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xnooby2

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Registered: 2007-07-15

Posts: 104

How do I install virtualbox-ose-additions?

I installed virtualbox-ose and additions, but I can't find the additions ISO anywher on my arch box.  I'm trying to get better graphics support on my Win2000 vbox.  I installed with these commands:

  pacman -Sy virtualbox-ose qt virtualbox-ose-additions
  gpasswd -a me vboxusers
  vi /etc/rc.conf
    add "vboxdrv vboxadd vboxvfs" to modules
  reboot

stonecrest

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From: Boulder

Registered: 2005-01-22

Posts: 1,190

Re: How do I install virtualbox-ose-additions?

The "additions ISO"?

AFAIK, running virtualbox-ose should simply have more options/features now.

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xnooby2

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Registered: 2007-07-15

Posts: 104

Re: How do I install virtualbox-ose-additions?

The "additions ISO"?

AFAIK, running virtualbox-ose should simply have more options/features now.

When I boot the vm, from the Devices menu is an option "Install Guest Additions".  When I select that, I get an error "Failed to find the Virtual Box Guest Additions CD image /usr/share/virtualbox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso or /usr/share/virtualbox/additions/VBoxguestAdditions.iso"

thayer

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Registered: 2007-05-20

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Re: How do I install virtualbox-ose-additions?

You might have to "mount" the additions ISO to make it accessible to the Guest OS.  I can't open VB this very moment, otherwise I would point you straight to the right menu, but I believe it's on the "Devices" drop down menu once you boot the guest OS.... something like: Devices -> Mount CD/DVD -> Image/ISO

From there you can browse out to /usr/share/virtualbox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso and select it to be available to the guest OS.

Hope this helps

Edit: By the way, I don't think it's necessary to have vboxadd and vboxvfs added to the MODULES array, at least not for the OSE version of VirtualBox.

Last edited by thayer.w (2007-08-22 14:36:43)

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xnooby2

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Registered: 2007-07-15

Posts: 104

Re: How do I install virtualbox-ose-additions?

You might have to "mount" the additions ISO to make it accessible to the Guest OS.  I can't open VB this very moment, otherwise I would point you straight to the right menu, but I believe it's on the "Devices" drop down menu once you boot the guest OS.... something like: Devices -> Mount CD/DVD -> Image/ISO

From there you can browse out to /usr/share/virtualbox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso and select it to be available to the guest OS.

Hope this helps

Edit: By the way, I don't think it's necessary to have vboxadd and vboxvfs added to the MODULES array, at least not for the OSE version of VirtualBox.

There were a few files in /usr/share/virtualbox, but no isos.

Lone_Wolf

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Registered: 2005-10-04

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Re: How do I install virtualbox-ose-additions?

Looking at the pkgbuild in community it seems the iso should be here :
/usr/share/virtualbox/additions/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso

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xnooby2

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Registered: 2007-07-15

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Re: How do I install virtualbox-ose-additions?

Looking at the pkgbuild in community it seems the iso should be here :
/usr/share/virtualbox/additions/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso

How do you view the pkgbuild, get it from AUR?

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

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Re: How do I install virtualbox-ose-additions?

When i'm thinking of using an aur program i always look at the pkgbuild :

On the package details page click CVS >  PKGBUILD > view

direct link

Although i now see i may have looked at the wrong package : virtualbox-additions 1.4.0-1   instead of      virtualbox-ose-additions 1.4.0-1

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xnooby2

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Registered: 2007-07-15

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Re: How do I install virtualbox-ose-additions?

Should I have just installed virtualbox instead of virtualbox-ose ?  I dont really need USB upport, but a better screen from the additions would be nice.

thayer

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Re: How do I install virtualbox-ose-additions?

Ah ha... I see what you mean now... the reason my guest additions have been working fine is because I installed the PUEL additions (virtualbox-additions).  However, I'm running the OSE edition of VirtualBox and everything has been working fine, so I'm not sure what to think of it all.

I just tried installing the OSE additions and you're right, it doesn't install the ISO at all.

Last edited by thayer.w (2007-08-22 20:31:41)

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SiD

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Registered: 2006-09-21

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Re: How do I install virtualbox-ose-additions?

this is from the virtualbox-additons page in AUR.

Comment by: Romashka on 20071030 [11:58:09]
virtualbox-ose-additions, virtualbox-ose-additions-modules and virtualbox-xorg-drivers are compiled additions for Arch guests.
virtualbox-additions contains an official iso which includes installer and additions for most of supported guest systems.

So,  if you run arch as host you need to install virtualbox-additions, the other packages are needed if you run arch as guest and want to install the guest additions (IMHO).