250600206.526753.15075.500@evenstar.lastdot.org> References: <4A88FA02.30405@mapper.nl> <20090817113128.37ec7588@ernst.jennejohn.org> <4A8A44B0.5020707@mapper.nl>
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Mark Stapper writes: > Gary Jennejohn wrote: >> On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:34:42 +0200 >> Mark Stapper <stark@mapper.nl> wrote: >> >> >>> I'm currently migrating my home desktop from Gentoo linux to FreeBSD >>> 8.0(Beta but it'll be "Stable" soon. Using RELENG_8 btw). >>> I'm kind of a OS collector/nut/geek/nerd. As such virtualization is >>> quite important to me. >>> I've been using VMware Server 2.x on Gentoo for quite some time and, >>> apart from the new console *barf*, it's been working for me so far. >>> So needless to say I was hoping for vmware support. Tough luck... Ow >>> well, the handbook spoke of virtualbox support. Only OSE, but still, >>> better than nothing. >>> After trying virtualbox on windows(at work) I decided to give it a go on >>> FreeBSD amd64... >>> Issuing make install in the virtualbox directory complained about me not >>> having any 32-bit libraries installed. >>> >>> >> >> So, how did you install FreeBSD? From an install image? >> >> You should have a /usr/lib32 by default, unless the image didn't contain >> it. The 32-bit compatibilty libraries are automatically generated by >> "make buildworld" as long as MK_LIB32 is not set to "no" (which it is not, >> by default). >> >> Maybe you need to do "make buildworld" followed by "make installworld", >> assuming you have the src tree installed. >> >> >>> My questions are two fold: >>> 1. Which options do I have when it comes to vritualization on FreeBSD 8 >>> amd64? >>> >>> >> >> qemu works pretty well, but VirtualBox is the way to go. I've been using >> it under 8-current for a few months and it beats the socks off of qemu >> performance-wise. >> >> >>> 2. How do I install virtualbox on amd64? >>> >>> >> >> See above. It seems that having /usr/lib32 populated is a prerequisite. >> >> --- >> Gary Jennejohn >> > Thanks all for your reply's. > I was planning on doing a kernel/world upgrade anyway since that's what > I like doing :-) (need to test a patch from Junch-uk Kim anyway...) > Now I really have no more reason not to run FreeBSD as desktop... Maybe > except for good nvidia drivers..... And Adobe Flash (tm) ;-) > thanks again. > Greetz, > Mark >
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