Hello Michael, I typically have my .xinitrc file as follows
vboxadd-xclient exec wmaker I commented the vboxadd-xclient line and fired up startx. Once the window manager was up, I started a xterm client and from within the xclient I issued vboxadd-xclient with results: Unable to connect to the host system. Failed to connect to the host system. I looked at the vboxadd-install.log under /var/log and it looks fine. Also, dmesg does have any complaints. The clipboard is not shared between host and guest therefore it is awkward to copy and paste, but I can save results to files and transfer to the host and e-mail to you if needed. Is there a xorg.conf for a vbox-1.6 linux guest somewhere I can look at? There are warnings and other messages (even EE, I believe) in the Xorg.0.log file. Should I post the contents of this file? Thanks, -- Valmor > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:00 AM > To: VirtualBox end user list > Cc: de Almeida, Valmor F. > Subject: Re: [vbox-users] vbox-1.6: screen size of gentoo linux guest on > XP host > > Hello Valmor, > > This issue is probably due to VBoxClient not starting up properly for > some reason. Can you try starting it manually from within your X > session? It is almost certainly not related to dkms. > > Regards, > > Michael > > de Almeida, Valmor F. wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I would apreciate some help with this screen size problem. The guest OS > > is a fresh gentoo linux OS install that worked fine with vbox-1.5.6 > > using a fully updated XP host. > > > > The problem started after upgrading to vbox-1.6. Here is the output of > > the guest additions install: > > > > Verifying archive integrity... All good. > > Uncompressing VirtualBox 1.6.0 Guest Additions for Linux installation > > .... > > ... > > VirtualBox 1.6.0 Guest Additions installation > > Which: no dkms in > > (/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin...) > > Building the VirtualBox Guest Additions kernel module... > > Building the shared folder support kernel module... > > Installing the VirtualBox Guest Additions... > > > > Could not set up the X Window VBoxClient service. > > To start the VBoxClient service at log-in for a given user, add the > > command 98vboxadd-xclient to the file .xinitrc in their home directory. > > Successfully installed the VirtualBox Guest Additions. > > Your must restart.... > > <<<<<< > > > > I added the line > > vboxadd-client > > > > just before the line > > exec vmware > > > > (don't know why the "98" is appearing in front of vboxadd-xclient) > > > > in the .xinitrc file. After firing up startx, I only get a ~643x368 size > > screen (info from xwininfo). The /var/log/Xorg.0.log file has many > > informational lines complaining about vrefresh and hsync out of range, > > say > > .... > > (II) VBoxVideo(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (vrefresh out of > > range) > > ... > > > > I am using the sync values: > > > > HorizSync 30-92 > > VertRefresh 50-85 > > > > in the xorg.conf file. > > > > Interesting enough this config file worked when using > > vbox-1.5.6-1_Win_x86 and the same gentoo guest OS. I was able to change > > the screen size up to 1600x1200 before upgrading to vbox-1.6. I have the > > following xorg.conf modes: > > > > Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x768" "800x600" "640x480" > > > > Also the output of lsmod currently is: > > > > Module Size Used by > > vboxvfs 30144 0 > > vboxadd 47584 5 vboxvfs > > > > The vbox mouse integration works fine. I am using windowmaker as a > > window manager in the gentoo guest OS. Therefore, I typically edit the > > xorg.conf file manually. > > > > The guest OS is almost all functional. Network is fine and share folders > > work. > > I am using the original linux kernel 2.6.24.1 and Xorg 1.3. > > However the seamless mode in the virtual box Machine menu is grayed out. > > This is probably a reflection of not finding dkms when building the vbox > > kernel module (??) > > > > Thanks in advance for any help. _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
