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n_t

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Registered: 2013-02-01

Posts: 48

No network connection or virtualbox guest additions after upgrade

I followed the instructions carefully, from the homepage, when carrying out the latest upgrade. Unfortunately, virtualbox guest additions is no longer working and nor can I get a network connection. To clarify, arch is running inside a virtual machine.

I'm not sure where to start looking to be honest and would appreciate some pointers about to get me on the way towards solving this problem.

EDIT: The virtualbox problem is related to error in the package

Thanks

Last edited by n_t (2013-06-11 19:01:52)

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

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Re: No network connection or virtualbox guest additions after upgrade

Is https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=165007 helpful?

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

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Re: No network connection or virtualbox guest additions after upgrade

for the guest additions, it's a bug in the package, look here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=164924

For the network, you'll have to tell us how you were setting up the network before that isn't working now.

jasonwryan

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Re: No network connection or virtualbox guest additions after upgrade

Please edit your first post and choose a title that accurately reflects your issue:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … ow_to_Post

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n_t

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Registered: 2013-02-01

Posts: 48

Re: No network connection or virtualbox guest additions after upgrade

I used systemctl enable dhcpcd@{interfacename}. I tried that again just now, and when arch reboots it logs into a shell. Although internet access is working, when I "startxfce4" it says "no windows avaialable". Disabling dhcpcd does not reverse this either.

Any thoughts people?

n_t

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Registered: 2013-02-01

Posts: 48

Re: No network connection or virtualbox guest additions after upgrade

And I managed to fix that by looking at the logs which could not load the virtualbox video modules, so I removed the virtualbox guest modules package.