Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service?
Michael, Sure, that will be nice. Once it's stable, I will let you know. We are trying to add Drag and Drop right now on windows guest/host. By the way, I read your emails about DnD. I found the most difficult thing is how to initiate a drag source inside guest. We are still experiment, if you have ideas, pls inform. Basically, the gui accepts drops, then send a request to guest. and a guest surrogate will act as the drag source object. This is what gets difficult. How to code a virtual drag source? We are implementing this cool feature, when a shortcut is dragged out to host OS, a new one will be created on host that can launches a vm app. The only thing different is that we are using our own shared folder driver inside guest, but should be pretty similar, and easy to add to the main virtualbox code. - huihong --- On Tue, 5/12/09, Michael Thayer wrote: From: Michael Thayer Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service? To: "Huihong Luo" Cc: vbox-dev@virtualbox.org Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 5:40 AM Hello Huihong, Huihong Luo wrote: > You are correct. For clipboard and shared file module, we don't need the vm > name. > > We are also developing another addition, that will add shortcuts to the host > start menu, so vm apps can be launched directly from host. In order to do > this, we need the vm name to add to host shortcuts so it can correlate the > correct vm. VM could be offline, and the shortcuts are stored on host disk, > so when a user click a link, it will launch the vm, then the app inside vm. > > When an app is installed in a vm, our addin will inform the host to create > the shortcuts. The shortcut will embed a vm name. If you are interested, we should be able to co-ordinate adding your code to VirtualBox. Regards, Michael -- Sun Microsystems GmbH Michael Thayer Werkstrasse 24 VirtualBox engineer 71384 Weinstadt, Germany mailto:michael.tha...@sun.com Sitz der Gesellschaft: Sun Microsystems GmbH, Sonnenallee 1, 85551 Kirchheim-Heimstetten Amtsgericht Muenchen: HRB 161028 Geschaeftsfuehrer: Thomas Schroeder, Wolfgang Engels, Wolf Frenkel Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Martin Haering ___ vbox-dev mailing list vbox-dev@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev
Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service?
Hello Huihong, Huihong Luo wrote: > You are correct. For clipboard and shared file module, we don't need the vm > name. > > We are also developing another addition, that will add shortcuts to the host > start menu, so vm apps can be launched directly from host. In order to do > this, we need the vm name to add to host shortcuts so it can correlate the > correct vm. VM could be offline, and the shortcuts are stored on host disk, > so when a user click a link, it will launch the vm, then the app inside vm. > > When an app is installed in a vm, our addin will inform the host to create > the shortcuts. The shortcut will embed a vm name. If you are interested, we should be able to co-ordinate adding your code to VirtualBox. Regards, Michael -- Sun Microsystems GmbHMichael Thayer Werkstrasse 24 VirtualBox engineer 71384 Weinstadt, Germany mailto:michael.tha...@sun.com Sitz der Gesellschaft: Sun Microsystems GmbH, Sonnenallee 1, 85551 Kirchheim-Heimstetten Amtsgericht Muenchen: HRB 161028 Geschaeftsfuehrer: Thomas Schroeder, Wolfgang Engels, Wolf Frenkel Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Martin Haering ___ vbox-dev mailing list vbox-dev@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev
Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service?
