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diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc
--- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc
+++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc
@@ -301,12 +301,17 @@
* Window scaling.
* Seamless mode.
+For running Xorg, make sure to set *VBoxSVGA* for the Screen setting of the Display section in the virtual machine configuration before installing the Guest Additions.
+Do not select VBoxSVGA as that targets VMware guests and is not usable on FreeBSD.
+It causes Xorg to not run correctly.
+VBoxSVGA does not have this problem and executes X11 without errors.
+
[NOTE]
====
These commands are run in the FreeBSD guest.
====
-First, install the package:emulators/virtualbox-ose-additions[] package or port in the FreeBSD guest.
+Install the package:emulators/virtualbox-ose-additions[] package or port in the FreeBSD guest.
This will install the port:
[source,shell]

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