Re: [tlug] New VirtualBox: New Problems

[CL <az.4tlug@example.com>]

Jim Tittsler wrote:
> On 2008-11-23 11:11, CL wrote:
> > Jim Tittsler wrote:
> > > Did you redo the 'sudo VBoxLinuxAdditions-*.sh' step after the update?
> > No.  I thought that by setting my CD/DVD to the VBoxAdditions.iso in the
> > setup menu and pressing the large friendly "Install Additions" button in
> > the pull-down menu under Devices, I would be able to avoid that.
>
> I thought that menu item just made sure the ISO was available and
> connected to the virtual /dev/cdrom rather than actually running the
> command to build/install the modules... but I'm not certain.

Based upon the results below, I think you are correct.  That's two 
things I got wrong in just one attempt at fixing something.

> It certainly sounds like the additions are not running.
> ('/etc/init.d/vboxadd status' should tell you.)
>
> Sorry, the file has a .run extension not .sh.
>
> sudo mount -o ro /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
> cd /media/cdrom
> sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run
> # restart the guest after adding the additions
> sudo shutdown -r now

Thanks, this worked ... on the second try.  The try where I put on my 
glasses so I can see all of the characters and spaces in the 
instructions ...

The installation is working fine.  Someone on the VirtualBox Forums 
suggested installing DKMS, which I will do today.  That way I should not 
have a repeat of this problem.  I think that the other issue here was 
that every other problem I have had with VirtualBox has required a 
repair of the Host, where the program resides ... and that has been 
Kubuntu in all other cases.  It _seemed_ counterintuitive to fix Kubuntu 
when it was the Guest, also.

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CL