Re: [gentoo-user] virtualbox in headless configuration broken after update: delayed echo [ RESOLVED, kinda ]

[n952162 <n952162@web.de>]

On 06/16/20 22:36, J. Roeleveld wrote:
> On 16 June 2020 21:07:56 CEST, n952162 <n952162@web.de> wrote:
>> On 06/10/20 15:19, n952162 wrote:
>>> I updated my system and now characters typed into vbox over ssh are
>>> not echo-ed until *after* a CR is entered.
>>>
>>> I diffed the stty output, to see if I could spot anything:
>>>
>>> 10~>cat /tmp/sttydiff
>>> 2,3c2,3
>>> <  rows 37
>>> <  columns 100
>>> ---
>>>>    rows 44
>>>>    columns 88
>>> 21d20
>>> <  discard = ^O
>>> 23c22,23
>>> < min = 1
>>> ---
>>>> discard = ^O
>>>>    min = 1
>>> 30c30
>>> < hupcl
>>> ---
>>>> -hupcl
>>> 36c36
>>> < brkint
>>> ---
>>>> -brkint
>>> 48,49c48,49
>>> < imaxbel
>>> < iutf8
>>> ---
>>>> -imaxbel
>>>> -iutf8
>>> Also, the font seems to be screwed up, because the last line of the
>>> window only shows the top half of the line.
>>>
>>> Anybody else encounter this or know what's wrong?
>>>
>>> Vbox seems to work okay when run locally, on the machine it's
>>> installed on.
>>>
>>>
>> I think this is resolved, kinda.
>> I just discovered that if I turn off the vbox menu bar, the command
>> entry line works properly again, both in X-less console mode and in X.
>>      Settings -> User Interface -> Enable menu bar (disable this)
>>
>> I've always had that menu bar, and need it, so something got
>> changed/broken, and I still have a problem, but at least now I don't
>> have to enter commands in blindly.
> Are these Virtualbox VMs critical?
> If yes, I would suggest migrating them to a more reliable virtualisation technology.
>
> I do not consider Virtualbox suitable for anything but a desktop based VM method for a quick test or simulation.
>
> Gor anything serious, I would suggest Xen, KVM or VMWare.
>
> --
> Joost

Well, no, they're really not critical, but your comment surprises me. 
I've been using vbox for years, on various assignments, and never
encountered anything else.  Can you say a word or two to that, or
provide a URL?  Which free vm is "the best"?