Micheal, You are correct. For clipboard and shared file module, we don't need the vm name. We are also developing another addition, that will add shortcuts to the host start menu, so vm apps can be launched directly from host. In order to do this, we need the vm name to add to host shortcuts so it can correlate the correct vm. VM could be offline, and the shortcuts are stored on host disk, so when a user click a link, it will launch the vm, then the app inside vm. When an app is installed in a vm, our addin will inform the host to create the shortcuts. The shortcut will embed a vm name. Huihong --- On Mon, 5/11/09, Michael Thayer wrote: From: Michael Thayer Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service? To: "Huihong Luo" Cc: vbox-dev@virtualbox.org Date: Monday, May 11, 2009, 9:27 AM Hello Huilong, Huihong Luo wrote: > Thanks. This is the info I needed. > > I was trying not to modify the main line code. If there is no better way, I > guess need to modify the host call to pass the vm info I needed. > > By the way, we have added copy/paste of files between guest and host, so a > user can do Control-C/Control-V for file copying, etc. To do this, we added > CF_HDROP format support to the shared clipboard. We used our own shared > folder additions. if you would like to add this support to the main line of > code, pls let me know. (we only did it on windows guest and host). > > We may add drag-drop support on windows later on I take it from the above that you are rebuilding the clipboard service and additions module. If this is correct and you can give me a hint as to why you need to know the VM name, perhaps we can think of a way around this without modifying the main VBox code. Regards, Michael -- Sun Microsystems GmbH Michael Thayer Werkstrasse 24 VirtualBox engineer 71384 Weinstadt, Germany mailto:michael.tha...@sun.com Sitz der Gesellschaft: Sun Microsystems GmbH, Sonnenallee 1, 85551 Kirchheim-Heimstetten Amtsgericht Muenchen: HRB 161028 Geschaeftsfuehrer: Thomas Schroeder, Wolfgang Engels, Wolf Frenkel Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Martin Haering ___ vbox-dev mailing list vbox-dev@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev
Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service?
Hello Huilong, Huihong Luo wrote: > Thanks. This is the info I needed. > > I was trying not to modify the main line code. If there is no better way, I > guess need to modify the host call to pass the vm info I needed. > > By the way, we have added copy/paste of files between guest and host, so a > user can do Control-C/Control-V for file copying, etc. To do this, we added > CF_HDROP format support to the shared clipboard. We used our own shared > folder additions. if you would like to add this support to the main line of > code, pls let me know. (we only did it on windows guest and host). > > We may add drag-drop support on windows later on I take it from the above that you are rebuilding the clipboard service and additions module. If this is correct and you can give me a hint as to why you need to know the VM name, perhaps we can think of a way around this without modifying the main VBox code. Regards, Michael -- Sun Microsystems GmbHMichael Thayer Werkstrasse 24 VirtualBox engineer 71384 Weinstadt, Germany mailto:michael.tha...@sun.com Sitz der Gesellschaft: Sun Microsystems GmbH, Sonnenallee 1, 85551 Kirchheim-Heimstetten Amtsgericht Muenchen: HRB 161028 Geschaeftsfuehrer: Thomas Schroeder, Wolfgang Engels, Wolf Frenkel Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Martin Haering ___ vbox-dev mailing list vbox-dev@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev
Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service?
Michael,
Thanks. This is the info I needed.
I was trying not to modify the main line code. If there is no better way, I
guess need to modify the host call to pass the vm info I needed.
By the way, we have added copy/paste of files between guest and host, so a user
can do Control-C/Control-V for file copying, etc. To do this, we added CF_HDROP
format support to the shared clipboard. We used our own shared folder
additions. if you would like to add this support to the main line of code, pls
let me know. (we only did it on windows guest and host).
We may add drag-drop support on windows later on
Huihong
--- On Mon, 5/11/09, Michael Thayer wrote:
From: Michael Thayer
Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside
a host service?
To: "Huihong Luo"
Cc: "Josh Wright" , vbox-dev@virtualbox.org
Date: Monday, May 11, 2009, 2:10 AM
Hello Huihong,
Huihong Luo wrote:
> take an example, the VBoxSharedFolders.dll is a service between guest and
> host. This dll is running inside the same process as the VirtualBox.exe
> launching the vm. I just need to find out the current vm this shared dll is
> being used.
>
> I couldn't find any method to do this simple thing: where am I?
HGCM services have no built-in mechanism for getting information about
the VM they are running in and such-like. This is because they were
originally designed to work in things like VBoxBFE, which is a
simplified frontend where the normal VirtualBox APIs are not available.
What you can do instead is to use the HGCM "host call" functionality to
pass any needed information into the service when it is started. To see
examples of this, grep for "HostCall" in src/VBox/Main/ConsoleImpl[2].cpp.
