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SkinnyJ

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Registered: 2008-09-20

Posts: 18

Problem with VirtualBox 3.0

Just updated to virtualbox_bin-3.0.1 via archliux.fr using pacman.  Fired up my usual VM and the window border appears, but the output is invisible if I have Desktop Effects enabled or black if I shut the effects off.  This has happened before but a reboot usually fixes it, but no such luck this time.  I've rebooted it a number of times and rebuilt the vbox module as well.

I'm running KDE 4 from the testing branch if that matters.

Any ideas on a fix, or am I likely waiting for a bug fix from Sun/Oracle?

Thanks!

eldragon

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From: Buenos Aires

Registered: 2008-11-18

Posts: 1,029

Re: Problem with VirtualBox 3.0

this post might prove helpful: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1202470

SkinnyJ

Member

Registered: 2008-09-20

Posts: 18

Re: Problem with VirtualBox 3.0

Thanks for the link!  That helped point me to another article which provided a workaround but I'd like it to be bit more permanent.

The suggestion is to open a terminal and input

env XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 VirtualBox

I now have a working VirtualBox, but I have to keep the terminal open.  A little bit of a hassle, but it works.

Is there a way to pass this command to the icon in the application laucher in KDE4?

Thanks again!

Jules

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Registered: 2005-12-20

Posts: 27

Re: Problem with VirtualBox 3.0

You can also put a shortcut on your desktop containing the command : env XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 /opt/virtualbox/VBoxManage startvm "your virtual machine"

Kind regards,
Jules