Some further info, if I try to take a screenshot from the VirtualBox menu, i.e. Take Screenshot (Host + E), even with Debian 7 I don't get a correct screenshot. It only shows the wallpaper. Screenshots work fine from within the guest.
On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 7:06 AM, Louis King Jr <[email protected]>wrote: > I wanted to restate in case it was missed, Debian 7 running Gnome 3 is the > first and only Linux guest where screenshots work with 3D enabled. > > > On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 6:06 AM, Louis King Jr <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Yes, it's always been a 3D problem. 3D has always been problematic with >> the Mac version of VirtualBox. The screenshot problem for 3D has been going >> on for something like 3 years. 2D screenshots are fine. >> >> I figured the errors weren't too meaningful but I thought I should >> include them. >> >> >> On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 5:58 AM, Sergey Dubov <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> ** >>> Louis King Jr <[email protected]> писал(а) в своём письме Fri, 31 >>> May 2013 01:00:17 +0400: >>> >>> the build is VirtualBox-4.2.51-86105 >>> >>> >>> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 4:56 PM, Louis King Jr <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> the error in the Ternimal.... >>>> louiss-imac:~ Mine$ VirtualBox -startvm "LMDE Cinnamon" --rmode image >>>> VirtualBox: error: Code NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED (0x80004001) - Not >>>> implemented (extended info not available) >>>> VirtualBox: error: Context: >>>> "Notify3DEvent(VBOX3D_NOTIFY_EVENT_TYPE_VISIBLE_WINDOW, NULL)" at line 266 >>>> of file crservice.cpp >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 4:48 PM, Louis King Jr >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> when I use 'VirtualBox -startvm <guest's name> --rmode image' I get a >>>>> message about starting in 16 bit color mode although it does start in 32 >>>>> bit color. The screenshot is still black. That's when I tried it with LMDE >>>>> - Cinnamon. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Sergey Dubov <[email protected] >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Louis King Jr <[email protected]> писал(а) в своём письме Thu, >>>>>> 30 May 2013 22:00:53 +0400: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> This has been a long standing problem with VirtualBox running on Mac >>>>>> hosts. For whatever reason screenshots on Linux guests running Compiz or >>>>>> Unity or Gnome3 or Cinnamon can not take screenshots. All one gets is an >>>>>> empty black screen. I've been told this is not an issue for the Windows >>>>>> or >>>>>> Linux versions of VB. As of today's 4.2.51 version it's still an issue. >>>>>> If >>>>>> it is one of the things being worked on currently of course ignore this >>>>>> message. >>>>>> >>>>>> I would mention the current version of Debian 7 with Gnome 3 does >>>>>> actually work as far as screenshots go and I have no idea why. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi. >>>>>> Is it the case with QImage frame-buffer too? >>>>>> I mean by default MacOS X host VM uses Quartz2D frame-buffer but >>>>>> there is an experimental QImage frame-buffer support which can be used by >>>>>> trunk VM through '--rmode image' passed as additional argument to >>>>>> 'VirtualBox -startvm <vm name>' like: >>>>>> VirtualBox -startvm Ubuntu --rmode image >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> *With Best Regards,* >>>>>> *[Oracle/VirtualBox] Sergey Dubov >>>>>> * >>>>>> * >>>>>> * >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> vbox-dev mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://www.virtualbox.org/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> Hi. >>> >>> Ok, it seems the screen-shot issue is deeper than the used frame-buffer >>> type. >>> Is it 3D related thing? I mean is the screenshot correct when you are >>> getting it with 3D turned off for the same VM? >>> >>> About error warnings in terminal, you can ignore these warnings for now. >>> They are related to new functionality which is not yet implemented from >>> the GUI side. >>> >>> -- >>> *With Best Regards,* >>> *[Oracle/VirtualBox] Sergey Dubov >>> * >>> * >>> * >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> vbox-dev mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://www.virtualbox.org/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev >>> >>> >> >
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