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tomas877

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Registered: 2010-05-10

Posts: 1

Archlinux and VBoxLinuxAdditions

Hello,
I am sorry I am not english spoken person.
I installed Archlinux on virtual box and then i installed VBoxLinuxAddition-x86.run. Installation was succesfull but I can't use full screen.
What can I do?
thanks for reply

ngoonee

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Registered: 2009-03-17

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Re: Archlinux and VBoxLinuxAdditions

We have xorg-1.8, which virtualbox (as far as I know) does not yet support.

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jeff story

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Registered: 2009-05-31

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Re: Archlinux and VBoxLinuxAdditions

Unless you enabled the testing repo, you should have xorg-server  1.7.6-3, which will work with vbox guest additions.
The testing repo is commented out per default.

source:   http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?q=xorg-server

I recently set up a new Arch vbox install with guest additions, running in my real Arch install , no problems w/ full screen.

I have seen people here trying the Ubuntu, DKMS package method of installing guest additions on Arch.   

Not sure that would work.......

Just follow the wiki on vbox, installing guest additions. If I can do it, anyone "should" be able to!!

Last edited by jeff story (2010-05-19 08:29:53)

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