chrome does not work inside a jail

Erich Dollansky erichsfreebsdlist at alogt.com
Mon May 5 04:25:38 UTC 2014


Hi,

On Sun, 04 May 2014 21:10:53 -0400
Fbsd8 <fbsd8 at a1poweruser.com> wrote:

> Erich Dollansky wrote:
> > 
> > I just installed chrome inside a jail. It does not display
> > anything. No matter what it is like settings or configuration or
> > any website. The same works as expected when chrome runs inside the
> > host system.
> > 
> > The chrome version is Version 33.0.1750.152 (256984).
> > 
> > When I run other applications like firefox, kate, gedit or
> > claws-mail in a jail, it all works.
> > 
> > Is this normal?
> > 
> > Erich
> > 
> 
> 
> What do you mean by "installed chrome inside a jail"?

I created a normal FreeBSD jail. I copied the ports tree into the jail.
Started the jail and compiled chrome.
> 
> What version of FreeBSD you running?

10.0 STABLE.

> Are you running xorg and desktop in a jail?

No, X run directly on the machine. Also the desktop. I used telnet to
connect to the jail.

> What video card are you using?
> 
I use the internal GPU of a second generation i7 CPU.

Erich


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