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elflord

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From: France

Registered: 2008-11-09

Posts: 51

virtualbox on windows host: which video driver to choose ?

Hello all:

i have installed archlinux on my vista box through vbox
well next step is to install X
but i dont know which video driver to choose
when i do lspci |grep VGA
i get

VGA compatible controller: InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH VirtualBox ...

so which driver does this correspond ?

my laptop has a ATI card

pointone

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From: Waterloo, ON

Registered: 2008-02-21

Posts: 379

Re: virtualbox on windows host: which video driver to choose ?

Install the VirtualBox guest additions for the appropriate video driver and more.

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elflord

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From: France

Registered: 2008-11-09

Posts: 51

Re: virtualbox on windows host: which video driver to choose ?

thanks but can you tell me how to install that guest additions ?
i noticed there's a menu item for that
but nothing happens when i click it

Nezmer

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Registered: 2008-10-24

Posts: 559

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Re: virtualbox on windows host: which video driver to choose ?

I'm not sure but vesa is  generic and it should work .

pacman -S xf86-video-vesa

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pyther

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Registered: 2008-01-21

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Re: virtualbox on windows host: which video driver to choose ?

I'm an idiot I can't read. I apologize for my original post!

Last edited by pyther (2008-11-24 15:53:38)

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xdeusx

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Registered: 2007-10-15

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Re: virtualbox on windows host: which video driver to choose ?

pacman -S virtualbox-ose-additions

elflord

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From: France

Registered: 2008-11-09

Posts: 51

Re: virtualbox on windows host: which video driver to choose ?

thanks everyone
i read more carefully the vbox user manual
it's written there clear as day