From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 16 15:54:58 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE901DCF for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:54:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lobo@bsd.com.br) Received: from mail-gh0-f172.google.com (mail-gh0-f172.google.com [209.85.160.172]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 588538FC12 for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:54:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-gh0-f172.google.com with SMTP id g10so578487ghb.17 for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:54:57 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bsd.com.br; s=capeta; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:organization :x-mailer:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=xHHbIHCkATCIJaOySMzkVUHyI4f0Nc1sdAGks90bhgo=; b=DjMahpAZsM5K05RluP9sAIR96wqHhz/xqgDVuR/SgHXHvZjCqVa24wBEWYBEmow/Yz 1cbj3f/Z+QcxCo/tgFzfTlvZngp8sjYtA9X7pMSuJvwGBvtVXy1RYLj2pZRtG2NEWyZ1 hN2TP2bjNlOqvuaOyV5MTw3UsqVY9voI1vnCo= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:organization :x-mailer:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding :x-gm-message-state; bh=xHHbIHCkATCIJaOySMzkVUHyI4f0Nc1sdAGks90bhgo=; b=pt6VaB3lhYUwU3TxPdoEz3zHKIhTG7sE4E4fCQ4VpJ1bQ9PZIUDjF7lysqiYXRv948 bJSiobzsJsJrPjlyGWNX8Dcs5xsXq9koz7ySrOUfy1h8K3ebj3cdV7CK4VOaeKBeKA8g w/oTIfdqg3eTgUZ9dSxSoZxR7tS6p3RB14VFJWAUOfBkhNBscPHPI7TVnQq6o8ACYxYa 0tKKE6Z/LYKkFNFw8fwc5sypiqmBYz1DHKYgdi4Tt7cTchhvtt6qjiNJbrwVK6rG+C3D GE3IYqNbTl/s/K3DSst5FNSpp+scPyWFgr1f/VOOD225tzwIoGQpCRO6tWRwKJ2l4WfF 3jYQ== Received: by 10.236.141.78 with SMTP id f54mr4716355yhj.92.1353081297753; Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:54:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from papi ([177.133.109.232]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id v4sm1623453ank.9.2012.11.16.07.54.56 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:54:57 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:56:18 -0300 From: Mario Lobo To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host Message-ID: <20121116125618.7eee0ac9@papi> In-Reply-To: <50A65F76.2060009@a1poweruser.com> References: <50A65471.7050706@a1poweruser.com> <20121116121408.71d86341@papi> <50A65F76.2060009@a1poweruser.com> Organization: BSD X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.8.1 (GTK+ 2.24.6; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.3) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQn2QNkE+qlmbHmHJS+QcVFy3zVVAP4P1KX9XYnMTc+RQxQ35nHPmV6UYDM9NMyLayxmXx6I X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:54:58 -0000 On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:44:54 -0500 Fbsd8 wrote: > Mario Lobo wrote: > > On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:57:53 -0500 > > Fbsd8 wrote: > > > >> Section 23.3 of the handbook speaks about FreeBSD as a host. > >> No where in that section does it say anything about virtualbox > >> running from the FreeBSD host command line or from A Desktop. > >> > >> Do I need a Desktop for virtualbox to run under? > >> _______________________________________________ > >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to > >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > NOPE !! > > > > VBoxHeadless -startvm "vm name" > > > > Issueing VirtualBox from host command line gets this msg. > Failed to open the x11 display > > VBoxHeadless -startvm "vm name" assumes that there a vb guest > all ready configured which is not my case. > > There is no man page for VBoxHeadless command. > > How do a configure a vb guest from the host command line? > > You can start VirtualBox from an ssh session (with X-forwarding enabled) from you desktop to your desktopless host. Ssh will forward the VBox window to your screen. -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio.... YET!!] (99% winblows FREE)