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Update information about using VirtualBox.

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atapicam is no longer required and some devices need passthrough.

PR:		docs/173255
Submitted by:	Yuri <yuri@tsoft.com>
Approved by:	jkois (mentor)
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Eitan Adler 2012-11-05 13:16:50 +00:00
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Notes: svn2git 2020-12-08 03:00:23 +00:00 
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en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization/chapter.xml
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<sect2 id="virtualization-virtualbox-host-dvd-cd-access">
<title>&virtualbox; Host DVD/CD Access</title>
<para>The <command>atapicam</command> kernel module needs to be
loaded by adding the following line to
<filename>/boot/loader.conf</filename>:</para>
<programlisting>atapicam_load="YES"</programlisting>
<para>Access to the host DVD/CD drives from guests is achieved
through the sharing of the physical drives. In GUI this is
set up from the Storage window in the Settings of the virtual
machine. Create an empty IDE CD/DVD device first.
Then choose the Host Drive from the popup menu for the virtual
CD/DVD drive selection. A checkbox labeled
<literal>Passthrough</literal> check box will appear.
This allows the virtual machine to use the hardware directly.
For example, audio CDs or the burner only function if
this option is selected.</para>
<para><acronym>HAL</acronym> needs to run for
<application>&virtualbox;</application> DVD/CD functions to
@ -1267,7 +1272,7 @@ add path 'usb/*' mode 0660 group operator</programlisting>
<programlisting>hald_enable="YES"</programlisting>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>/usr/local/etc/rc.d/hald start</userinput></screen>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>service hald start</userinput></screen>
<para>In order for users to be able to use
<application>&virtualbox;</application> DVD/CD functions, they
@ -1276,12 +1281,18 @@ add path 'usb/*' mode 0660 group operator</programlisting>
class="devicefile">/dev/cd<replaceable>N</replaceable></filename>,
and <filename
class="devicefile">/dev/pass<replaceable>N</replaceable></filename>.
Add the following lines to
This is usually achieved by making the user of
<application>&virtualbox;</application>
a member of the operator group, which is also the default
group of the above mentioned devices. Permissions of these
devices have to be corrected by adding the following lines to
<filename>/etc/devfs.conf</filename>:</para>
<programlisting>perm cd0 0600
<programlisting>perm cd* 0600
perm xpt0 0660
perm pass0 0660</programlisting>
perm pass* 0660</programlisting>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>/etc/rc.d/devfs restart</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
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