# Unable to get Freedombox to work **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [July 30, 2019, 2:06am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295 "2019-07-30T02:06:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mybox](https://discuss.freedombox.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Mybox](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Mybox)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 2:06am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295/1 "2019-07-30T02:06:27Z")
I have been frantically trying to get Freedombox up and running for several weeks now and still no luck. I have tried both in a Virtual machine and on a desktop PC Installed Debian 10 Buster as a guest in a Virtual machine on Windows 10 From within Debian opened terminal sudo apt-get update sudo DEBIAN\_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install freedombox Everything seemed to install OK Rebooted and still in Debian So used Synaptic Package manager and installed Freedombox and extras required All seemed to install OK Reboot and back in Debian Cannot figure out how to get into Freedombox from this point on. My real aim is to run Freedombox from a spare PC i have. I installed Debian 10 Buster onto the PC using a DVD Now when i try Synaptic Package manager i get a message ""The repository’cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux… etc does not have a release file I cannot figure out why my PC is not looking for an update server. Why is it looking for updates on my install DVD Totally confused. ---
**Author:** ![Mybox](https://discuss.freedombox.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Mybox](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Mybox)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295/2 "2019-07-30T03:55:06Z")
Looks like i have an internet connection problem. Just about to install windows 10 and see if that connects to internet ---
**Author:** ![njoseph](https://discuss.freedombox.org/user_avatar/discuss.freedombox.org/njoseph/32/17_2.png) [@njoseph](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/njoseph)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 12:33pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295/3 "2019-07-30T12:33:08Z")
Please follow the instructions on the following page to install FreedomBox using VirtualBox. If you use the official VirtualBox image for FreedomBox, your installation should work whether you have an internet connection or not. [https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Hardware/VirtualBox](https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Hardware/VirtualBox) ---
**Author:** ![Mybox](https://discuss.freedombox.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Mybox](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Mybox)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295/4 "2019-07-30T13:14:35Z")
Thank you for your prompt help. I will try this tomorrow as it is early am here at the moment I would still like to use my older desktop and tomorrow i will get a wireless usb to see if that solves the internet connection problem ---
**Author:** ![haidar](https://discuss.freedombox.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@haidar](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/haidar)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295/5 "2019-07-30T13:39:57Z")
A journalist for TechRepublic also recently wrote an article about this. You should check it out: “How to run FreedomBox as a VirtualBox VM” [https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-run-freedombox-as-a-virtualbox-vm/](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-run-freedombox-as-a-virtualbox-vm/) ---
**Author:** ![Mybox](https://discuss.freedombox.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Mybox](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Mybox)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 1:43am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295/6 "2019-07-31T01:43:10Z")
I am stuck on “Connecting to Freedombox” What is the web address i am looking for? The article says the address is [https://freedombox](https://freedombox) But it cannot be found as there is no dot something Downloaded Chrome = no better Searched Freedombox org and Foundation sites and cannot find user creation page ---
**Author:** ![jvalleroy](https://discuss.freedombox.org/user_avatar/discuss.freedombox.org/jvalleroy/32/331_2.png) [@jvalleroy](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/jvalleroy)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 2:28am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295/7 "2019-07-31T02:28:28Z")
I tested running the stable (Buster) image in Virtualbox with Bridged Adapter setting. I’m able to access [https://freedombox](https://freedombox) both from the host machine, and from a phone on the same network. Have you tried this? ---
**Author:** ![njoseph](https://discuss.freedombox.org/user_avatar/discuss.freedombox.org/njoseph/32/17_2.png) [@njoseph](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/njoseph)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 3:13am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295/8 "2019-07-31T03:13:03Z")
[https://freedombox](https://freedombox) or [https://freedombox.local](https://freedombox.local) might not work on Windows 10. You should check your router’s list of connected clients to find the IP address of the FreedomBox. [https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Hardware/VirtualBox#finding-ip-address-of-vm](https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Hardware/VirtualBox#finding-ip-address-of-vm) ---
**Author:** ![Mybox](https://discuss.freedombox.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Mybox](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Mybox)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 4:54am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295/9 "2019-07-31T04:54:43Z")
Thank you for giving me all this help. It is much appreciated. I am no geek, i am just interested in trying new things and struggle through. I have no idea what to expect once i get Freedombox up and running but hopefully i can make good use of it. I have Virtualbox on a Windows 10 PC and i now have Freedombox running up to the log in screen as a guest OS I just need to get those login details. I described earlier i was unable to find the necessary website. This sounds like it is because i am attempting access from a Windows 10 PC and i should be using Debian. Sounds also like i should be able to create an account from any installed Debian OS either virtualised or stand alone. For speed i will install Debian as a guest OS on this Windows 10 PC. Hopefully i will then get all my login details sorted then run my Freedombox. All from the same pc ---
