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Hi,
I have problems installing VirtualBox Guest Additions.
I followed the guide to VirtualBox Arch and the step of executing the commands following error occurs:
# modprobe -a vboxguest vboxsf vboxvideo
ERROR: could not insert 'vboxguest': No such device
ERROR: could not insert 'vboxsf': No such device
I do not know how to continue.
Thanks for your answers!
Last edited by crespicarlos (2012-10-05 18:39:34)
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Can't say I use virtualbox for anything too exciting - and I have never even checked for a wiki page...
Setup goes like this for me:
1. install virtualbox from community repo
# pacman -Syy virtualbox
2. Add vboxdrv to modules (only has to be done once) and load module
# tee /etc/modules-load.d/virtualbox.conf <<< "vboxdrv"
# modprobe vboxdrv
3. Download extension pack from Oracle
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
and install through gui virtualbox settings
4. Download guest additions ISO from
http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/
and install on your guest vm
... can't see a "last edited" date on the arch wiki - so it may be a tad old
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Update your system properly and install virtualbox-guest-modules.
See
/usr/lib/modules/extramodules-3.5-ARCH/vboxguest.ko.gz is owned by virtualbox-guest-modules 4.2.0-2
3. Download extension pack from Oracle
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
and install through gui virtualbox settings
That is also available from AUR in the form of virtualbox-ext-oracle.
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Thanks for your answers,
I thought it would be a mistake of Guest Additions, but just after installing a VM with additions stuck, and then you can not recover the VHDD.
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Reboot the VM. Do not "suspend" it. Reboot.
Because if you can't modprobe anything it probably means that you upgraded the linux package (the Linux kernel). Always reboot after a kernel update.
PS: Guest Additions need to be installed on the guest OS, not the host. Follow the VirtualBox wiki page and you should be fine.
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Follow the VirtualBox wiki page and you should be fine.
Hardly. It says:
Installing Arch under VirtualBox is straightforward, and additions should be installed through pacman (...)
No direct mention of having to install the package on the guest. The Wiki has ample room for improvement on this point.
Last edited by whaler (2012-10-03 21:53:52)
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Did you read the title of that quote?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Vi … nux_guests
It doesn't say Ubuntu guests, does it? There's a clear distinction between host and guest. Read the TOC (table of contents):
3 Arch Linux guests
3.1 Install the Guest Additions
3.2 Using USB webcam / microphone
3.3 Using Arch under Virtualbox EFI mode
If you think you can improve it in any way, you're welcome to do it.
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Did you read the title of that quote?
(...)
If you think you can improve it in any way, you're welcome to do it.
Irrelevant. The point is to make explicit explanations, which I already said in my post above.
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I installed VirtualBox, all modeulos and Guest from pacman following the wiki.
Installed a Windows 7 in the VM, install the Guest and restart windows. when it starts the shutdown process is stuck.
thanks again
Last edited by crespicarlos (2012-10-05 08:48:37)
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Boy, what a waste of time... Was the original post referring to Windows 7, as well? Because you failed to mention this fact.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … pport_ONLY
Community technical support shall only be provided for the Arch Linux distribution and the Arch User Repository. Threads concerning issues with, and requesting support for, derivate distributions, or operating systems other than Arch Linux are prohibited and will be closed.
I installed VirtualBox, all modeulos and Guest from pacman following the wiki.
Again, why do you think they're called guest additions? There's a guest OS, and then there's a host OS.
Installing guest additions on the Arch Linux host OS, with pacman, has absolutely no impact on the guest OS (Windows) whatsoever. Start the virtual machine, go to Devices and click "Install Guest Additions... Host+D". Then go to My Computer and install from there.
And don't forget to mark the topic as solved (by editing the first post).
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Wait a minute...
Installed a Windows 7 in the VM, install the Guest and restart windows. when it starts the shutdown process is stuck.
When it starts the shutdown process is stuck? My troll sense is tingling.
Edit: Or maybe you're using Google Translate ("moduleos"). Shouldn't you be asking on http://foros.archlinux-es.org or something? Come back when you're a bit more proficient in English.
Last edited by DSpider (2012-10-05 09:47:38)
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LOL
I made a slight translation error, sorry
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Installing guest additions on the Arch Linux host OS, with pacman, has absolutely no impact on the guest OS (Windows) whatsoever. Start the virtual machine, go to Devices and click "Install Guest Additions... Host+D". Then go to My Computer and install from there.
Great! Now this looks like a very good amendment to the ArchWiki VirtualBox text.
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