> From: Jan Owoc [mailto:[email protected]] > > I'm running a home NAS using OI 151a7 "server" (vs. "desktop"). I was > thinking of running Ubuntu Server in a virtual machine on OI, ideally > configured to startup/shutdown when OI starts/shuts down. I can > connect a monitor to the machine, but it generally should run > headless. > > I found there is a very helpful entry on the wiki [1] describing most > of the steps. Has anyone successfully installed VirtualBox on a > headless OI and have any other tips before I dive in? > > [1] http://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/7.2+VirtualBox
I do this quite a bit. In fact, I'm a contributor to the wiki page you mentioned. A long time ago, I tried doing this on "server" and found I couldn't get VirtualBox to install, or to run, or something like that. So I switched to "desktop" and everything was smooth. It was a long time ago and I don't recall details. It could simply be that I hadn't yet figured out how to run headless, so I required X and gnome, and a desktop, and couldn't get that working. Now that I think of it, I think that's the most likely truth. Hopefully it will go smoothly for you. I'm also the author of simplesmf, which is mentioned on that wiki page. I have some updated scripts that haven't been committed to the project yet, but I think they're an improvement, so if interested, let me know and I'll provide. _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
