Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:04:54 -0700 From: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@mittelstaedt.us> To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can VBox use "vrdp" ? Message-ID: <4C0C53C6.7000506@mittelstaedt.us> In-Reply-To: <201006062153.40134.lobo@bsd.com.br> References: <28793596.post@talk.nabble.com> <201006062153.40134.lobo@bsd.com.br>
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On 6/6/2010 2:53 PM, Mario Lobo wrote: > On Monday 07 June 2010 00:19:06 zaxis wrote: >> In linux, >> start: >> VBoxManage startvm winxp -type vrdp >> >> connect: >> rdesktop localhost:3389 -g 1440x875 -D -N -k en-us -r sound:remote >> >> However, it seems i canot use vrdp in freebsd ? >> >> ----- >> e^(π⋅i) + 1 = 0 >> > > There is no vrdp on the FreeBSD port, BUT there is VNC !! > > Look: > > [~]>VBoxHeadless > Oracle VM VirtualBox Headless Interface 3.2.2 > (C) 2008-2010 Oracle Corporation > All rights reserved. > > Usage: > -s, -startvm, --startvm<name|uuid> Start given VM (required argument) > -n, --vnc Enable the built in VNC server > -m, --vncport<port> TCP port number to use for the VNC > server > -o, --vncpass<pw> Set the VNC server password > -c, -capture, --capture Record the VM screen output to a file > -w, --width Frame width when recording > -h, --height Frame height when recording > -r, --bitrate Recording bit rate when recording > -f, --filename File name when recording. The codec > used will be chosen based on the > file extension > > So: > > VBoxHeadless -s VM_NAME -n -m 5100 > > will start the VM "VM_NAME" with a VNC listener at port 5100 > > So any vnc viewer will connect to it. > > Very simple and easy ! > You can also run the xrdp daemon and connect to it from a Microsoft remote desktop session. That's what I currently do with Vbox but I use tightvnc server. I'm looking forward to trying this out with the new version of Vbox which supports vnc now. Ted
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