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MasterMind00

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[SOLVED] Virtual Box - Sared folder for Win10 guest with Arch Host

Hi all,

I am newbie with about a month under my belt working with Arch coming from Mint Linux. I am still new to Linux in general. I am trying to get my VBox setup like I had in mint with the ability to have a shared folder. In Mint I was able to install guest additions from within my guest session and it worked without a hitch. I have VBox working fine but I do not have a Devices option in my toolbar and I cannot do the iso install. I have read the Wiki that states all I need is the virtualbox-host-modules-arch module which I have installed. I cannot get the shared folder going for the life of me and I need assistance.

What am I doing wrong ?

Thanks in advance.

Last edited by MasterMind00 (2019-02-09 16:53:49)

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Re: [SOLVED] Virtual Box - Sared folder for Win10 guest with Arch Host

Is Arch the host or the VM?

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MasterMind00

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Re: [SOLVED] Virtual Box - Sared folder for Win10 guest with Arch Host

Arch is the host....

I am on kernel 4.20x, but I have not installed the oracle module could that be it?

Also my screen resolution is not at FHD for some reason but that is a less pressing issue.

progandy

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Re: [SOLVED] Virtual Box - Sared folder for Win10 guest with Arch Host

You'll have to install the virtualbox-guest-iso package on the arch host. You need to have a virtual cd/dvd driver set up in your VM configuration as well.

Last edited by progandy (2019-02-05 18:34:52)

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MasterMind00

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Re: [SOLVED] Virtual Box - Sared folder for Win10 guest with Arch Host

OK

That appears to have worked. I added an optical drive and mapped to the iso and installed. Now I can see my shared folder.

Thanks for the help!

I did have one more quick question... Do I need to install any additional packages to make MS Office display properly? I get the feeling the the guest OS is struggling to render my screen?  I see black boxes which will only populate if I click in the region and i guess force an update. My screen resolution is off but I think this is a separate issue.

WFV

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Re: [SOLVED] Virtual Box - Sared folder for Win10 guest with Arch Host

extension packs "virtualbox-ext-oracle" from the AUR, and "virtualbox-ext-vnc" from mainline repos might help, else check the Display settings.

EDIT: vnc extension pack is for remote connections, unrelated.

Last edited by WFV (2019-02-07 06:47:57)

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