Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:14:34 +0200 From: Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org> To: Martin Simmons <martin@lispworks.com> Cc: freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: "headed" virtualbox + vnc Message-ID: <4ED80A5A.2050300@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <201112012002.pB1K2swd025653@higson.cam.lispworks.com> References: <4ED76F0B.6090603@FreeBSD.org> <201112012002.pB1K2swd025653@higson.cam.lispworks.com>
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on 01/12/2011 22:02 Martin Simmons said the following: >>>>>> On Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:11:55 +0200, Andriy Gapon said: >> >> Is it possible to start a guess VM with GUI and also be able to access it via VNC? >> All google hits for freebsd+virtualbox+vnc are about VBoxHeadless. > > Probably not simultaneously, but you can close the GUI with the "Save the > machine state" option and then bring it back to life as a headless VM > (presumably with vnc). > > Use VBoxManage controlvm ... savestate to stop the headless VM and then start > it again in GUI mode. The reason I am asking is that apparently that feature is available with RDP (via Devices -> Enable Remote Display). So I hoped for the same with VNC. -- Andriy Gapon
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