I recently installed uBuntu 9.04 with VB 2.2.2. I had uBuntu 8.10 running fine previously. After I installed the latest guest additions, after running uBuntu for awhile and I close a program, the screen doesn't refresh. I have to click and drag over the left over window area to make it go away. Also, whenever I select shutdown or restart. I get an "Aborted" message where it use to say "powered off".
running 10.5.6 Leopard on a dual core 2 ghz iMac with 3 gb ram
any thoughts?
VirtualBox 2.2.2 and uBuntu 9.04
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pqb
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Re: VirtualBox 2.2.2 and uBuntu 9.04
I have had similar behaviour, although not necessarily every time. It seems to be an issue with Ubuntu 9.04.
Sorry, just installed last night, and no idea of a solution.
MacBook Pro, 10.5.6, 4GB RAM.
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pqb
Sorry, just installed last night, and no idea of a solution.
MacBook Pro, 10.5.6, 4GB RAM.
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pqb
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rgalvan
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Re: VirtualBox 2.2.2 and uBuntu 9.04
I had the same problem after upgrading to version 2.2.2.
I had some problen also on the previous working Ubuntu 8.10 VM: the lock screen did not work ...
After some tests and Ubuntu / guest additions installations I was able to fix the problem when I deactivated the 3D accelleration.
I think this is a problem of VirtualBox 2.2.2, not an Ubuntu problem.
I had some problen also on the previous working Ubuntu 8.10 VM: the lock screen did not work ...
After some tests and Ubuntu / guest additions installations I was able to fix the problem when I deactivated the 3D accelleration.
I think this is a problem of VirtualBox 2.2.2, not an Ubuntu problem.
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loukingjr
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Re: VirtualBox 2.2.2 and uBuntu 9.04
well turns out what seems to have helped the screen refresh problem was to increase the virtual video memory to at least 32 mb. not sure what was going on with the other issues but somehow my install of 9.04 got corrupted so I dleted the entire uBuntu virtual machine. I'm not sure if it is a problem with VB 2.2.2, uBuntu 9.04, both together, or the guest additions with 9.04.
guess I will try and reinstall uBuntu 9.04 at some point.
guess I will try and reinstall uBuntu 9.04 at some point.
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phreakshew
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Re: VirtualBox 2.2.2 and uBuntu 9.04
I have same issue regarding "aborted" instead of "powered off". I have Kubuntu 9.04 as a VM guest on my Macbook host. It starts to shut down, but the VirtualBox window says it's aborted every time. Hope it's not slowly corrupting the guest. 
Just in case, I saved a snapshot of how it is now, and I may opt to simply choose "save" rather than "shutdown" when I'm done with it for the day.
Just in case, I saved a snapshot of how it is now, and I may opt to simply choose "save" rather than "shutdown" when I'm done with it for the day.
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phreakshew
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Re: VirtualBox 2.2.2 and uBuntu 9.04
OK scratch that "saving" instead of "shutdown" business, at least for now. Compiz cube doesn't like it when I do that - screen becomes kinda garbled.
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woodp
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Re: VirtualBox 2.2.2 and uBuntu 9.04
That fixed my installation as well - Turning off 3D acceleration. Thank you!rgalvan wrote:After some tests and Ubuntu / guest additions installations I was able to fix the problem when I deactivated the 3D accelleration.
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gerhat
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Re: VirtualBox 2.2.2 and uBuntu 9.04
The same thing happened to me to, both with Windows XP and uBuntu 8.10 installations.
I deselected 3D acceleration but this didn't solve the problem in uBubtu 8.10. I then configured video memory to 32MB and it was solved.
In Windows XP turning off 3D acceleration worked fine with 15 MB of Video memory.
Note: VirtualBox version installed is 2.2.4
I deselected 3D acceleration but this didn't solve the problem in uBubtu 8.10. I then configured video memory to 32MB and it was solved.
In Windows XP turning off 3D acceleration worked fine with 15 MB of Video memory.
Note: VirtualBox version installed is 2.2.4
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elmeerkat
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Re: VirtualBox 2.2.2 and uBuntu 9.04
I'm on Virtual box 2.2.4 and even with 64 mb of video card and 3d acceleration turned off it still doesn't refresh the bottom (ubuntu 9.04). I'm running it on a macbook with 2gb of ram and giving ubuntu 512 mb of ram.