Hmm... At least once before I've had a similar problem, and if I recall, I had to modify the script to allow it to run. However, I've only done this when I've *had* to.
An easier solution might be to install it from source, but I don't remember if that is an option in this case. If it is not an option, copy the data from the cd to a folder in the guest. Try searching for your error in the script, and modify it so the script can continue. As I have stated, this is generally one of the last options to take, but it should work in this case. Once the additions are installed within the VM, you shouldn't have any problem... Come to think of it, there is another alternative, which is installing the additions from a different OS. To be specific: if you are running a dual boot, install virtualbox in the other OS and install the additions from there. In this case, I very much doubt that there will be any problem running the VM from within ubuntu, as such a glaring problem would probably be too significant to still be around. On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 11:50 PM, Andrew Villagran < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think so. All of the instructions say to click on "Device," then on > "Install Guest Additions." After that, a CD image appears on the desktop, > and when I click on it, I see that it contains all of the files that are > necessary to install the guest solutions. But all of the tutorials I've > found all say the same thing: after that desktop image appears, open a > terminal and type in those commands exactly as written. > > > On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 11:37 PM, David Hilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > >> Are you looking at the cdrom device from within the virtual machine? >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 8:35 PM, Andrew Villagran < >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Yup, all of the instructions I've found basically say the same thing. >>> First to click on Devices, then click on Install Guest Additions. Then open >>> a terminal. Type in "cd /media/cdrom", then type in "sudo bash >>> ./VBoxLinux*" >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 8:12 PM, Michael Torrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >>> >>>> Andrew Villagran wrote: >>>> > I found instructions online to install VirtualBox Guest Addtions, but >>>> when I >>>> > enter: >>>> > >>>> > sudo bash ./VBoxLinux* >>>> > >>>> > it tells me: >>>> > >>>> > VirtualBox 2.0.2 Guest Additions installation >>>> > detected unsupported x86 environment. >>>> > >>>> > I'm not sure what that means or how to fix it. I've been looking on >>>> google >>>> > for about 2 hours now trying to find an answer, but I haven't been >>>> able to >>>> > find anything. Any ideas? >>>> >>>> You are installing the Guest additions inside the virtual machine, >>>> right? They aren't meant for the host. >>>> >>>> -------------------- >>>> BYU Unix Users Group >>>> http://uug.byu.edu/ >>>> >>>> The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their >>>> author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. >>>> ___________________________________________________________________ >>>> List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list >>>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------- >>> BYU Unix Users Group >>> http://uug.byu.edu/ >>> >>> The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their >>> author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. >>> ___________________________________________________________________ >>> List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list >>> >> >> >> -------------------- >> BYU Unix Users Group >> http://uug.byu.edu/ >> >> The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their >> author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list >> > > > -------------------- > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their > author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list >
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