FreeBSD as host and guest, both running Mate

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max21

I want to setup my new dream machine like this: FreeBSD 10.2/64 as host running mate desktop. I also have Virtualbox installed on the host.

I’m trying place the equivalent in the host Virtualbox. I installed FreeBSD 10.2/64 as guest, then I installed mate desktop inside Virtualbox with all required applications.

Then ran the command exec mate-session but I keep getting this error:
Code: 
(EE) Fatal server error:
(EE)
(EE) no screen found:
I even tried giving it the FreeBSD host working copy of xorg.conf. After a week of trial and error and searching the WWW all day long, back-to-back, I gave in for a minute when I found the PcBSD.ova file and it works perfectly.

I even copied the PC-BSD xorg.conf and put it in the FreeBSD Virtualbox but it did nothing for it.

I don’t know what I’m missing. Would anyone have any idea of what it will takes to get this thing running?
 
I wonder why I am always the one who come up these ideas that others don’t have a clue about or think iI'm crazy. If you are an innovator of FreeBSD, one would think to place a FreeBSD desktop and a server in Virtualbox for many reasons. Most old and future users care nothing of Linux and I for one will never use anything beyond Windows XP if Windows don’t bring common-sense back, the traditional desktop. Virtualbox has no use beyond XP or running another FreeBSD. Most people prefer Windows-7, others think it’s for Linux. Only FreeBSD provides a way to customize a system down to the bone. You can’t do that with the MAC, or PcBSD. They both are actually design for business use.

I tried PcBSD.ova. The author has finally out done Ubuntu when it comes to hiding root access. From what I seen after dealing with it in vBox since posting this thread it is a very secure system for business and home networking, and for others who know nothing beyond Windows.

A bell just went off! Now I get it. Anyone running a FreeBSD desktop as guest must be running Windows or Linux as host. This is why no one can reply. Ha Ha … all cheaters has been busted! Have a great day guys.
 
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tobik said:
Why so pissed off? People probably just didn't see your post or didn't have the time to post.

Did you install emulators/virtualbox-ose-additions in the guest? Also please post your /var/log/Xorg.0.log if the error persists.
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I was piss off because I could not find anything about this issue, for years actually. This was not my first time trying, it was my first time asking about it. Evidently I did not know what I should be looking for, but still I never found anything that would even pointed to the solution you just provided. I should have not been so hard on Linux because I use Arch-Linux and GRUB to help boot and maintain my duel-booting systems. FreeBSD owns all three primaries, so I have nothing to spare, but I was about to screw it all up after 6 years of dedication.

Code: 
pkg install virtualbox-ose-additions
It took 1 minute because mate and friends was already on the machine. Now that I know what to look for.. I then followed these instructions:

https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/virtualization-guest-virtualbox-guest-additions.html

If this thread would have died, I as well as others may have never bothered to ask the again.

I can’t thank you enough tobik

Btw I did not mean to be insulting. The thought flashed across my mind just before ending. I knew it would make one curse, but I was sure it would end up as laughter at me or about me. I’m silly like that :)
 
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