Changes between Version 20 and Version 21 of VBoxLogging

Timestamp:

Mar 21, 2017 4:23:33 PM (7 years ago)

Author:

Frank Mehnert

Comment:

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VBoxLogging

@@ -88 +88 @@
 == Guest Additions logging ==
 
+To enable the '''release logging''' (and debug logging) of the Guest R3 applications into the VMM backdoor:
+ * '''Windows guests''': Create a
+{{{
+HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VBoxGuest\LoggingEnabled
+}}}
+ registry key with the value 0xFF (DWORD 32bit).
+
+ * '''Linux guests''': Set /sys/module/vboxguest/r3_log_to_host to 1. For Debian-based guests, install the sysfstools package and add
+{{{
+module/vboxguest/parameters/r3_log_to_host = 1
+}}}
+ to /etc/sysfs.conf. Changing this value at runtime is possible as well.
+
+
 To enable Guest Additions logging, add to the host environment variables:
 
@@ -111 +125 @@
 VBOX_LOG=+hgcm.e.f,+shared_folders.e.f
 }}}
-
-'''NOTE:''' If you have release build of GAs installed into your Windows guest, please also consider to set HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VBoxGuest\LoggingEnabled registry key to value 0xFF (DWORD 32bit) in order to enable R3 logging into VMM backdoor. 
 
 == Changing settings using VBoxManage ==