If you need to get information or send notifications or whatever while
the service is running, you can also register callbacks ("host service
extensions") with the service. For an example of this, grep for
"ServiceExtension" in ConsoleImpl2.cpp.
BTW, I haven't forgotten the VbglR3GuestPropWait() issue you mentioned,
but I haven't got round to looking at it yet. Sorry!
Regards,
Michael
--
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Werkstrasse 24 VirtualBox engineer
71384 Weinstadt, Germany mailto:michael.tha...@sun.com
Sitz der Gesellschaft:
Sun Microsystems GmbH, Sonnenallee 1, 85551 Kirchheim-Heimstetten
Amtsgericht Muenchen: HRB 161028
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Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service?
Hello Huihong,
Huihong Luo wrote:
> take an example, the VBoxSharedFolders.dll is a service between guest and
> host. This dll is running inside the same process as the VirtualBox.exe
> launching the vm. I just need to find out the current vm this shared dll is
> being used.
>
> I couldn't find any method to do this simple thing: where am I?
HGCM services have no built-in mechanism for getting information about
the VM they are running in and such-like. This is because they were
originally designed to work in things like VBoxBFE, which is a
simplified frontend where the normal VirtualBox APIs are not available.
What you can do instead is to use the HGCM "host call" functionality to
pass any needed information into the service when it is started. To see
examples of this, grep for "HostCall" in src/VBox/Main/ConsoleImpl[2].cpp.
If you need to get information or send notifications or whatever while
the service is running, you can also register callbacks ("host service
extensions") with the service. For an example of this, grep for
"ServiceExtension" in ConsoleImpl2.cpp.
BTW, I haven't forgotten the VbglR3GuestPropWait() issue you mentioned,
but I haven't got round to looking at it yet. Sorry!
Regards,
Michael
--
Sun Microsystems GmbHMichael Thayer
Werkstrasse 24 VirtualBox engineer
71384 Weinstadt, Germany mailto:michael.tha...@sun.com
Sitz der Gesellschaft:
Sun Microsystems GmbH, Sonnenallee 1, 85551 Kirchheim-Heimstetten
Amtsgericht Muenchen: HRB 161028
Geschaeftsfuehrer: Thomas Schroeder, Wolfgang Engels, Wolf Frenkel
Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Martin Haering
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Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service?
Well I don't run a Windows host, but I assume that dll is "used" by all running VMs with the guest additions loaded. I doubt it's associated with any given VM. The API gives you tools to list all the VMs, and to determine what state they're in. If that doesn't meet your needs, you're going to have to be more specific about your eventual goal. ~JW Sent from my iPod On May 8, 2009, at 7:43 PM, Huihong Luo wrote: take an example, the VBoxSharedFolders.dll is a service between guest and host. This dll is running inside the same process as the VirtualBox.exe launching the vm. I just need to find out the current vm this shared dll is being used. I couldn't find any method to do this simple thing: where am I? --- On Fri, 5/8/09, Josh Wright wrote: From: Josh Wright Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service? To: "Huihong Luo" Cc: vbox-dev@virtualbox.org Date: Friday, May 8, 2009, 3:03 PM What do you mean by "the" running VMs? IVirtualBox::machines[] will give you a list of all the existing VMs, you can then look at IMachine::state to see if they're running or not. ~JW On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Huihong Luo wrote: > some clarification: Host service, I mean something like the > VBoxSharedFolders or VBoxSharedClipboard service dll > > --- On Fri, 5/8/09, Huihong Luo wrote: > > From: Huihong Luo > Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance > inside a host service? > To: "Armindo Silva" > Cc: vbox-dev@virtualbox.org > Date: Friday, May 8, 2009, 7:08 AM > > Thanks. Yes, we can get that info from command line, on linux or windows. > > I was wondering if there are better ways? for instance, the COM. If not, > perhaps add a method to IVirtualBox, or pass some info to the host services > on loading time. > > --- On Fri, 5/8/09, Armindo Silva wrote: > > From: Armindo Silva > Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance > inside a host service? > To: "Huihong Luo" > Cc: vbox-dev@virtualbox.org > Date: Friday, May 8, 2009, 6:27 AM > > On linux hosts: > > $ ps aux | grep -i virtual > mndo 18797 0.0 0.0 5600 1808 ?S13:02 0:00 > /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxXPCOMIPCD > mndo 19614 0.0 0.0 3336 884 pts/5S+ 14:24 0:00 grep -i > virtual > mndo 21477 0.0 0.2 13828 4256 ?Sl 13:03 0:01 > /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxSVC --automate > mndo 21485 20.2 24.4 631264 503028 ? Sl 13:03 16:26 > /usr/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBox --comment WinXP --startvm > 849a196c-2b64-4235-97ea-1a6722c79d96 > > The last line have the name and the uuid. > Don't have a windows host :| > > Hope this helps. > > Cheers > > Armindo > > > On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 6:21 PM, Huihong Luo wrote: >> I am developping a shared service between host and guest. On host service >> dll, I need to get some info about the current running vm. What is the >> correct way of doing this? I couldn't figure out how to get the vm name or >> vm uuid. