confirmed working: 5.0 .iso with VirtualBox 3.0.8 on OSX/Intel

[George Michaelson <ggm%apnic.net@localhost>]

I've been whining about OSX as a virtualization host for NetBSD for  
some time, using parallels (with problems) and having failed with  
virtualbox.

I read last night that a NetBSD vt-x related patch had been added into  
virtualbox and tred the 3.0.8 release on OSX Snow Leopard, and I can  
confirm that it WORKED, with vt-x and ACPI *enabled*. Network is ok, I  
haven't yet tested X11 or sound.

This is a considerable improvement: previously, I have only been able  
to use parallels with vt-x and ACPI disabled, depending on the older  
APM related power hooks and setup.

The VirtualBox I am using on Snow Leopard is from:

 http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.0.8/VirtualBox-3.0.8-53138-OSX.dmg

and I used the 5.0 release .ISO image to install into a 2GB virtual  
disk.

Refs into their (virtualbox) SVN/bugs which have been fixed:

 http://www.virtualbox.org/changeset/23099

 http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3947

So, if anyone in NetBSD core/other helped get this patching done, My  
thanks.

Nice to have another platform to work in. Nice to have ACPI and vt-x  
working.

-George