From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 18 13:17:12 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 90EA1106568F; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:17:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lucian@lastdot.org) Received: from evenstar.lastdot.org (evenstar.lastdot.org [89.36.197.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21BC88FC6E; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:17:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from evenstar.lastdot.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by evenstar.lastdot.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81611494065; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:56:47 +0300 (EEST) References: <4A88FA02.30405@mapper.nl> <20090817113128.37ec7588@ernst.jennejohn.org> <4A8A44B0.5020707@mapper.nl> Message-ID: X-Mailer: http://www.courier-mta.org/cone/ From: lucian@lastdot.org To: Mark Stapper Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:56:46 +0300 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: gary.jennejohn@freenet.de, =?UTF-8?Q?freebsd-amd64=40freebsd=2Eorg?= , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: howto install virtualbox 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: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:17:12 -0000 Mark Stapper writes: > Gary Jennejohn wrote: >> On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:34:42 +0200 >> Mark Stapper 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 >