From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 16 22:18:50 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 C514FF68 for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:18:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lobo@bsd.com.br) Received: from mail-gg0-f182.google.com (mail-gg0-f182.google.com [209.85.161.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D2618FC0C for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:18:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-gg0-f182.google.com with SMTP id l1so649475ggn.13 for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:18:43 -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=HkKxfGu28wItLt/19/hE99P9GGQgjyOKaLMGezJjAjk=; b=aGk9d+suTQ5W4/dNkeqiDUu6zler6SAA8V5FdbEGUDm3tBARKGlHWu6X9gNLIxdfxQ 7GyjN2d5QSHNYhcscAVBxIY9D2IedXUS/zm9Fg1LXMCVegsQ4bEATRt3vIDT9TA3zB3O JfQ48xCfYgnPZ855L1F0Mi/yqlLPr7m+zmvEM= 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=HkKxfGu28wItLt/19/hE99P9GGQgjyOKaLMGezJjAjk=; b=SlFXeQsQdZXSUGQH2jILLvRgGqqtbA2jpFrHtRVw4h2XP7R4dR74Zd/t48PbppSW9F OsLTmpHPlfJaDvHAGWMS5rtmhGLPUIkR95jzbbGDokbaVMZA8yNyCaMibKRXgUHF9iGW DyjNjdYL4t7tAq4tw6yBwzo9fu7utH3YbtKfq8ZSsuVaPgTQ9+mJy4tjHKJJruN5XfHG 838m/ojMejX3tGHWi7LoQTO0LYsOASAT0A/toVXbY2YxXE9P2PnT8hvyZOl3aD+vDygJ Cdw+9afWZcTlAEdYKznVFFS3C72FnJ+U+d+kZ79L1Ni+yzms40lrIyTFQY0dWkjRUX0Q iLkw== Received: by 10.236.81.36 with SMTP id l24mr5745337yhe.93.1353104323305; Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:18:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from papi ([177.133.109.232]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id u22sm2757104yhl.2.2012.11.16.14.18.42 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:18:43 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:20:04 -0300 From: Mario Lobo To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: virtualbox with FreeBSD as host Message-ID: <20121116192004.4d83dfc3@papi> 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> 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: ALoCoQkCVVVMT6thCO7PvIJfEyZArp5BZFPQlkpJQMn6drLPFao7I2wepCoVsgEBqP/WbSoEhgme 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 22:18:51 -0000 On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:18:10 -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? > >>> > >>> 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. > >> > > > > Right! I assumed you already had the VM ready. Sorry. > > > > > >> There is no man page for VBoxHeadless command. > > > > There are those: > > > > http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/UserManual.pdf > > > > and > > > > http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ > > > > VBoxHeadless is covered on both. > > > >> How do a configure a vb guest from the host command line? > >> > > > > VBoxManage can do all that from command line. Check it out or > > follow my previous e-mail. > > > > I read the UserManual and think I am barking up the wrong tree. > 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? I do not > run x11 or any desktop on my 9.0 host. I do not want to use an second > PC to login to the VB XP guest over ssh. > To access the XP graphics interface, you NEED a graphics environment! I, at least, don't know of a way to access a graphics interface from a text console and you're not willing to do an RDP/VNC session from another machine. I'm sorry but you're stuck ! I can't help you any further. -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio.... YET!!] (99% winblows FREE)