Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

JohnSnyder · Joined: 28 Nov 2009 Posts: 2

How do I get the VirtualBox host file system to automatically mount at startup? Into which startup file do I place the mounting instructions?

[Later...Perusal of the Internet resulted in finding a suggestion to place the mount command in the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file. Guess what! It works!]

gray · Posted: Sat 05 Dec 2009, 19:49 Post subject: vbox 3.1

Updated to Virtualbox 3.1 - see main post

pavl · Joined: 06 Dec 2009 Posts: 14

Hi all!

Using Puppy 4.3.1 I am trying to install Virtual Box the way Gray descibes.

After installing the menulink is there, but it's not working. When starting from a terminal the reply is:

VirtualBox: supR3HardenedMainGetTrustedMain: dlopen ("opt/VirtalBox/VirtualBox.so",) failed: libGLU.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I read that I should change the rights to /opt/VirtualBox and so I did. But to no avail and I cannot find another solution online.

Does any of you have an idea?

Thanks in advance,

Paul

gray · Posted: Mon 14 Dec 2009, 00:08 Post subject: libGLU

Looks like the latest version of Vbox has a new dependency - OpenGL. Didn't spot that as I already have the nvidia drivers (& hence OpenGL) already installed. If you have an nvidia graphics card install the nvidia drivers. Alternatively install the following pet for the mesa GL libs.

ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/pet_packages-4/xorg_xorg_dri-7.3-1.pet

pavl · Joined: 06 Dec 2009 Posts: 14

Did the trick!

Thanks Gray!

Mixael · Joined: 10 Jul 2008 Posts: 5 Location: Lake Charles, LA

gray,
I am very grateful for your work on the VirtualBox pet. I'm using Puppy as the host machine, and created a DOS virtual with it. I was able to setup DOS 6.22, along with a DOS application program I wanted to run. Everything works including the application program until I decide to use the serial port for the application program which is required for it to do its job. That's when the virtual machine won't start unless I disable the comm port in the VirtualBox settings. In searching the various sites, seems like I'm not the only one with serial port issues on VirtualBox (although others with problems are usually USB/Serial adapters). I'm hoping you might have some ideas; here's where I'm at:

Checking that the port is OK from the Puppy side:

TheAsterisk! · Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 407

Both of the PETs for version 3.1.0 are available, but the link to the compressed guest additions ISO returns a 404 error, as does trying to get at it by navigating in from puppylinux.ca and .asia. Sad

@gray: Why don't you just link to the ISOs here, buried in the VirtualBox site? I'd think that's easier than compressing 'em and hosting them yourself.

These VirtualBox PETs you package up so nicely are wonderful, by the way. Thanks for the time spent!

Mixael · Joined: 10 Jul 2008 Posts: 5 Location: Lake Charles, LA

I think I've figured out the serial port issue when using VirtualBox serial ports on a Puppy host. I'll confirm it after I test the actual application, but the VirtualBox client I have running DOS/WFW will now start up when I enable the serial port. After much unneccessary reading about pipes, dev/ttyS0, mkfifo, and socat it turned out all I needed was one command issued BEFORE the VirtualBox application is started (not just the client in VirtualBox). I've appended the following line to the file /etc/rc.d/rc.local to ensure it is executed on bootup.

Mixael · Joined: 10 Jul 2008 Posts: 5 Location: Lake Charles, LA

The serial port does indeed function with that change. I've documented the entire process to setup a DOS/WFW client at
www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=51317

davidwillis · Joined: 16 Feb 2010 Posts: 1

I am trying to install 3.1.4 and I get this

Revolverve · Posted: Mon 05 Apr 2010, 13:11 Post subject: Very nicely done..

Thanks , a real time saver for me ,installation is faster for M$ $ht OS...I was keeping a Vi$ta partition on my laptop,well , 2 partitions...for convenience 2 or 3 time a year...even thru those very few needs , I manage to got it corrupted!!!!!
Grrrr...I will now flush those...half relief...

Was a long time since I have installed Virtualbox ,it support 3d acceleration now
or a kind of .. anyway..I dont play game.

Would have love to find a sfs for 431...if possible... but the pet roll fine!!!

Thanks again..
Virtualbox rock!!!!
Puppy rock!!!!

volkanos666 · Joined: 02 Jul 2009 Posts: 20

I install Virtual Box on my 1000ha for running WinXP, all work fine but I don't have keyboard on full screen (any keys works).

Any have idea??

cosworth88 · Joined: 29 Jun 2010 Posts: 3

excuseme i can't download becouse i haven't got user and password...
someone could help me please??

TheAsterisk! · Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 407

cosworth88 · Joined: 29 Jun 2010 Posts: 3

thanks for the password!
when i try to start the virtual box i receive an error message