Re: FYI: Issues using VirtualBox for development of the Debian Installer

On Monday 29 October 2007, Frans Pop wrote:
> On Monday 29 October 2007, Frans Pop wrote:
> > 1) Should allow the use of ctrl-alt-Fx for console switching
> > For the graphical installer the _only_ way to switch from the main
> > console to any of the others is to use the ctrl-alt-<function key> key
> > combinations. As these are currently not captured inside the VM, VBox
> > is not usable for testing the graphical version of the installer.
>
> Turns out this _is_ possible by using the key combo <host key>-Fx (where
> <host key> is the key configured in preferences->input).
> This also works for crtl-alt-del and ctrl-alt-backspace.

I've created a wiki page for VirtualBox that explains this.

The page also gives instructions on how to set up your system so VirtualBox can be used with bridged networking, which allows you to netboot the VM and use D-I's http server to view logs.

> 2) NAT networking connection lost after making new snapshot

This issue will be fixed in VirtualBox 1.5.4. It was fixed upstream only a few hours after I filed the BR :-)

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