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Date:      Tue, 5 Jan 2010 16:19:39 +0800
From:      "Wilkinson, Alex" <alex.wilkinson@dsto.defence.gov.au>
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Call for tester: VirtualBox 3.1.2 for FreeBSD (take 2)[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Message-ID:  <20100105081939.GB16239@stlux503.dsto.defence.gov.au>
In-Reply-To: <4B4225D9.9050504@FreeBSD.org>
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Works great for me also! Thanks!

  -Alex

    0n Mon, Jan 04, 2010 at 06:31:05PM +0100, Beat Gaetzi wrote: 

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    >Hi,
    >
    >First of all thanks a lot for all the valuable feedback. We have updated
    >the ports to fix the reported problems:
    >- - virtualbox-ose-additions:
    >  - Update to a more recent svn snapshot. The kernel module from 3.1.2
    >was not loadable.
    >  - Adjust pkg-descr and COMMENT to make it clear what additions are
    >good for (Patch by dougb@)
    >  - Install rc.d style start script to load the kernel module
    >  - Add check if kernel sources are available
    >  - Mark BROKEN on FreeBSD 6.x
    >
    >- - virtualbox-ose-kmod:
    >  - Install rc.d style start script to load the network related kernel
    >modules in correct order
    >  - Mark BROKEN on FreeBSD 6.x
    >
    >- - virtualbox-ose:
    >  - Update pkg-message to reflect recent changes
    >  - Add missing PulseAudio dependency
    >
    >New version of the tarball is available here:
    >https://svn.bluelife.at/nightlies/virtualbox-port-r621.tar.gz
    >
    >Virtualbox 3.1.2 no longer requires procfs. If no other program requires
    >/proc mounted you could remove /proc from /etc/fstab.
    >
    >If you are using the kernel modules for bridged or host-only networking
    >please load the virtualbox kernel module via /boot/loader.conf:
    >vboxdrv_load="YES"
    >
    >Then remove vboxnetflt or vboxnetadp entries from /boot/loader.conf and
    >add this to /etc/rc.conf and reboot the machine afterwards:
    >vboxnet_enable="YES"
    >
    >If you install virtualbox-ose-additions on a FreeBSD guest add this to
    >/etc/rc.conf:
    >vboxguest_enable="YES"
    >
    >The vboxvideo_drv should be recognized by "Xorg -configure". If not, use
    >something like this in your xorg.conf for the video card:
    >Section "Device"
    >        ### Available Driver options are:-
    >        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
    >        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
    >        ### [arg]: arg optional
    >        Identifier  "Card0"
    >        Driver      "vboxvideo"
    >        VendorName  "InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH"
    >        BoardName   "VirtualBox Graphics Adapter"
    >        BusID       "PCI:0:2:0"
    >EndSection
    >
    >To use vboxmouse_drv please adjust the mouse section in your xorg.conf
    >like this:
    >Section "InputDevice"
    >        Identifier  "Mouse0"
    >        Driver      "vboxmouse"
    >EndSection
    >
    >Thanks,
    >Beat, on behalf of the FreeBSD Vbox Team

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