Guest Additions 6.1.6 r137129 break graphic settings

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Sagypt
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Guest Additions 6.1.6 r137129 break graphic settings

Post by Sagypt »

Hi,

just a warning.
Guest Additions version 6.1.6 r137129 break graphic settings: full screen doesn't works.
VM uses VMSVGA graphic controller.

Tested on Ubuntu Desktop 19.10
 Edit: 
My workaround is: hypervisor version 6.1.6 , guest addition version 6.1.2 
Last edited by Sagypt on 15. Apr 2020, 15:39, edited 1 time in total.
Dave B
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Re: Guest Additions 6.1.6 r137129 break graphic settings

Post by Dave B »

Seeing the same; although possibly a combination of VirtualBox 6.1.6 + Guest Additions, as Linux Mint guest switched to 800x600 after vbox 6.1.6 install before GA was updated.

- Host
Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon 64bit

- Guests
Kubuntu 20.04 (daily live) 64bit
Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon 64bit

Until fixed, here's a workaround...
Settings -> Display -> Screen -> Graphics Controller: VBoxVGA -> Acceleration: (untick) Enable 3D Acceleration.
May also need to use the guests Display settings to select a higher resolution.


@VirtualBox devs
For next major release, since 2D acceleration option was removed, 'Enable 3D Acceleration' could possibly renamed just 'Graphics Acceleration'? Thank you for your time.
Greg Bailey
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Re: Guest Additions 6.1.6 r137129 break graphic settings

Post by Greg Bailey »

I also failed to get a full-screen display when running guest additions 6.1.6.
Host: CentOS 7, Guest: CentOS 8 VMSVGA

I tried the following combinations, thinking it might have been the host VirtualBox version that caused the problem:
pre-upgrade:
Host 6.1.4, Guest 6.1.2 (due to clipboard copy-paste bug): this works in fullscreen

(upgraded host and GA)
Host 6.1.6, Guest 6.1.6: no fullscreen

(downgraded host version)
Host 6.1.4, Guest 6.1.6: no fullscreen

(downgraded GA)
Host 6.1.4, Guest 6.1.2: fullscreen works OK again

(upgraded just host)
Host 6.1.6, Guest 6.1.2: fullscreen still works OK

Seems to be Guest Additions for me; sticking with Host 6.1.6 and Guest Additions 6.1.2 for now.
perkas
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Primary OS: MS Windows 7
VBox Version: PUEL
Guest OSses: Windows7, MSDOS, Windows95, DRDOS, WINDOWS98, LINUX
Location: Spain

Re: Guest Additions 6.1.6 r137129 break graphic settings

Post by perkas »

Dave B wrote:Seeing the same; although possibly a combination of VirtualBox 6.1.6 + Guest Additions, as Linux Mint guest switched to 800x600 after vbox 6.1.6 install before GA was updated.

- Host
Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon 64bit

- Guests
Kubuntu 20.04 (daily live) 64bit
Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon 64bit

Until fixed, here's a workaround...
Settings -> Display -> Screen -> Graphics Controller: VBoxVGA -> Acceleration: (untick) Enable 3D Acceleration.
May also need to use the guests Display settings to select a higher resolution.


@VirtualBox devs
For next major release, since 2D acceleration option was removed, 'Enable 3D Acceleration' could possibly renamed just 'Graphics Acceleration'? Thank you for your time.
I have same problem with Linux Mint.
Do you know if there is loss of perfomance in Linux using VBoxVGA (instead VMSVGA)?

Thanks
smithlar
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Primary OS: openSUSE
VBox Version: PUEL
Guest OSses: WinXP32 WinXP64 Win7-32 Win7-64 openSUSE64 OS2 Win10
Location: Texas, USA

Re: Guest Additions 6.1.6 r137129 break graphic settings

Post by smithlar »

Same with Kubuntu 19.10 and openSUSE 15.1.
Can no longer resize guest windows. selecting a new size causes guest window to go to that size for about one second, then window reverts to small size. Acts as if guest additions were not installed, yet they are.

Reverting host and guest to VirtualBox 6.1.4 resolves the issue.
Juan_Pablo
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Joined: 27. Feb 2020, 16:37

Re: Guest Additions 6.1.6 r137129 break graphic settings

Post by Juan_Pablo »

Windows 10 Host.
Fedora 31 Guest.

Windows resize breaks with GuestAdditions 6.1.6.
tonny
Posts: 20
Joined: 7. Jan 2010, 23:54
Primary OS: MS Windows 10
VBox Version: PUEL
Guest OSses: Windows 7

Re: Guest Additions 6.1.6 r137129 break graphic settings

Post by tonny »

Similar issue here.
After upgrading guest additions to 6.1.6 resize no longer works on the login screen on two Debian 9 and Debian 10 machines.
Some of the VirtualBox resolution options (eg. Auto resize Guest Display) are also disabled while on the login screen.

After login resizing and all options work ok, and again stop working after logout (not just on a clean boot).

VirtualBox 6.1.6 and additions 6.1.4 works ok everywhere.
johnzeng
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Joined: 25. Apr 2011, 23:28
Primary OS: MS Windows 10
VBox Version: PUEL
Guest OSses: Arch

Re: Guest Additions 6.1.6 r137129 break graphic settings

Post by johnzeng »

win10 host
archlinux guest

dual screen fails, only one screen
not able to get fullscreen, display does not resize, manually using xradnr works
Poil
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Joined: 4. Nov 2016, 11:35

Re: Guest Additions 6.1.6 r137129 break graphic settings

Post by Poil »

Hi,

My Dual Screen Seamless settings with 3D acceleration (and extension pack) works for me on Ubuntu 19.10 with guest addition 6.1.6 (also with older 6.1.97) (Host is a Windows 10 with Intel gpu)
Also I'd assigned 256MB to the guest graphic card, and I'm using XFCE.

