Re: Can't install Windows 7

2012-04-07 Thread Bernhard Fröhlich
On Sa.,  7. Apr. 2012 23:26:04 CEST, Scott Ballantyne wrote: > Hi again, > > Trying to install windows 7 from the DVD, I keep getting the following > error: > > -- > Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Windows7. > > Cannot open host device '/dev/cd0' for r

Re: Problems building Virtualbox on 9.0

2012-04-07 Thread Bernhard Fröhlich
On Sa.,  7. Apr. 2012 21:55:37 CEST, Scott Ballantyne wrote: > Hi, > > Just for your information... > > This is a new install on Freebsd 9.0. > > I kept running afoul of 'pw' errors. The install bailed saying > > > Creating group `vboxusers' with gid `920'. > > Creating user `vboxusers' wit

Can't install Windows 7

2012-04-07 Thread Scott Ballantyne
Hi again, Trying to install windows 7 from the DVD, I keep getting the following error: -- Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Windows7. Cannot open host device '/dev/cd0' for readonly access. Check the permissions of that device (VERR_ACCESS_DENIED). Resul

Problems building Virtualbox on 9.0

2012-04-07 Thread Scott Ballantyne
Hi, Just for your information... This is a new install on Freebsd 9.0. I kept running afoul of 'pw' errors. The install bailed saying >Creating group `vboxusers' with gid `920'. >Creating user `vboxusers' with uid `920'. >pw: user 'vboxusers' disappeared during update >*** Error code 67 but c

Wine-fbsd64 updated to 1.5.1 (32bit Wine for 64bit FreeBSD)

2012-04-07 Thread David Naylor
Hi, Packages [1] for wine-fbsd64-1.5.1 have been uploaded to mediafire [2]. There are many reports that wine does not work with a clang compiled world (help in fixing this problem is appreciated as it affects quite a few users). The patch [3] for nVidia users is now included in the package and i

FreeBSD ports that you maintain which are currently marked forbidden

2012-04-07 Thread linimon
Dear FreeBSD port maintainer: As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the number of problems in the FreeBSD ports system, we periodically notify users about ports that are marked as "forbidden" in their Makefiles. Often, these ports are so marked due to security concerns, such as known exploits.

FreeBSD ports that you maintain which are currently scheduled for deletion

2012-04-07 Thread linimon
Dear FreeBSD port maintainer: As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the number of problems in the FreeBSD ports system, we periodically schedule removal of ports that have been judged to have outlived their usefulness. Often, this is due to a better alternative having become available and/or the