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Huihong >> >> >> ___ >> vbox-dev mailing list >> vbox-dev@virtualbox.org >> http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev >> >> > > > > -- > > > > -- > "The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture > a little way past them into the impossible." > Sir Arthur C. Clarke > > -Inline Attachment Follows- > > ___ > vbox-dev mailing list > vbox-dev@virtualbox.org > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev > > ___ > vbox-dev mailing list > vbox-dev@virtualbox.org > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev > > ___ vbox-dev mailing list vbox-dev@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev
Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service?
take an example, the VBoxSharedFolders.dll is a service between guest and host. This dll is running inside the same process as the VirtualBox.exe launching the vm. I just need to find out the current vm this shared dll is being used. I couldn't find any method to do this simple thing: where am I? --- On Fri, 5/8/09, Josh Wright wrote: From: Josh Wright Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service? To: "Huihong Luo" Cc: vbox-dev@virtualbox.org Date: Friday, May 8, 2009, 3:03 PM What do you mean by "the" running VMs? IVirtualBox::machines[] will give you a list of all the existing VMs, you can then look at IMachine::state to see if they're running or not. ~JW On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Huihong Luo wrote: > some clarification: Host service, I mean something like the > VBoxSharedFolders or VBoxSharedClipboard service dll > > --- On Fri, 5/8/09, Huihong Luo wrote: > > From: Huihong Luo > Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance > inside a host service? > To: "Armindo Silva" > Cc: vbox-dev@virtualbox.org > Date: Friday, May 8, 2009, 7:08 AM > > Thanks. Yes, we can get that info from command line, on linux or windows. > > I was wondering if there are better ways? for instance, the COM. If not, > perhaps add a method to IVirtualBox, or pass some info to the host services > on loading time. > > --- On Fri, 5/8/09, Armindo Silva wrote: > > From: Armindo Silva > Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance > inside a host service? > To: "Huihong Luo" > Cc: vbox-dev@virtualbox.org > Date: Friday, May 8, 2009, 6:27 AM > > On linux hosts: > > $ ps aux | grep -i virtual > mndo 18797 0.0 0.0 5600 1808 ? S 13:02 0:00 > /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxXPCOMIPCD > mndo 19614 0.0 0.0 3336 884 pts/5 S+ 14:24 0:00 grep -i > virtual > mndo 21477 0.0 0.2 13828 4256 ? Sl 13:03 0:01 > /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxSVC --automate > mndo 21485 20.2 24.4 631264 503028 ? Sl 13:03 16:26 > /usr/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBox --comment WinXP --startvm > 849a196c-2b64-4235-97ea-1a6722c79d96 > > The last line have the name and the uuid. > Don't have a windows host :| > > Hope this helps. > > Cheers > > Armindo > > > On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 6:21 PM, Huihong Luo wrote: >> I am developping a shared service between host and guest. On host service >> dll, I need to get some info about the current running vm. What is the >> correct way of doing this? I couldn't figure out how to get the vm name or >> vm uuid. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Huihong >> >> >> ___ >> vbox-dev mailing list >> vbox-dev@virtualbox.org >> http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev >> >> > > > > -- > > > > -- > "The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture > a little way past them into the impossible." > Sir Arthur C. Clarke > > -Inline Attachment Follows- > > ___ > vbox-dev mailing list > vbox-dev@virtualbox.org > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev > > ___ > vbox-dev mailing list > vbox-dev@virtualbox.org > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev > > ___ vbox-dev mailing list vbox-dev@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev
Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service?
