From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 27 23:54:14 2012 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 F121D1065670 for ; Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:54:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (mail.computinginnovations.com [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B1008FC16 for ; Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:54:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from i7-quad-PC.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-142.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.142]) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.14.5/8.14.3) with ESMTP id q3RNp47l074721; Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:51:04 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20120427184836.058993d0@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:50:49 -0500 To: dhillon sandeep , "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <1335564088.81017.YahooMailNeo@web29703.mail.ird.yahoo.com> References: <1335564088.81017.YahooMailNeo@web29703.mail.ird.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 120427-1, 04/27/2012), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-yoursite-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-yoursite-MailScanner-ID: q3RNp47l074721 X-yoursite-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-yoursite-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: need help on installing bsd in virtual box 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: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:54:15 -0000 At 05:01 PM 4/27/2012, dhillon sandeep wrote: >Hi, > I am struggling in installing the bsd in virtualbox >i am totally new to unix, but have previously installed >Ubuntu linux in my virtual box, i have dounloaded both the images bootonly >and release iso, after creating the new virtual machine and starting it >for first time and by selecting the iso image nothing is happening or >getting installed in the virtual machine. I downloaded the iso images from >your BSD website. Please let me know what i am doing wrong or what do i >need to do to install bsd. > > >Thanks >Sandeep. You need to be specific on which version of virtualbox you are using and which version of FreeBSD. I have had no problem install FreeBSD in virtualbox, and in other virtual environments. I use the disk1 iso and boot that which brings up the FreeBSD installer. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.