Today I decided to install Sun VirtualBox on my FreeBSD 7.1/amd64. The installation from ports is straightforward as usual.
#csup -g -L2 /etc/ports-supfile
#cd /usr/ports/emulators/virtualbox
#make install clean
I got stuck when it failed to fetch this file Dev86src-0.16.17.tar.gz.
#wget ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/Dev86src-0.16.17.tar.gz
#mv Dev86src-0.16.17.tar.gz /usr/ports/distfiles/
#make install clean
#hash -r ; ldconfig
Mount proc:
#mount -t procfs proc /proc
Load vbox driver module:
#kldload vboxdrv.ko
#kldstat | grep box
13 1 0xffffffffab46a000 3fb0e vboxdrv.ko
Launch vbox from menu or command:
#VirtualBox
Done.
You are so smart my love!
I love using Winblows XP on my
VirtualBox on Ubuntu because it loads up with lightning speed! Plus when you install XP for the first time you can hear the introductory music that was always absent during my actual hardware installations because my onboard sound card is never detected on startup and has to be set up and supplied with the correct drivers from the ASUS Motherboard CD afterwards.
Oh the hassle of trying to live with Windows when it is obvious that Linux and FreeBSD are light years ahead of Microsoft’s proprietary shenanigans!
Comment by devin — June 22, 2009 @ 7:30 am
Tell me if it still loads up with lightning speed when you have as much RAM as I do. Pffffttttttttttttttt
Comment by od — June 22, 2009 @ 9:08 pm
awesome … thanks for sharing
Comment by Shahryar Ghazi — June 23, 2009 @ 11:47 pm
Most welcome.
Comment by od — June 24, 2009 @ 12:58 am
hehe I will baby! * hugs and kisses *
Comment by devin — June 30, 2009 @ 12:27 pm