probonopd
commented
3 years ago Is there something that needs to be configured in virtualbox-ose or virtualbox-ose-kmod for this to work?
Does this work in GhostBSD or FuryBSD?
Closed grahamperrin closed 3 years ago
probonopd
commented
3 years ago Is there something that needs to be configured in virtualbox-ose or virtualbox-ose-kmod for this to work?
Does this work in GhostBSD or FuryBSD?
grahamperrin
commented
3 years ago Possible brain fart here.
Now I recall, just rarely I'm unexpectedly without the functionality for my Windows 10 guest – typically when the FreeBSD host gets 'too busy' and at the time of writing, it is quite busy (albeit with a different guest):
I'll retry later. GhostBSD and helloSystem. In the meantime, I'm fairly certain that I already tested at non-busy times …
grahamperrin
commented
3 years ago Copying text from the guest works. A paste:
grahamperrin@mowa219-gjp4-ghostbsd /u/h/grahamperrin> kldstat
Id Refs Address Size Name
1 55 0xffffffff80200000 2c0b468 kernel
2 1 0xffffffff82e0c000 3baa90 zfs.ko
3 2 0xffffffff831c7000 a448 opensolaris.ko
4 1 0xffffffff831d2000 eed8 aesni.ko
5 1 0xffffffff831e1000 1e7b0 geom_eli.ko
6 1 0xffffffff83519000 87d0 tmpfs.ko
7 1 0xffffffff83522000 35b4 geom_uzip.ko
8 1 0xffffffff83526000 2e30 xz.ko
9 1 0xffffffff83529000 1a20 fdescfs.ko
10 1 0xffffffff8352b000 103b0 fuse.ko
11 1 0xffffffff8353c000 2908 ums.ko
12 1 0xffffffff8353f000 3c490 linux.ko
13 3 0xffffffff8357c000 4b80 linux_common.ko
14 1 0xffffffff83581000 35cb0 linux64.ko
15 1 0xffffffff835b7000 4df4 cuse.ko
16 1 0xffffffff835bc000 54fc linprocfs.ko
17 1 0xffffffff835c2000 25248 ipfw.ko
18 1 0xffffffff835e8000 2e683 vboxguest.ko
grahamperrin@mowa219-gjp4-ghostbsd /u/h/grahamperrin> date ; uname -v
Sun Jan 3 14:25:43 GMT 2021
FreeBSD 12.2-STABLE GENERIC
grahamperrin@mowa219-gjp4-ghostbsd /u/h/grahamperrin> sudo freebsd-update fetch
We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:
#1) Respect the privacy of others.
#2) Think before you type.
#3) With great power comes great responsibility.
Password:
sudo: freebsd-update: command not found
grahamperrin@mowa219-gjp4-ghostbsd /u/h/grahamperrin [1]> Pasting text to the guest works.
Side note: GhostBSD Mouse integration not working with VirtualBox 5.2.44 - Forums
probonopd
commented
3 years ago Would you be able to complete this table please? Would be helpful!
| Feature | helloSystem experimental | FuryBSD | GhostBSD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copying from the guest | |||
| Copying to the guest | |||
| Mouse integration |
grahamperrin
commented
3 years ago 
FuryBSD: not yet tested by me.
probonopd
commented
3 years ago With blank = not tested yet or blank = not working?
grahamperrin
commented
3 years ago https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/issues/87#issuecomment-753606005
… just rarely I'm unexpectedly without the functionality for my Windows 10 guest …
Today I tested first hello-0.3.0_0C155-FreeBSD-12.1-amd64.iso then my Windows 10 guest:
The table at https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/issues/87#issuecomment-753657088 is updated accordingly.
grahamperrin
commented
3 years ago I just realised, I have no ISO for FuryBSD. https://www.furybsd.org/ as expected, no link to ISOs but I found https://github.com/furybsd/furybsd-livecd/releases where the last ISO appears to be under https://github.com/furybsd/furybsd-livecd/releases/tag/12.0-XFCE-12-02-2019-01
FuryBSD-12.0-XFCE-2019120201.isoI'll download …
grahamperrin
commented
3 years ago This issue will be my priority, probably after I gain VirtualBox 6.1. Not yet in ports but there's recent progress at and around https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=234878#c175
grahamperrin
commented
3 years ago helloSystem 0.4.0 (0D26) with FreeBSD upgraded from 12.1-RELEASE to 12.2-RELEASE-p3 then 13.0-BETA2 then 13.0-BETA3 in home-built VirtualBox 6.1.8 on a FreeBSD 14.0-CURRENT host:
Clipboard sharing still not working, unfortunately, in either direction.
As a workaround, for plain text, I typically use:
lynx https://upaste.de/
Guest additions still at 5.2.44 but from what I recall of a Windows 10 guest with outdated additions, this is not a barrier to clipboard sharing.
grahamperrin
commented
3 years ago https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/issues/87#issuecomment-753602164
… Does this work in GhostBSD or FuryBSD?
