Console is not working in Virtualbox (phpVirtualBox 4.3-1 -/- VirtualBox 4.3.x compatible)

[ric]

'I'm setting up a nas with freenas and i got virtualbox running in a jail. Virtualbox client is running fine, creating a partition etc worked fine. but when i got for example ubuntu running I want to access it using console but when I hit console tab it doesn't respond at all and no error message on the screen.

-phpVirtualBox 4.3-1 -/- VirtualBox 4.3.x compatible
-ubuntu-14.04.2-desktop-i386
-freenas 9.3

 

[cyberjock]

That is almost always the result of your browser or an addon like Java not being installed on the desktop.

 

[ric]

Java add-ons already installed in my browser. Also added my jail IP address in Java control panel exception list, like so..http://192.168.1.13 / http://192.168.1.13:9001

I've edited the file java.policy, like so.. permission java.net.SocketPermission "192.168.1.13:9001", "connect, resolve" permission java.net.SocketPermission "192.168.1.13:3389", "connect, resolve";

I've already disabled all my firewall settings on my PC, but same results.

 

[ric]

Anyone?

 

[danb35]

I've not been able to get the java console working on my FreeNAS phpVirtualBox installation. I use a VNC client instead, set up via the remote desktop options in the VM configuration.

 

[Johev]

I actually got it working yesterday.

I was using Firefox, the latest Java installed on a Windows 10 64bit laptop and I've edited the java.config file by adding the lines permission java.net.SocketPermission "<Jail IP>:9000", "connect, resolve" found here
Good luck :)

 

[Gessi]

Same here.... the console is not working but a VNC Viewer will do the job.

Make sure you choose in the VM's settings under Display a particular VNC port (e.g. 9001) and then a password would be a good idea as well...

VNC is anyway much better than the console...