Arch Linux

Tuka

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Registered: 2019-12-06

Posts: 10

VirtualBox Guest Addition Install Issue

Hi,

Guest=Arch
Host=Linux

I installed Arch sucessfully on VM.

Details:

Scheme: MBR

Bootloader: Syslinux

Partitions:
/dev/sda1 (root,bootable,rw,ext4,8G)
/dev/sda2 (swap,rest)

RAM:2048 MB

Processor: 2 Core

The installtion booted correctly and I tried to install VM Guest AddOns from the VM Menu as described here :  https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Vi … nux_guests

The .iso downloaded to ./config/VirtualBox of host. I mounted it as an optical drive to /mnt and ran sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run as here https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04. … ions-linux

Some modules needed to be installed: linux-header gcc, make,perl, virtualbox-guest-utils,xf86-video-vmware. I installed them and re ran sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run.
It asked for a reboot, then

 hwinfo --framebuffer 

didn't fix the resolution and I couldn't find the

 VBoxManage.exe 

in /opt/VirtualBox<> where the thing installed. I appended the syslinux.cfg with

 video=1360x768 

  and then

 
systemctl enable virtualboxservice 

modprobe -a vboxguest vboxsf vboxvideo

pacman -S lxqt oxygen-icons sddm

systemctl enable sddm

nano  ~/.xinitrc # exec startlxqt from here https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LXQt

Now I am presented with this screen with no keyboard input from guest.

What can I do?

https://i.imgur.com/Rm0p5O1.png

Thanks.

Last edited by Tuka (2020-04-21 11:55:45)

Tuka

Member

Registered: 2019-12-06

Posts: 10

Re: VirtualBox Guest Addition Install Issue

Just to post an update, I ended up uinstalling the Guest packge from VM and installed the one in Arch repo and the dkms package (virtualbox-guest-iso, virtualbox-guest-dkms) . I can now use the VBoxManage command but it prints an output that it cannot find a VM named "Arch Linux" and I'm stuck at the same screen.

VBoxManage setextradata "Arch Linux" "CustomVideoMode1" "1360x768x24"

VBoxManage: error: couldn't find a registered machine named 'Arch Linux'

.....

Last edited by Tuka (2020-04-21 09:37:20)

Tuka

Member

Registered: 2019-12-06

Posts: 10

Re: VirtualBox Guest Addition Install Issue

Hi, another update, I resolved the screen issue. Some xorg packages didn't install correctly due to a mismatch in Arch Keyring. I had to refresh the keyring and use pacman again. (.tar.xz is corrupted,missing signatures)

So the only issue is

1> I cannot make VBoxManage set resolution described in #2.

Thanks.

Last edited by Tuka (2020-04-21 14:40:41)

Lone_Wolf

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Re: VirtualBox Guest Addition Install Issue

You are running vboxmanage from the host ?

VBoxManage: error: couldn't find a registered machine named 'Arch Linux'

You are supposed to replace "Arch Linux" with the real name for the VM.

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Tuka

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Registered: 2019-12-06

Posts: 10

Re: VirtualBox Guest Addition Install Issue

Hi,

I named the VM Arch Linux.

Here is a photo:

Regarding 1>

https://i.imgur.com/kTiCp61.png
https://i.imgur.com/hH48LR9.png

Thanks.

Edit. I installed all gui applications needed like sound network,browser,document viewer etc. since posting this and everything works fine except that VirtualBox thing.

Last edited by Tuka (2020-04-21 14:42:42)