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collection of scripts to deal with virtualbox headless guests on OSX

Setup

1: in virtualbox settings, create a "hosts only" network.

host ip: 10.99.99.1
disable dns server
setup dnsmasq on host to listen on interface "vboxnet0"

2. mac settings

to resolve *.vm domains, which we configured dnsmasq to handle:

create file /etc/resolver/vm:
	nameserver 127.0.0.1

bekräfta:

	scutil --dns

3. vm:s config network to "host only networking"

NOTES: http://passingcuriosity.com/2013/dnsmasq-dev-osx/

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vboxmanage:

list all vm:s

$ VBoxManage list vms

list running vm:s:

$ VBoxManage list runningvms

see vm details:

$ VBoxManage showvminfo "Debian 5 (Lenny) server 64bit"

install vbox addons

NOTE: multiple versions of debian ship with their own "OSE edition" of the vbox guest drivers first uninstall these

next, deps:

sudo apt-get install dkms build-essential linux-headers-amd64

next attach vbox guest addition cd , and mount:

sudo mount /dev/sr0 /media/cdrom ## /dev/hdc on debian lenny cd /media/cdrom sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

HEADLESS

hold shift when clicking "start vm" in virtualbox gui

from cli:

Start VM in headless mode

VBoxManage startvm MyVM --type headless

ACPI power off:

VBoxManage controlvm MyVM acpipowerbutton

force Power off VM

VBoxManage controlvm MyVM poweroff