I can't get a GUI with an installation of FuryBSD:
grahamperrin
commented
3 years ago Progress subject to https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/issues/181
probonopd
commented
3 years ago Thanks for testing @grahamperrin. If #181 is indeed the cause then please let's close here since #181 is quite clear about what needs to be done.
grahamperrin
commented
3 years ago If #181 is indeed the cause
Too soon to guess; in particular, please note the postscript to https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/issues/87#issuecomment-784555725
The inability to copy and paste (in the context of this issue) is a significant hindrance to testing and feedback, so I'd like to do everything possible to fix this.
Towards a fix: we're more likely to attract interest from the VirtualBox community if helloSystem can include a supported version of the guest additions, so I view #181 as a priority.
grahamperrin
commented
3 years ago From https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=254266#c0:
- FreeBSD-based helloSystem
0.5.0 (0E18),12.2upgraded to13.0-RC2- FreeBSD
12.1upgraded to13.0-RC2.
From https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=254266#c1:
I can work around by running this after the desktop environment appears:
/usr/local/bin/VBoxClient --clipboardStrange, because …
With helloSystem there may be an additional complication, which I have not yet assessed.
I shouldn't rush to write any workaround into helloSystem. Need to ensure that any workaround has no negative impact on e.g. ttyv1.
grahamperrin
commented
3 years ago an additional complication
For mouse integration not working with 6.1.18, @pkgdemon suggested using the legacy video driver (in lieu of the recommended VMSVGA).
No improvement, unfortunately, with helloSystem.
grahamperrin
commented
3 years ago Why the change of title? The latest helloSystem does use 5.2.44:
probonopd
commented
3 years ago Please always use titles for the issues that describe exactly what the issue (problem or feature request) actually is. So that I know when it can be closed. From "VirtualBox 5.2.44 (end of life) and 6.1.18 mouse integration and bidirectional shared clipboard not working in helloSystem guests" I was assuming that you tried to say "mouse integration and bidirectional shared clipboard not working".
Did you mean to say "Please update VirtualBox integration to 5.2.44"?
grahamperrin
commented
3 years ago It's often not possible to say exactly. In cases such as this, it's too soon to say exactly.
probonopd
commented
3 years ago So whatever the actual issue was, is it resolved in the latest experimental build?
grahamperrin
commented
3 years ago Not resolved.
From https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/issues/87#issuecomment-808882221 above:
virtualbox-ose-additions-5.2.44_2hello-0.5.0_OE43% pkg info -x virtualbox
virtualbox-ose-6.1.18
virtualbox-ose-kmod-6.1.18_1
% freebsd-version -kru
14.0-CURRENT
14.0-CURRENT
14.0-CURRENT
% uname -a
FreeBSD mowa219-gjp4-8570p 14.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 14.0-CURRENT #90 main-n245648-66f138563be: Thu Mar 25 08:00:54 GMT 2021 root@mowa219-gjp4-8570p:/usr/obj/usr/src/amd64.amd64/sys/GENERIC-NODEBUG amd64
% Clipboard:
VBoxClient --clipboard– see https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/issues/87#issuecomment-798824775 above.
Mouse integration:
From the title:
The phrase bidirectional shared clipboard should be meaningful to users of VirtualBox:
Mouse integration allows movement (of e.g. the pointer) beyond the boundaries of the display(s) of the guest virtual machine. https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/UserManual.html#keyb_mouse_normal for a longer explanation. In simple terms:
– and a single keystroke e.g. Control overrides the capture.
grahamperrin
commented
3 years ago From my last title:
… helloSystem guests
– guests was to indicate that the problems seem to be with guests.
https://www.freshports.org/emulators/virtualbox-ose-additions/ puts the word in context; it's commonly used to describe the virtual machine (distinct from the physical machine, the host).
grahamperrin
commented
3 years ago https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/issues/87#issuecomment-808882452
… Did you mean to say "Please update VirtualBox integration to 5.2.44"?
No, I took care to keep the issues separate.
5.2.44 is end of life. Please see https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/issues/181 for the proposed update to 6.⋯
grahamperrin
commented
3 years ago probonopd
commented
2 years ago VirtualBox Guest Additions are preinstalled and enabled, providing for seamless resizing of the screen, copy & paste, etc. when running in VirtualBox. Please try the latest experimental build. Thanks for your patience! :+1:
The shared clipboard and drag-and-drop are set to bi-drectional.
I should not expect drag-and-drop to work (at this time) but it will be smart to have the clipboard working.
Host
HP EliteBook 8570p with 16 GB memory. 4 GB given to the guest.
Guest using EFI.
Guest
Very slightly outdated
hello-0C139-12.1-amd64.isoAlso I have the time-limited result of a hardware probe. Original URL not to be shared.
Virtual machine name optical FreeBSD. I'll save a snapshot with reference to the number of this issue.