WIndows server 2019 core Guest Additions not working
WIndows server 2019 core Guest Additions not working
I have updated my virtual box env, installed and reinstalled the guest additions but I cant get it to work. Copy and paste wont work and It wont accept any screen resolution changes. OS is windows server core 2019. I just updated to virtual box 7.0.6. Not sure what I am doing wrong.
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Re: WIndows server 2019 core Guest Additions not working
Start the VM from full normal shutdown, not save-state. Run until you see the problem happen, then shut down the VM from within the VM's OS if possible. If not possible, close the Virtualbox window for the VM with the Power Off option set.
Right-click the VM in the main Virtualbox window's VM list, choose Show in Explorer/Finder/File Manager. In the "Logs" subfolder, zip the VM's "vbox.log", and post the zip file, using the forum's Upload Attachment tab. (Configure your host OS to show all extensions so you can find the "vbox.log", not "vbox.log.1", etc.)
Right-click the VM in the main Virtualbox window's VM list, choose Show in Explorer/Finder/File Manager. In the "Logs" subfolder, zip the VM's "vbox.log", and post the zip file, using the forum's Upload Attachment tab. (Configure your host OS to show all extensions so you can find the "vbox.log", not "vbox.log.1", etc.)
Re: WIndows server 2019 core Guest Additions not working
Here is the zip file
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Re: WIndows server 2019 core Guest Additions not working
First, the Extension Pack is old. The EP version must match the installed Virtualbox version on the host.Virtualbox and Extension Pack versions:
00:00:03.622047 VirtualBox VM 7.0.6 r155176 win.amd64 (Jan 11 2023 16:38:38) release log
00:00:03.696867 Installed Extension Packs:
00:00:03.697219 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack (Version: 6.1.34 r150636; VRDE Module: VBoxVRDP;
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Is this the text-only command prompt version?Doobis wrote:OS is windows server core 2019
7.0.6 Guest Additions are installed and running, according to the log.Doobis wrote:I have updated my virtual box env, installed and reinstalled the guest additions but I cant get it to work.
Did copy/paste and screen size changes work before?
Re: WIndows server 2019 core Guest Additions not working
These are all new installs. It works on a standard gui version of server 2019 but not the core version. Yes core is command line.
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I suspect that a GUI is needed for Guest Additions to work.Doobis wrote:It works on a standard gui version of server 2019 but not the core version. Yes core is command line.
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Re: WIndows server 2019 core Guest Additions not working
I would think so too. There are several prompts which need a reply to continue.
How is the OP using copy/paste in a core version anyway? RDP? I guess you could install the GAs using RDP as well.
How is the OP using copy/paste in a core version anyway? RDP? I guess you could install the GAs using RDP as well.
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