What do you mean by "the" running VMs? IVirtualBox::machines[] will give you a list of all the existing VMs, you can then look at IMachine::state to see if they're running or not. ~JW On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Huihong Luo wrote: > some clarification: Host service, I mean something like the > VBoxSharedFolders or VBoxSharedClipboard service dll > > --- On Fri, 5/8/09, Huihong Luo wrote: > > From: Huihong Luo > Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance > inside a host service? > To: "Armindo Silva" > Cc: vbox-dev@virtualbox.org > Date: Friday, May 8, 2009, 7:08 AM > > Thanks. Yes, we can get that info from command line, on linux or windows. > > I was wondering if there are better ways? for instance, the COM. If not, > perhaps add a method to IVirtualBox, or pass some info to the host services > on loading time. > > --- On Fri, 5/8/09, Armindo Silva wrote: > > From: Armindo Silva > Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance > inside a host service? > To: "Huihong Luo" > Cc: vbox-dev@virtualbox.org > Date: Friday, May 8, 2009, 6:27 AM > > On linux hosts: > > $ ps aux | grep -i virtual > mndo 18797 0.0 0.0 5600 1808 ? S 13:02 0:00 > /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxXPCOMIPCD > mndo 19614 0.0 0.0 3336 884 pts/5 S+ 14:24 0:00 grep -i > virtual > mndo 21477 0.0 0.2 13828 4256 ? Sl 13:03 0:01 > /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxSVC --automate > mndo 21485 20.2 24.4 631264 503028 ? Sl 13:03 16:26 > /usr/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBox --comment WinXP --startvm > 849a196c-2b64-4235-97ea-1a6722c79d96 > > The last line have the name and the uuid. > Don't have a windows host :| > > Hope this helps. > > Cheers > > Armindo > > > On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 6:21 PM, Huihong Luo wrote: >> I am developping a shared service between host and guest. On host service >> dll, I need to get some info about the current running vm. What is the >> correct way of doing this? I couldn't figure out how to get the vm name or >> vm uuid. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Huihong >> >> >> ___ >> vbox-dev mailing list >> vbox-dev@virtualbox.org >> http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev >> >> > > > > -- > > > > -- > "The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture > a little way past them into the impossible." > Sir Arthur C. Clarke > > -Inline Attachment Follows- > > ___ > vbox-dev mailing list > vbox-dev@virtualbox.org > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev > > ___ > vbox-dev mailing list > vbox-dev@virtualbox.org > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev > > ___ vbox-dev mailing list vbox-dev@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev
Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service?
