Virtual Box on MacOS 10.11.6 Unable to Load Guest Addition ISO image

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MeAgain
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Virtual Box on MacOS 10.11.6 Unable to Load Guest Addition ISO image

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Running on MacOS 10.11.6 just upgraded to VirtualBox 5.1.22 and I'm unable to load Guest Additions ISO image.

I installed as usual, accepted all the defaults for upgrading the guest addition and then booted the Solaris 11 guest and expected the CDROM to mount on my desktop with a folder for the guest additions. I can see the Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.1.22.vbox-extpack file in my home directory ~Library/VirtualBox directory.

I don't see anything in the docs other than svcadm restart volfs but that is for Solaris 10...

Is this a known issue? Is there a workaraound...

The log shows that the extension pack installed correctly:

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00:00:41.453108 ExtPackInst ExtPack: Executing '/Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxExtPackHelperApp''install' '--base-dir' '/Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/ExtensionPacks' '--cert-dir' '/Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/ExtPackCertificates' '--name' 'Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack' '--tarball' '/Users/v276265/Library/VirtualBox/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.1.22.vbox-extpack' '--sha-256' '244e6f450cba64e0b025711050db3c43e6ce77e12cd80bcd08796315a90c8aaf' '--replace'
00:00:50.228079 ExtPackInst ExtPack: enmReason=1 iStatus=0 stderr='rcExit=RTEXITCODE_SUCCESS
00:00:50.228083 ExtPackInst '
00:00:50.229919 ExtPackInst ExtPackManager: Successfully installed extension pack 'Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack'.
00:01:05.993696 nspr-3   Load [/Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/ExtensionPacks/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack/darwin.amd64/VBoxHostWebcam.dylib] rc VINF_SUCCESS
I can see the /Application directory was updated as well:

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(Hostname  )/Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/ExtensionPacks/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack->ls -latr
total 272
drwxr-xr-x  14 root  admin    476 May 17 08:07 win.x86
drwxr-xr-x  14 root  admin    476 May 17 08:07 win.amd64
drwxr-xr-x  14 root  admin    476 May 17 08:07 solaris.amd64
drwxr-xr-x  17 root  admin    578 May 17 08:07 linux.x86
drwxr-xr-x  17 root  admin    578 May 17 08:07 linux.amd64
drwxr-xr-x  14 root  admin    476 May 17 08:07 darwin.amd64
-rw-r--r--   1 root  admin  49152 May 17 08:07 PXE-Intel.rom
-rw-r--r--   1 root  admin    487 May 17 08:07 ExtPack.xml
-rw-r--r--   1 root  admin      6 May 17 08:07 ExtPack.signature
-rw-r--r--   1 root  admin  37906 May 17 08:07 ExtPack.manifest
-rw-r--r--   1 root  admin   8064 May 17 08:07 ExtPack-license.txt
-rw-r--r--   1 root  admin  20339 May 17 08:07 ExtPack-license.rtf
-rw-r--r--   1 root  admin   8699 May 17 08:07 ExtPack-license.html
drwxr-xr-x   3 root  admin    102 May 17 08:07 ..
drwxr-xr-x  15 root  admin    510 May 17 08:07 .
Thanks
Dennis
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Re: Virtual Box on MacOS 10.11.6 Unable to Load Guest Addition ISO image

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MeAgain wrote:accepted all the defaults for upgrading the guest addition
Where did that message come from?
MeAgain wrote:and expected the CDROM to mount on my desktop with a folder for the guest additions
Why did you expect that to happen?
MeAgain wrote:I can see the Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.1.22.vbox-extpack file in my home directory ~Library/VirtualBox directory.
That's where you downloaded it to. Why did you download it to your "~/Library/VirtualBox" directory from all places?
MeAgain wrote:Is this a known issue? Is there a workaraound...
To what? I don't understand the problem.

You've got to be careful with the terminology. There are two distinct things:
  • The Extension Pack (ExtPack) get installed on the host and it has to match the VirtualBox version. It provides functionality such as USB2-3, Webcam, VRDP, PXE, Encryption. You have to download it and install it separately from the main VirtualBox program.
  • The Guest Additions (GAs) get installed on the guest and it would be good to match the VirtualBox version. It provides functionality such as shared folders, shared clipboard, drag and drop, pointer sharing, enhanced graphics support. You do not have to download it separately from the main VirtualBox program, since it comes bundled with it.
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MeAgain
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Re: Virtual Box on MacOS 10.11.6 Unable to Load Guest Addition ISO image

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Let me clarify,

I upgraded my existing VirtualBox software to 5.1.22 and after the upgrade was complete I started my guest VM, Solaris 11 and was prompted to upgrade my Extension Pack to the 5.1.22 version since my previous version was outdated, 5.1.14. I accepted all the defaults for installing the new Extension Pack. I did not choose where to put it I let the VirtualBox software put it where it normally does..

Once that was done, typically in the past the ISO image would be automatically mounted for me via my VirtualBox guest CDROM and would have a folder on the Desktop and from there I could install the guest addition.

The docs mentions going to the Devices menu and click on 'Insert Guest Additions CD image' but I do not see that menu at all.

In the settings for this guest I have checked the 'User Interface' -> Devices menu 'Insert Guest Additions CD Image...' In fact all options on this menu are checked.
MeAgain
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Re: Virtual Box on MacOS 10.11.6 Unable to Load Guest Addition ISO image

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Ok, Now I see it... I went back into the settings for this VM guest and saved them again. Exited VirtualBox, re-launched it and now I see the Devices menu and am able to mount the VBOXAdditions_5.1.22....
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Re: Virtual Box on MacOS 10.11.6 Unable to Load Guest Addition ISO image

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MeAgain wrote:typically in the past the ISO image would be automatically mounted for me via my VirtualBox guest CDROM
That never happens. It is a user-initiated action.
MeAgain wrote:Ok, Now I see it...
So, all set? Just remember to eject the GAs CD after you're done installing the GAs.
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