Can't enable 3D acceleration on Ubuntu 16

[JGleason]

According to other posts I do the following...

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/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p  
OpenGL vendor string:   VMware, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: llvmpipe (LLVM 5.0, 256 bits)
OpenGL version string:  3.0 Mesa 17.2.4

Not software rendered:    no
Not blacklisted:          yes
GLX fbconfig:             yes
GLX texture from pixmap:  yes
GL npot or rect textures: yes
GL vertex program:        yes
GL fragment program:      yes
GL vertex buffer object:  yes
GL framebuffer object:    yes
GL version is 1.4+:       yes

Unity 3D supported:       no

So I try rerunning the autorun and add vboxvideo to

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/etc/modules

and then shutdown and restart with 3D acceleration checked. When I do this, however, after the initial screen with ubuntu and the little dots it just gets stuck on a black page.

How do I get Ubuntu to boot with 3D acceleration installed?

[socratis]

Follow the instructions for the installation of the Guest Additions in ch. 4.2 of the User Manual. There's no need to mess with it manually.