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anta40

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From: Jakarta, Indonesia

Registered: 2010-03-01

Posts: 79

VirtualBox guest additions: failed on installing graphic libraries...

I just installed Arch on VirtualBox.
Now, I'm installing the Guest Additions (still fail, though)

Here are the steps:
1. Install the kernel headers

pacman -S kernel26-headers

2. Install Xorg

pacman -S xorg

3. Mount the Guest Additions ISO

sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom
sudo mount -t iso9660 /mnt/cdrom

4. Run the installer

sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run

Then it fails on "Installing graphic libraries and desktop services component".
So I take a look at /var/log/vboxadd-install-x11.log.
It seems that I need to add "/usr/bin/VBoxClient-all" to my .xinitrc.
I do that, even also reboot Arch, and repeat step #4. Still fails

Here's my VirtualBox screenshot:
http://i48.tinypic.com/8xobde.jpg

sand_man

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From: Australia

Registered: 2008-06-10

Posts: 2,164

Re: VirtualBox guest additions: failed on installing graphic libraries...

What does the log say?

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anta40

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From: Jakarta, Indonesia

Registered: 2010-03-01

Posts: 79

Re: VirtualBox guest additions: failed on installing graphic libraries...

This is what the log says:

VirtualBox Guest Additions instalation, Window System and desktop setup.
Could not set up the VBoxClient desktop service.
To start it at log-in for a given user, add the command VBoxClient-all
to the file .xinitrc in their home directory.

Last edited by anta40 (2010-03-01 07:23:35)

clpo13

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Registered: 2010-08-30

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Re: VirtualBox guest additions: failed on installing graphic libraries...

I figured I'd bump this thread as I'm having exactly the same problem (same error, same log contents, etc.). Does anyone have any idea what's going on here? I'm running the latest Arch Linux as a VirtualBox guest OS on Windows 7 32 bit.

sand_man

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From: Australia

Registered: 2008-06-10

Posts: 2,164

Re: VirtualBox guest additions: failed on installing graphic libraries...

Just ignore that error for now and see if vboxvideo actually gets loaded when you start X.
Make sure you start the rc.vboxadd daemon before starting X.

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dyscoria

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Registered: 2008-01-10

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Re: VirtualBox guest additions: failed on installing graphic libraries...

This is because Virtualbox Guest Additions does not support Xorg 1.8 or Xorg 1.9 yet.

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ytj

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Registered: 2010-11-14

Posts: 24

Re: VirtualBox guest additions: failed on installing graphic libraries...

I did a fresh install from archlinux-2010.05-netinstall-i686.iso then following the step at archlinux wiki:

pacman -S xorg kernel26-headers gcc make
mount /dev/cdrom /media && sh /media/VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run

I got the same mistake. However, If I setup gtk2, I can install virtualbox guest additions successful.

pacman -S xorg kernel26-headers gcc make gtk2
mount /dev/cdrom /media && sh /media/VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run

I'm not sure why this works but it fixes the problem

dsjbirch

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Registered: 2010-11-21

Posts: 2

Re: VirtualBox guest additions: failed on installing graphic libraries...

I still can't start X! I'm runnin 10.05 64

I have followed ytj's advice and can do a

sudo /etc/rc.d/rc.vboxadd start with success.

X reports

FATAL: Module vboxvideo not found

edit:: FATAL is a red herring it seems. X works, after I deleted the .xinitrc

Last edited by dsjbirch (2010-11-21 22:09:44)

wonder

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Re: VirtualBox guest additions: failed on installing graphic libraries...

@dsjbirch because there is a bug in the current vboxadditions for linux.

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dsjbirch

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Registered: 2010-11-21

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Re: VirtualBox guest additions: failed on installing graphic libraries...

Ah, that explains it, thank you very much @wonder, what a very speedy reply!

drm00

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Registered: 2010-06-01

Posts: 38

Re: VirtualBox guest additions: failed on installing graphic libraries...

I had the same error when trying to install the guest additions for arch linux (netinstall) in VirtualBox 3.2.12 on an arch host. I don't know why, but installing gtk2 helped me. Installing gtk2 pulled the following dependecies:

1. atk

2. libpng

3. cairo

4. libdatrie

5. libthai

6. pango

7. sqlite3

8. libsasl

9. libldap

10. heimdal

11. libtasn1

12. gnutls

13. libxml2

14. shared-mime-info

15. libjpeg

16. libtiff

17. libdaemon

18. dbus

19. avahi

20. gdk-pixbuf2

21. gtk2

Perhaps dbus is needed?

EDIT: everything seems to be ok, but there is no vboxdriver beiing build Installing virtualbox-ose-additions-modules seems to install it, but is this the right way? I'm using the PUEL-edition as a host.

Last edited by drm00 (2010-12-09 14:51:03)

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process91

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Registered: 2011-01-20

Posts: 16

Re: VirtualBox guest additions: failed on installing graphic libraries...

I am using VirtualBox 3.2.12 and had the same issue. Resolved it by installing gtk2 and then running the VirtualBox install procedure. I also found that with "/usr/bin/VBoxClient-all &" in my .xinitrc file, I could not start x, but when I removed this line x started correctly. I subsequently removed gtk2, and even re-ran the VirtualBox install script, and it worked! I wanted to try and pin down what dependency was required, but I think at this point it was well satisfied.

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Re: VirtualBox guest additions: failed on installing graphic libraries...

Why are you bumping an old thread?

Also, your vbox is out of date. You should upgrade to 4.0.2

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