some clarification: Host service, I mean something like the VBoxSharedFolders or VBoxSharedClipboard service dll --- On Fri, 5/8/09, Huihong Luo wrote: From: Huihong Luo Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service? To: "Armindo Silva" Cc: vbox-dev@virtualbox.org Date: Friday, May 8, 2009, 7:08 AM Thanks. Yes, we can get that info from command line, on linux or windows. I was wondering if there are better ways? for instance, the COM. If not, perhaps add a method to IVirtualBox, or pass some info to the host services on loading time. --- On Fri, 5/8/09, Armindo Silva wrote: From: Armindo Silva Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service? To: "Huihong Luo" Cc: vbox-dev@virtualbox.org Date: Friday, May 8, 2009, 6:27 AM On linux hosts: $ ps aux | grep -i virtual mndo 18797 0.0 0.0 5600 1808 ? S 13:02 0:00 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxXPCOMIPCD mndo 19614 0.0 0.0 3336 884 pts/5 S+ 14:24 0:00 grep -i virtual mndo 21477 0.0 0.2 13828 4256 ? Sl 13:03 0:01 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxSVC --automate mndo 21485 20.2 24.4 631264 503028 ? Sl 13:03 16:26 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBox --comment WinXP --startvm 849a196c-2b64-4235-97ea-1a6722c79d96 The last line have the name and the uuid. Don't have a windows host :| Hope this helps. Cheers Armindo On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 6:21 PM, Huihong Luo wrote: > I am developping a shared service between host and guest. On host service > dll, I need to get some info about the current running vm. What is the > correct way of doing this? I couldn't figure out how to get the vm name or > vm uuid. > > Thanks, > > Huihong > > > ___ > vbox-dev mailing list > vbox-dev@virtualbox.org > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev > > -- -- "The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible." Sir Arthur C. Clarke -Inline Attachment Follows- ___ vbox-dev mailing list vbox-dev@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev ___ vbox-dev mailing list vbox-dev@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev
Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service?
Thanks. Yes, we can get that info from command line, on linux or windows. I was wondering if there are better ways? for instance, the COM. If not, perhaps add a method to IVirtualBox, or pass some info to the host services on loading time. --- On Fri, 5/8/09, Armindo Silva wrote: From: Armindo Silva Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service? To: "Huihong Luo" Cc: vbox-dev@virtualbox.org Date: Friday, May 8, 2009, 6:27 AM On linux hosts: $ ps aux | grep -i virtual mndo 18797 0.0 0.0 5600 1808 ? S 13:02 0:00 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxXPCOMIPCD mndo 19614 0.0 0.0 3336 884 pts/5 S+ 14:24 0:00 grep -i virtual mndo 21477 0.0 0.2 13828 4256 ? Sl 13:03 0:01 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxSVC --automate mndo 21485 20.2 24.4 631264 503028 ? Sl 13:03 16:26 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBox --comment WinXP --startvm 849a196c-2b64-4235-97ea-1a6722c79d96 The last line have the name and the uuid. Don't have a windows host :| Hope this helps. Cheers Armindo On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 6:21 PM, Huihong Luo wrote: > I am developping a shared service between host and guest. On host service > dll, I need to get some info about the current running vm. What is the > correct way of doing this? I couldn't figure out how to get the vm name or > vm uuid. > > Thanks, > > Huihong > > > ___ > vbox-dev mailing list > vbox-dev@virtualbox.org > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev > > -- -- "The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible." Sir Arthur C. Clarke ___ vbox-dev mailing list vbox-dev@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev
Re: [vbox-dev] How to get the current running IMachine instance inside a host service?
On linux hosts: $ ps aux | grep -i virtual mndo 18797 0.0 0.0 5600 1808 ?S13:02 0:00 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxXPCOMIPCD mndo 19614 0.0 0.0 3336 884 pts/5S+ 14:24 0:00 grep -i virtual mndo 21477 0.0 0.2 13828 4256 ?Sl 13:03 0:01 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxSVC --automate mndo 21485 20.2 24.4 631264 503028 ? Sl 13:03 16:26 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBox --comment WinXP --startvm 849a196c-2b64-4235-97ea-1a6722c79d96 The last line have the name and the uuid. Don't have a windows host :| Hope this helps. Cheers Armindo On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 6:21 PM, Huihong Luo wrote: > I am developping a shared service between host and guest. On host service > dll, I need to get some info about the current running vm. What is the > correct way of doing this? I couldn't figure out how to get the vm name or > vm uuid. > > Thanks, > > Huihong > > > ___ > vbox-dev mailing list > vbox-dev@virtualbox.org > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev > > -- -- "The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible." Sir Arthur C. Clarke ___ vbox-dev mailing list vbox-dev@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev
