Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2020 15:56:27 -0300 From: Mario Lobo <lobo@bsd.com.br> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: first use of virtualbox on fbsd host Message-ID: <CA%2ByoEx9OS7KX7KVdYaASWO-8b0t4-8BCMHFDFpdnwmvMCMFv=A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAOjkAUdkK-vc=S1iBoE0KCQGhugcbifHTVyjpTAs-1wZvkMU5Q@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAOjkAUdkK-vc=S1iBoE0KCQGhugcbifHTVyjpTAs-1wZvkMU5Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 3:50 PM S. Franks <bahamasfranks@gmail.com> 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!!]
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