VirtualBox for many Puppies
Posted: Sun 26 Dec 2010, 14:39
Latest 4-series release: 4.2.13
Latest 3-series release: 3.2.14
My Packages:
Guide, by VirtualBox release version
Mirror
Alternate VirtualBox Packages:
shinobar's VirtualBox 4.2.2 SFS module
My packages are mainly dot-pets, but there is a combined SFS4 module available for several 32-bit Puppy releases as well. (Most Precise, Slacko, and Lucid releases are supported, as well as Puppy 431 and the most recent releases of Quirky, Wary and Racy.)
I've made VirtualBox packages (several versions) for and tested on the following Puppy versions: Lucid Puppy 5-series, Wary and Racy 530, Quirky 142, Slacko 531 & 533 (including PAE versions), Slacko 540, Precise Puppy 540-543, the Puppy 4-series, Puppy 301, FATDOG-64 521 and 601, and LighthousePup 514-B4. Other Puppy versions may also have current or older VBox packages available or new ones may be prepared upon request (it doesn't hurt to ask, anyway ). I do ask that you please check the HTML guide linked above for your Puppy version before you make a new request, though.
Packages for puplets and additional Puppies may be requested, but no guarantees that I'll get to them.
There is also a package that should work for any kernel, provided you have loaded or installed the devx and kernel source modules for your Puppy.
In a later post below, Geoffrey says that the Lucid Puppy package works on Quirky 1.20 NOP.
The extension pack is installed through "File -> Preferences -> Extensions".
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VBox 3-series to 4-series note:
The interface for VBox's VM management has a few new features, and there is a "Preview" function which shows the current VM as it runs. While it's a neat thing to see, it also eats up memory like nobody's business, so you might want to consider turning that off or making its display update less frequently via a right-click.
Generally, this version just uses more memory, too. You may get a warning dialogue that claims the host memory is too low with nothing more than your old settings, but if you dismiss it, wait a minute and then resume from the menu it usually works just fine.
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I can only test so many versions of Puppy, but it may well be that the packages I've already made will work on other versions of Puppy just fine. If they do, let me know which combination of Puppy and package worked, and I'll update my information, and maybe my package names, too.
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Vers. 4.1.8 Update Notes: Audio remains an issue for Lucid Puppies, but all others seem fine.
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Vers. 4.1.6 Update Notes: Audio still an issue in Lucid Puppies, but back in good shape for Slacko! More packages coming soon!
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Vers. 4.1.2 Update Notes: Audio in some of the Lucid Puppies (as host) is still an issue. The PulseAudio/OSS workaround is functional again in Lucid-528, though. I've tried to get the balloon-ctrl service to start alongside the normal vboxdrv- it seems that feature is supposed to let you change the amount of RAM assigned to a VM while it's still running. I haven't tried it, so let me know what happens if you do!
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Vers. 4.0.6 Update Notes: Audio on Lucid 525 doesn't work at all, even with the PulseAudio or OSS workaround for previous 4-series VBox packages. (The workaround still works for Lucid Puppies 510 through 520.) Because of that, I've left up the Lucid package for 4.0.4 if anyone needs audio, and as always the fully-functional 3.2.8 packages remain available.
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Vers. 4.0.4 Update Notes: I've finally got around to working in shinobar's script revision, in the process greatly simplifying most of my dot-pets' pinstall.sh scripts. (Making SFS modules out of these pets should be easier now, too, as a result.) The audio issue with Lucid Puppies 510-520 is still present. Finally, the simpler install scripts are working for me in Puplite 4.0 and in Puplite 5.0.
Latest 3-series release: 3.2.14
My Packages:
Guide, by VirtualBox release version
Mirror
Alternate VirtualBox Packages:
shinobar's VirtualBox 4.2.2 SFS module
My packages are mainly dot-pets, but there is a combined SFS4 module available for several 32-bit Puppy releases as well. (Most Precise, Slacko, and Lucid releases are supported, as well as Puppy 431 and the most recent releases of Quirky, Wary and Racy.)
I've made VirtualBox packages (several versions) for and tested on the following Puppy versions: Lucid Puppy 5-series, Wary and Racy 530, Quirky 142, Slacko 531 & 533 (including PAE versions), Slacko 540, Precise Puppy 540-543, the Puppy 4-series, Puppy 301, FATDOG-64 521 and 601, and LighthousePup 514-B4. Other Puppy versions may also have current or older VBox packages available or new ones may be prepared upon request (it doesn't hurt to ask, anyway ). I do ask that you please check the HTML guide linked above for your Puppy version before you make a new request, though.
Packages for puplets and additional Puppies may be requested, but no guarantees that I'll get to them.
There is also a package that should work for any kernel, provided you have loaded or installed the devx and kernel source modules for your Puppy.
In a later post below, Geoffrey says that the Lucid Puppy package works on Quirky 1.20 NOP.
The extension pack is installed through "File -> Preferences -> Extensions".
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VBox 3-series to 4-series note:
The interface for VBox's VM management has a few new features, and there is a "Preview" function which shows the current VM as it runs. While it's a neat thing to see, it also eats up memory like nobody's business, so you might want to consider turning that off or making its display update less frequently via a right-click.
Generally, this version just uses more memory, too. You may get a warning dialogue that claims the host memory is too low with nothing more than your old settings, but if you dismiss it, wait a minute and then resume from the menu it usually works just fine.
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I can only test so many versions of Puppy, but it may well be that the packages I've already made will work on other versions of Puppy just fine. If they do, let me know which combination of Puppy and package worked, and I'll update my information, and maybe my package names, too.
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Vers. 4.1.8 Update Notes: Audio remains an issue for Lucid Puppies, but all others seem fine.
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Vers. 4.1.6 Update Notes: Audio still an issue in Lucid Puppies, but back in good shape for Slacko! More packages coming soon!
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Vers. 4.1.2 Update Notes: Audio in some of the Lucid Puppies (as host) is still an issue. The PulseAudio/OSS workaround is functional again in Lucid-528, though. I've tried to get the balloon-ctrl service to start alongside the normal vboxdrv- it seems that feature is supposed to let you change the amount of RAM assigned to a VM while it's still running. I haven't tried it, so let me know what happens if you do!
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Vers. 4.0.6 Update Notes: Audio on Lucid 525 doesn't work at all, even with the PulseAudio or OSS workaround for previous 4-series VBox packages. (The workaround still works for Lucid Puppies 510 through 520.) Because of that, I've left up the Lucid package for 4.0.4 if anyone needs audio, and as always the fully-functional 3.2.8 packages remain available.
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Vers. 4.0.4 Update Notes: I've finally got around to working in shinobar's script revision, in the process greatly simplifying most of my dot-pets' pinstall.sh scripts. (Making SFS modules out of these pets should be easier now, too, as a result.) The audio issue with Lucid Puppies 510-520 is still present. Finally, the simpler install scripts are working for me in Puplite 4.0 and in Puplite 5.0.