How to startup automatically VirtualBox and virtual machine

[eiger3970]

Hi,
I need to automatically startup VirtualBox and the virtual machine in VirtualBox.
1. I startup automatically the Linux Mint 13 Maya mate comuter using BIOS alarm RTC at 0750.
2. I believe crontab -e will need code to startup VirtualBox at a time...say 0755?
3. Not sure how to startup the virtual machine in VirtualBox at a time...say 0800?

3. I found this code that might startup automatically the virtual machine:
vmware -x /var/lib/vmware/virtual \machines/winxppro.vmx"
or
vmrun start
Reference: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/74427

Any help will be appreciated.

[remoulder]

Your question states it is about VirtualBox yet you give to link to vmware! If you really mean virtualbox, then you might find answers on their support site http://www.virtualbox.org/

[asdfasdf]

Hi,
I need to automatically startup VirtualBox and the virtual machine in VirtualBox.
1. I startup automatically the Linux Mint 13 Maya mate comuter using BIOS alarm RTC at 0750.
2. I believe crontab -e will need code to startup VirtualBox at a time...say 0755?
3. Not sure how to startup the virtual machine in VirtualBox at a time...say 0800?

3. I found this code that might startup automatically the virtual machine:
vmware -x /var/lib/vmware/virtual \machines/winxppro.vmx"
or
vmrun start
Reference: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/74427

Any help will be appreciated.

You might try the command "VBoxHeadless -s <VMNAME>" where <VMNAME> is the name of your virtual machine (if it has spaces in it, put single quotes around it.) This creates a "headless" (no visible interface) running instance of your virtual machine.

If you want to use an X interface to your headless virtual machine like the normal VirtualBox interface, (1) you need to use the actual Oracle version of VirtualBox (not the OSE version) and (2) you need the Oracle VRDP extensions installed. Those are available at the link https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Download_Old_Builds_4_1. You can then use "rdesktop-vrdp localhost" to connect to your headless instance. Although the instructions say that you don't need to, you might still want to enable the Virtual Server in the Display tab.

[eiger3970]

ok, so I have VirtualBox starting automatically on boot.

Maya/Menu/Search: VirtualBox/right click VirtualBox/select Launch when I log in.

Need to start VirtualBox's virtual machine somehow now.

[eiger3970]

Problem fixed!

VirtualBox startup automatically on boot.
Maya/Menu/Search: VirtualBox/right click VirtualBox/select Launch when I log in.

VirtualBox virtual machine Elastix startup automatically on VirtualBox boot.
Maya/Menu/Preferences/Startup Applications/Add.
Name: VirtualBox's virtual machine Elastix
Command: VBoxHeadless -s Elastix
Save.