**Author:** ![sultanahamer](https://discuss.freedombox.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@sultanahamer](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/sultanahamer)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 6:08am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295/10 "2019-07-31T06:08:07Z")
**Assumptions** : 1. Your computer is connected to a router at home using WiFi. In case not, this guide would not be a great help. 2. You have installed FreedomBox on virtual box using [wiki](https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Hardware/VirtualBox) provided 3. You are able to see a login prompt in the virtual box after booting the virtual machine. **Things to follow** : 1. Stop the virtual box instance, goto settings of that virtual machine and check network tab to see if you have selected bridged adapter.(steps are provided in wiki already). 2. After setting the bridged adapter, save(apply) settings and start the virtual machine 3. After you see a login prompt, minimise the virutal machine application. 4. Now its time to know the ip address of freedombox(virtual machine). For this, you can use [AngryIPscanner](https://angryip.org/) or use the [FreedomBox Android app](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.freedombox.freedombox/) or guess the ip. Follow below steps to guess the ip address - Follow [this](https://oit.ncsu.edu/my-it/resnet/ipconfig-in-windows/) article to find your windows system ip address - You might find the ip address of type 192.168.y.x or 192.168.y.x. Here x could be 1,2,3 … depending on the devices connected to your router and y could be either 0 or 1. Now, its time to guess the ip address of freedom(virtual machine). open a browser(chrome or firefox etc) and type in the address box [https://192.168.y.2](https://192.168.y.2) - replace y with 0 or 1 depending on the value you have found above from your ip address. - You should get a webpage as shown in the wiki link given above. In case you did not get one, try with another ip address [https://192.168.y.3](https://192.168.y.3) then 4 then 5 until you reach freedom box Once you have found the freedombox, follow the rest of the wiki to set it up. ---
**Author:** ![Mybox](https://discuss.freedombox.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Mybox](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Mybox)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 7:22am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295/11 "2019-07-31T07:22:47Z")
Assumptions 1 = Y 2 = Y 3 = Y Network set as per Wiki with Bridged adapter Still trying 192.168.1.2 ---
**Author:** ![Mybox](https://discuss.freedombox.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Mybox](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Mybox)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 8:54am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295/12 "2019-07-31T08:54:54Z")
Finally in. Got in with angry ip scanner. Wish i had used earlier Now i will follow rest of instructions ---
**Author:** ![Mybox](https://discuss.freedombox.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Mybox](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Mybox)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 9:16am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295/13 "2019-07-31T09:16:54Z")
Now i have messed up again. Got in through ip address then logged out. Logged into Freedombox through virtual machine but i cannot get from terminal to graphical interface ---
**Author:** ![sultanahamer](https://discuss.freedombox.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@sultanahamer](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/sultanahamer)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 12:05pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295/14 "2019-07-31T12:05:17Z")
There is no graphical interface inside virtual box. Expectation here is, users to configure freedombox through the web interface(the way you have logged in from your browser(chrome/firefox etc) ---
**Author:** ![hutchwilco](https://discuss.freedombox.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@hutchwilco](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/hutchwilco)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295/15 "2020-04-02T22:15:44Z")
I’ll add in another trap for users here, is that modern versions of the Chrome browser don’t let you connect to “insecure” sites with invalid certificates. I could not connect to my new Freedombox server with Chrome (not even an option to “proceed ignoring the browser warning”)- instead I used Safari browser. ---
**Author:** ![njoseph](https://discuss.freedombox.org/user_avatar/discuss.freedombox.org/njoseph/32/17_2.png) [@njoseph](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/njoseph)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 11:15am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295/16 "2020-04-03T11:15:07Z")
I can still find this option in Chromium 80 ![image](https://discuss.freedombox.org/uploads/default/original/1X/a60b5b965781998712800d6e5b94afb1ace4a6f3.png) ---
**Author:** ![hutchwilco](https://discuss.freedombox.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@hutchwilco](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/hutchwilco)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295/17 "2020-04-07T22:21:33Z")
Interesting. Here is my message: ![Screen Shot 2020-04-08 at 9.34.24 AM](https://discuss.freedombox.org/uploads/default/original/1X/bab9d385b3c2b7212cd4b24da63dd5e5c8205257.png) You can see there is no way to proceed. (Chrome for Mac Version 81.0.4044.92) ---
**Author:** ![Sunil](https://discuss.freedombox.org/user_avatar/discuss.freedombox.org/sunil/32/8_2.png) [@Sunil](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Sunil)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/unable-to-get-freedombox-to-work/295/18 "2020-04-08T00:55:28Z")
The errors in both the cases are different. One is CERT\_INVALID (for which there is not option to ignore) and the other is CERT\_AUTHORITY\_INVALID (can be ignored). What happens if you try to access using a domain name like freedombox.local?