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Tue, 08 Sep 2020 12:46:28 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Kevin Oberman Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2020 12:46:19 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: first use of virtualbox on fbsd host To: Mario Lobo Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4BmFyY52lnz4LfZ X-Spamd-Bar: --- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=nYK/linA; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of kob6558@gmail.com designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::32b as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=kob6558@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.48 / 15.00]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-0.999]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com:dkim]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[questions@freebsd.org]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.99)[-0.989]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::32b:from]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.79)[-0.792]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; FORGED_SENDER(0.30)[rkoberman@gmail.com,kob6558@gmail.com]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; FROM_NEQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[rkoberman@gmail.com,kob6558@gmail.com]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[questions]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.33 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2020 19:46:31 -0000 There are many sites with information on use of vboxmanage, but the first I found is https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-import-and-export-vitualbox-appliances-from-the-command-line/ On Tue, Sep 8, 2020, 12:07 Kevin Oberman wrote: > To cleanly move a VB VM to a new system, it's usually best to export it to > an OVA, copy the .ova file to the new system, and import it. I Google and > found a page with a nice set of commands to do it without a GUI, but my > system is in transition to a new box and it will take a bit of hunting to > find it. > > If I find it, I'll follow up. Or, maybe someone else will post it. > > On Tue, Sep 8, 2020, 11:56 Mario Lobo wrote: > >> On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 3:50 PM S. Franks wrote: >> >> > Y'all, >> > >> > I've got some machines on my linux host I'd like to try on the fbsd >> host. >> > >> > On linux, it's easy: copy the .vbox, and .vdi file to >> > /home/$USER/.VirtualBox folder, run the gui, and it's right there in the >> > list. If not, manually edit the vbox file with a txt editor to fix the >> path >> > that's causing compliants. Edit vbox.xml file worst-case. Simple. >> > >> > I suppose I should mention the fbsd server is headless, which is >> probably >> > 9/10th's of the problem, since I can't run the control gui so it's never >> > created the deafult files? I searched the entire system, there's no vbox >> > xml file, probably cause I haven't ever successfully loaded a machine on >> > this system? There doesn't seem to be any vbox folders or files in /etc, >> > /usr/local/etc, /usr/share, etc. The handbook only tells you how to >> install >> > vbox, with zero info on making it run (so I guess it's supposed to 'just >> > work' for people who aren't idiots; sadly not a set which includes >> myself >> > apparently). >> > >> > I did convince some of the shell commands to error out with references >> to >> > /root/.config/virtualbox, but I can't seem to get the commands to >> recognize >> > the vbox and vdi files when I place them in that path either. Totally >> > stumpped! >> > >> > Many thanks! >> > _______________________________________________ >> > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >> > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > >> >> >> Even if it's headless, you can still run VirtualBox GUI through SSH with >> x-forwarding. >> -- >> Mario Lobo >> http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br >> FreeBSD since version 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio.... YET!!] >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >> freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >