VirtualBox and the missing ConsoleMessage command on Snow Leopard

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Jan 29, 2012, at 02:12, Marko Käning wrote:
> when trying to start virtualbox on my Snow Leopard I got these strange messages:
> ---
> $ sudo bash /opt/macports-test/Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox/VirtualBox start
> Password:
> /opt/macports-test/Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox/VirtualBox: line 71: ConsoleMessage: command not found
> /opt/macports-test/Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox/VirtualBox: line 77: ConsoleMessage: command not found
> /opt/macports-test/Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox/VirtualBox: line 83: ConsoleMessage: command not found
> /opt/macports-test/Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox/VirtualBox: line 89: ConsoleMessage: command not found
> ---
> 
> Google found this solution for me:
> ---
> alias ConsoleMessage=echo
> ---
> 
> I guess one should replace those "ConsoleMessage"s with "echo"'s in said /opt/macports-test/Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox/VirtualBox...
> This would mean to patch the file using VB's port file.
> On the other hand I figure that Oracle should be informed that there is no such command on Snow Leopard.
> 
> I am surprised that no-one else ran into this trouble.

Why are you trying to start it using the startup item? Why not just double-click Virtual Box in the Applications folder?