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Sun xVM VirtualBox for OpenSolaris (TM) Operating System |
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Upgrading: |
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If you have an existing VirtualBox installation and you are upgrading to a newer version of |
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VirtualBox, please uninstall the previous version completely before installing a newer one. |
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You should uninstall BOTH the VirtualBox base package as well as the VirtualBox kernel |
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interface package before installing the new ones. |
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Please refer to the "Uninstallation" section at the end of this document for the details. |
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Installing: |
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* Important Note: |
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You must boot OpenSolaris in the same instruction set as the VirtualBox install package. |
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This means if you are installing the 64-bit version of VirtualBox you MUST boot in |
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64-bit mode. This is because the installer will setup the VirtualBox driver. Use the command |
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"isainfo -k" to check what instruction set is currently being used. If the output is "amd64" |
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you have booted in 64-bit mode, otherwise it is 32-bit. |
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After extracting the contents of the tar.gz file perform the following steps: |
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1. Login as root using the "su" command. |
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2. Install the packages (in this order): |
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Newer versions of OpenSolaris may contain a vbi module. If your version does NOT have the |
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vbi module already installed (check for existence of /platform/i86pc/kernel/misc/vbi) |
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then run: |
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pkgadd -G -d VirtualBoxKern-@VBOX_VERSION_STRING@-SunOS-r@VBOX_SVN_REV@.pkg |
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To perform an unattended (non-interactive) installation of this package add |
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"-n -a autoresponse SUNWvboxkern" (without quotes) to the end of the above pkgadd command. |
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Once the vbi module is installed run: |
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pkgadd -d VirtualBox-@VBOX_VERSION_STRING@-SunOS-@BUILD_TARGET_ARCH@-r@VBOX_SVN_REV@.pkg |
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To perform an unattended (non-interactive) installation of this package add |
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"-n -a autoresponse SUNWvbox" (without quotes) to the end of the above pkgadd command. |
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3. For each package the installer would ask you to "Select package(s) you wish to process" |
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For this type "1" or "all". |
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4. Then type "y" when asked about continuing with the installation. |
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Now all the necessary files would be installed on your system. Start VirtualBox by typing |
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VirtualBox from the terminal. |
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Uninstalling: |
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To remove VirtualBox from your system perform the following steps: |
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1. Login as root using the "su" command. |
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2. Run the command: |
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pkgrm SUNWvbox |
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To remove the VirtualBox kernel interface module run the command: |
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pkgrm SUNWvboxkern |
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