[SOLVED] Accessing Virtualbox VM while booted to install disk.

exad · 2017-07-01 19:03:04

Hello everyone.

I am a little stumped on something that is probably super simple and I seem to be overlooking. I was hoping someone here could shed some light for me.

The situation is as such:

I am running arch linux 4.1.1 without GUI.
On this machine, I created a VM to install arch 4.1.1, booted into the install iso so that I can install Arch to the VM.

My question is, now that it is booted into the ISO, does anyone know how I can actually access the VM to complete the arch installation in the VM? I see it is running but I have no idea how to actually access it to install arch on it. When I google, I find that people SSH into the VM after however it's my understanding that the arch ISO does not have an ssh server running by default. Is there not a command to just access the guest from the host using the command line, without using ssh?

Sorry if this question is stupid but I just can't seem to find the answer.

Last edited by exad (2017-07-01 19:51:39)

Trilby · 2017-07-01 19:12:28

How would you interact with the vm once the system is installed? You don't have a way of "foregrounding" the VM?

What VM tools are you using?

Also, what is "arch linux 4.1.1"? Arch linux doesn't have versions. Are referring to kernel 4.11?

Overall, I doubt using the iso is really the best approach here. Just install arch-install-scripts on the host system, then (with the vm not running) mount the virtual disk to /mnt/ and proceed installing from there (e.g., `pacstrap /mnt base`, some configuring, then arch-chroot into the virtual disk to finish up).

exad · 2017-07-01 19:18:53

Trilby wrote:

How would you interact with the vm once the system is installed? You don't have a way of "foregrounding" the VM?

Exactly! I am not sure exactly, I know it's running but I don't know how to bring it to the foreground per say.

Trilby wrote:

What VM tools are you using?

I am using virtualbox.

Trilby wrote:

Also, what is "arch linux 4.1.1"? Arch linux doesn't have versions. Are referring to kernel 4.11?

Yes that's what I meant.

Trilby wrote:

Overall, I doubt using the iso is really the best approach here. Just install arch-install-scripts on the host system, then (with the vm not running) mount the virtual disk to /mnt/ and proceed installing from there (e.g., `pacstrap /mnt base`, some configuring, then arch-chroot into the virtual disk to finish up).

Ah! Thanks, I didn't think of that! You've been most helpful I appreciate it.

Trilby · 2017-07-01 19:31:38

You're welcome - just remember to install, configure, and enable sshd while in the chroot so you can access the newly installed vm when it is booted.

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#1 2017-07-01 19:03:04

[SOLVED] Accessing Virtualbox VM while booted to install disk.

#2 2017-07-01 19:12:28

Re: [SOLVED] Accessing Virtualbox VM while booted to install disk.

#3 2017-07-01 19:18:53

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#4 2017-07-01 19:31:38

Re: [SOLVED] Accessing Virtualbox VM while booted to install disk.

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