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Date:      Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:58:20 +0100
From:      Lokadamus <lokadamus@gmx.de>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Confusion About "FreeBSD now supports host and guest modes in VirtualBox"
Message-ID:  <4B3C91DC.8030802@gmx.de>
In-Reply-To: <hhasbc$8ou$2@ger.gmane.org>
References:  <4B2B0790.2010005@gmail.com> <hgfgtu$l56$1@ger.gmane.org> <hhasbc$8ou$2@ger.gmane.org>

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Am 28.12.2009 19:10, schrieb Ivan Voras:
> Ivan Voras wrote:
>> Ryan Ware wrote:
>>> Maybe someone here can distribute some enlightenment.  In the press 
>>> release for 8.0 it says, "FreeBSD now supports host and guest modes 
>>> in VirtualBox".  I understand what the host mode support is with the 
>>> VirtualBox port.  What I don't understand is what support for guest 
>>> mode is.  I don't see anything anywhere about guest additions.  As 
>>> far as I can tell, guest support seems to consist of simply allowing 
>>> the kernel to run in VirtualBox.  Am I missing something?
>>
>> AFAIK no, that's it.
>
> Actually, it looks like the newest version (will arrive to ports soon) 
> has guest tools/additions for FreeBSD.
>
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When you download 
https://svn.bluelife.at/nightlies/virtualbox-port-r601.tar.gz
you can see, that there 3 ports.
Two ports are for host, i think and one port has name 
"virtualbox-ose-additions".
I think this port will make guest additions for freebsd as guest.


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