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OpenSolaris 2008.05 on VirtualBox 1.6.0

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Refer to my previous post on how to get VirtualBox 1.6.0 running on Ubuntu 8.04.

According to Ubuntu Unleashed [1], to enable VirtualBox’s USB support, modify your /etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh, uncomment the last four lines:

#
# Magic to make /proc/bus/usb work
#
#mkdir -p /dev/bus/usb/.usbfs
#domount usbfs "" /dev/bus/usb/.usbfs -obusmode=0700,devmode=0600,listmode=0644
#ln -s .usbfs/devices /dev/bus/usb/devices
#mount --rbind /dev/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb

I have downloaded the ISO of OpenSolaris 2008.05. The details of how to create a virtual machine with an ISO can be found here.

Running OpenSolaris as a LiveCD:

OpenSolaris as LiveCD (VirtualBox 1.6.0)

Installing to Virtual Hard Drive:

OpenSolaris Installing to Virtual Hard Drive (VirtualBox 1.6.0)

Boot into OpenSolaris from VirtualBox:

Boot into OpenSolaris (VirtualBox 1.6.0)

It is recommended that we install the Guest Additions after booting into your Guest OS. From menubar, Devices > Install Guest Additions…

The Guest Additions ISO will be mounted automatically, open up a terminal:

cd /media/VBOXADDITIONS_1.6.0_30421/
pkgadd -d ./VBoxSolarisAdditions.pkg

A few differences that I noticed after installing the Guest Additions:

  • Better mouse sharing, I don’t have to click in the Virtual OS window to move the mouse focus into the virtual machine.
  • Seamless mode works!

What is seamless mode? Have a look:

OpenSolaris Seamless Mode (VirtualBox 1.6.0)

ref:

  1. Howto: Install VirtualBox in Ubuntu Hardy Heron with USB Support in 5 easy Steps!

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