From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 16 22:05:14 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 F2E34E2D for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:05:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ob0-f182.google.com (mail-ob0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACF558FC08 for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:05:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ob0-f182.google.com with SMTP id 16so4098194obc.13 for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:05:13 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=lC0NvUDNEvL8o1bPkxW6RidgmpBGb23At3J/ju81R5E=; b=FFiAEn9Y8JKlcMCb34IZl9QifR0nhSqsA71Gg1cPxIPANbEtoCE91QB1Qg3DMT+0qG BvxwIOgINijFwVbspvAtRjaBQoIrCsNit7QePz5QjaGNvp38y7zdGKQFaMjedkm3O8wn S44u3Tu2Qy4fKxi+KkKKDXJLHqEV8rL9a8XbKFkHt6d/XoPKTr1b+8effvBPahHRNcM3 gOu+dM8Ba3uWXrIf2dZnJpymOgzi7pFTbvg1xMXvoeJX43CcVzF8zGsBwIxhqKsfAutd zEE/Iou5t1jZllriG7hfI10kHnFHZLoXFqNnhpuVE0S4T8ywHtX6q3P2Pe+lQGyyUkgS wFdg== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.182.226.33 with SMTP id rp1mr5046238obc.88.1353103512967; Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:05:12 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.76.80.104 with HTTP; Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:05:12 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <50A6AD92.2000904@a1poweruser.com> References: <50A65471.7050706@a1poweruser.com> <20121116121408.71d86341@papi> <50A65F76.2060009@a1poweruser.com> <20121116130302.37a87580@papi> <50A6AD92.2000904@a1poweruser.com> Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:05:12 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host From: Adam Vande More To: Fbsd8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: FreeBSD Questions 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 22:05:14 -0000 On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Fbsd8 wrote: > >>>>> I read the UserManual and think I am barking up the wrong tree. > It's called the XY problem, and it's resolved by asking better questions. > So lets start over again with what the wanted desired result is. > I have 9.0 installed on my 200gb hard drive, it's configured to use the > first 100gb leaving the second 100gb free. I was going to install XP in > the second half and have a duel boot config. Then I find out XP has to > be install first on the HD meaning I have to install 9.0 from scratch > again. I read a post on this list where it was suggested to run > Virtualbox on my 9.0 host and then run XP as a guest. I want to boot the > 9.0 host and login to the 9.0 host, start the Virtualbox XP guest and > enter the XP guest [IE: be in the XP OS windows environment], can I do > all that from the host command line? Yes. Although you certainly wouldn't use the headless mode since you want a head. > I do not run x11 or any desktop on > my 9.0 host. This would be your problem. -- Adam Vande More