Guest Addition Button does not work

spamnchips · Post by **spamnchips** » 4. Oct 2008, 18:17

I have installed a couple of Linux Guest on a WIndows XP host. If I open up a VM and try to "install Guest Additions" nothing happens. This feature works OK on my Linux Box when running Windows Guests. Is this known about ?

Post by **dmcgraw** » 4. Oct 2008, 18:53

It only mounts the ISO for you. You have to run the command to install the GA manually.

spamnchips · Post by **spamnchips** » 4. Oct 2008, 20:02

It caught me out by taking quite a long time. I had mounted the ISO but it took ages for the software to do whateever it does before the installation window popped up.

Post by **Sasquatch** » 5. Oct 2008, 01:22

Did you read the manual for instructions as how to install the GA in Linux Guests? Mount the ISO from within VB, mount the CD in the Guest and use a terminal to install the GA as root.

rj45 · Post by **rj45** » 14. Oct 2008, 15:24

Sasquatch wrote:Did you read the manual for instructions as how to install the GA in Linux Guests? Mount the ISO from within VB, mount the CD in the Guest and use a terminal to install the GA as root.

Sorry to bother the "experts", but where do I get the "ISO"?

I am running a PCLinuxos variant guest in VB on an XP laptop host.
The VB installer was a .MSI package, and the only ISO I
have is my Linux guest os, which doesn't have any "guest additions"
Pressing "guest addition" on the VB menu does not do anything.

Again, apologies. I have read the user manual, FAQ and wiki.

-Don

Found the .ISO file in my c:\program files\Sun.....
Just where the manual said it was.....
Installation went smoothly, because I had already installed
all the development bits.

-Don

virtualbox.org

Guest Addition Button does not work

Guest Addition Button does not work

where can I get the ISO? Never mind!