Code: Select all

poil@poil-VirtualBox:~$ modinfo vboxvideo
filename:       /lib/modules/5.3.0-46-generic/misc/vboxvideo.ko
version:        6.1.6 r137129
license:        GPL and additional rights
description:    Oracle VM VirtualBox Graphics Card
author:         Oracle Corporation
srcversion:     F8CF66F651F95202EA65A19
alias:          pci:v000080EEd0000BEEFsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends:        drm,drm_kms_helper,ttm
retpoline:      Y
name:           vboxvideo
vermagic:       5.3.0-46-generic SMP mod_unload 
parm:           modeset:Disable/Enable modesetting (int)
poil@poil-VirtualBox:~$ modinfo vboxguest
filename:       /lib/modules/5.3.0-46-generic/misc/vboxguest.ko
version:        6.1.6 r137129
license:        GPL
description:    Oracle VM VirtualBox Guest Additions for Linux Module
author:         Oracle Corporation
srcversion:     B62E0711D66B1A900490A1A
alias:          pci:v000080EEd0000CAFEsv00000000sd00000000bc*sc*i*
depends:        
retpoline:      Y
name:           vboxguest
vermagic:       5.3.0-46-generic SMP mod_unload 
poil@poil-VirtualBox:~$ modinfo vboxsf
filename:       /lib/modules/5.3.0-46-generic/misc/vboxsf.ko
version:        6.1.6 r137129
alias:          fs-vboxsf
license:        GPL and additional rights
author:         Oracle Corporation
description:    Oracle VM VirtualBox VFS Module for Host File System Access
srcversion:     D5CF8A9F9567DA5F305A1E1
depends:        vboxguest
retpoline:      Y
name:           vboxsf
vermagic:       5.3.0-46-generic SMP mod_unload 
parm:           follow_symlinks:Let host resolve symlinks rather than showing them (int)
Performance looks like better, I have to test if I still have crash

Best regards,
Last edited by Poil on 16. Apr 2020, 11:33, edited 1 time in total.
Mannekino
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Re: Guest Additions 6.1.6 r137129 break graphic settings

Post by Mannekino »

Same here. Windows 10 host and Linux Mint guest.

Every time there is an issue for me with upgrading.
Zardoz
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Joined: 17. Oct 2013, 11:06

Re: Guest Additions 6.1.6 r137129 break graphic settings

Post by Zardoz »

Same problem here. I have W10 host and FC31 guest.

I had to revert to VBoxSVGA in order to restore full screen functionality.

Also see https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/19340
GilbouFR
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Joined: 16. Apr 2020, 20:19

Re: Guest Additions 6.1.6 r137129 break graphic settings

Post by GilbouFR »

Same problem with me.

Using WIndows 10
Linux is Fedora 31

6.1.2 + 6.1.2 guest : window resizing OK
6.1.6 + 6.1.6 guest : Virtualbox log does show the proper size when I go full-screen but no resizing occurs. Did several rebuilds and reboots of the guest 6.1.6 and tried various graphic adapters in VB config

Went back to 6.1.2 + 6.1.2 : working again
Upgraded to 6.1.6 + kept my 6.1.2 guest additions in Fedora 31 : OK
(I have 6.1.6 VB + 6.1.6 Extensino Pack + 6.1.2 Guest Additions)
Poil
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Joined: 4. Nov 2016, 11:35

Re: Guest Additions 6.1.6 r137129 break graphic settings

Post by Poil »

I don't understand why it works so nice for me (I had lot of problem before)
So perhaps compare our configuration

* General / Advanced :
** Shared Clipboard : Bidirectional
** Drag'n'Drop : Disabled
* System
** Base Memory 8092MB
** Chipset : ICH9
** Pointing Device : USB Tablet
** Enhanced Features :
*** Enable I/O APIC
*** Hardware Clock in UTC Time
** Processor : 4
** Execution Cap : 100
*** Extended Features :
**** Enable PAE/NX
** Acceleration:
*** Paravirt iface : Hyper-V
*** Hardware Virtualization : Enable Nested Paging
* Display
** Video Memory : 256 MB
** Monitor Count : 2
** Scale Factor : 100%
** Graphic Controller : VMSVGA
** Acceleration : Enable 3D Acceleration
* Audio : no
* Network : NAT
* Serial ports : no
* USB : 2.0
* Shared folders : one
* User Interface : disable (uncheck show in full-screen/Seamless)
Scare
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Joined: 17. Apr 2020, 15:06

Re: Guest Additions 6.1.6 r137129 break graphic settings

Post by Scare »

Same problem here.

After upgrading the host to 6.1.6 I upgraded also the guest additions but I found several problems related to screen resolution and graphic settings.
I downgraded the guest additions to 6.14 and now seems everything run smoothly again.
Joff
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Joined: 17. Apr 2020, 13:49

Re: Guest Additions 6.1.6 r137129 break graphic settings

Post by Joff »

Hi,

No problem with my Debian 10 under Windows 10 host.
Host 6.1.6, Guest 6.1.6:
VMSVGA + 3D active
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