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Help and questions on Virtualbox install for 6.6.0
Looking to install Virtualbox 6.6.0 and this is going to seem like a dumb questions, sorry, new and learning.
Once it is installed, how do you it up? is it all done via command line? is there a gui that runs? i can not see how this would actually work ontop of the Base readynas OS.
As I write this i just figured out--that is why people need the video out enabled on the box isn't it? anyway to run this if i do not have a way to get keyboard, monitor mouse to where my Readynas is?
Also would the VM have full access to the ReadyNAS shares? My crazy plan is to attempt to use a VM running fulltime to use a windows based backup program to backup to amazon S3 from the readnas shares. I think my 516 has the HP to do it, if I only use Tiny7 or something like that.
trying to build/use the great work of JMehring and CMassey:
I figured on a clean install in need the below updated to use ReadyNASOS_V6.6.0_WW_src.zip for me and will be using 5.1.14 as the latest build.
I know this is Debian 8 (for 6.6.0 and newer) and that means I need a Jessie install vs a Wheesy right?
But what is linux-30.101-040 reference?
thanks
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## Extract and copy kernel files
mkdir tmp
mv ReadyNASOS_V6.6.0_WW_src.zip tmp
cd tmp
unzip ReadyNASOS_V6.6.0_WW_src.zip
cp -rp linux-3.0.101-0.40 /data/.apps
ln -s /data/.apps/linux-3.0.101-0.40 /usr/src/linux-3.0.101-0.40
## Installation kernel files (NOTE: I did this step a few times before I got it working so let me know if this doesn't work)
apt-get update
apt-get install build-essential
apt-get install vim git lm-sensors telnet
export KERN_DIR=/usr/src/linux-3.0.101-0.40
cd /usr/src/linux-3.0.101-0.40
cp /data/VirtualBox/tmp/linux-3.0.101-0.40/arch/x86/configs/defconfig.x86_64 /usr/src/linux-3.0.101-0.40/.config
# ** Check kernel install options and modules
make menuconfig
make ARCH=x86_64
make modules_install ARCH=x86_64
apt-get install libqt4-opengl libvpx1
## Installation of VirtualBox
cd /data/VirtualBox/
dpkg -i virtualbox-4.3_4.3.20-96996~Debian~wheezy_amd64.deb
apt-get -f install
/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
modprobe vboxdrv
modinfo misc/vboxdrv.ko
## Upgrade VirtualBox Extension Pack
VBoxManage extpack uninstall "Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack"
VBoxManage extpack install Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.3.20-96996.vbox-extpack
thanks
Thank you all! it works. This is the commands I used, with
VBoxHeadless --startvm <uuid|name> --vrde on
to run the script.
unzip ReadyNASOS_V6.6.0_WW_src.zip
cp -rp linux-4.1.30-x86_64 /data/.apps
ln -s /data/.apps/linux-4.1.30-x86_64 /usr/src/linux-4.1.30-x86_64apt-get update
apt-get install build-essential
apt-get install vim git lm-sensors telnet
apt-get install bc
apt-get install libqt4-opengl libvpx1
apt-get install -f
export KERN_DIR=/usr/src/linux-4.30-x86_64
cd /usr/src/linux-4.1.30-x86_64
cp /data/VirtualBox/tmp/linux-4.1.30-x86_64/arch/x86/configs/defconfig.x86 /usr/src/linux-4.1.30-x86_64/.config
# ** Check kernel install options and modules
make ARCH=x86_64 oldconfig && make ARCH=x86_64
## Installation of VirtualBox
cd /data/VirtualBox/
dpkg -i virtualbox-4.3_4.3.20-96996~Debian~wheezy_amd64.deb
apt-get -f install
/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
modprobe vboxdrvcd
## Upgrade VirtualBox Extension Pack
VBoxManage extpack uninstall "Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack"
VBoxManage extpack install Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.3.20-96996.vbox-extpack
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Can you send in your logs (see the Sending Logs link in my sig)?
The Linux-3.0.101 reference is to the kernel we used at the time. We now use a 4.1 kernel.
VirtualBox is managed from the command line
I believe there is a PHP front end that you may be able to install if you'd rather use a GUI.mdgm,
thank you. do you have any other details about the PHP front end? also does that mean i would still need a monitor hooked up to the NAS or would the PHP also push everything to a browser window somewhere else?
Do not know if my logs will help yet--i have not modified my box and have a standard 6.6.0 load. However if it helps discussion and helps to get me partipcular answers for my installation, i will be glad to do it.
You said the 6.6.0 uses the 4.1 kernel -- that is all still under Debian 8 platform yes?
Thanks!
You don't need a monitor hooked up to your NAS. Hooking up a monitor and keyboard would enable you to enter the shell commands via that but it would have the same support implications as using SSH.
At the very least the date in bios_ver.log from the logs would be a help.
The kernel and the core OS are two different things. We've used the 4.1 kernel since 6.4.0 back when we were still using a core OS based on Debian 7. From 6.6.0 we now base the core OS on Debian 8.
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