Kubuntu 8.10 Guest on Vista Host

[aomegax]

Hi, I have installed Kubuntu 8.10 and VBoxAdditions. After updating system KDE4 doesn't work.
What can I do?

[stefan.becker]

You can give us an exact description.

At the moment you ony say "something doesnt work".

[Sasquatch]

IIRC, KDE4 uses some graphical effects on the desktop like Gnome does, called Compiz or similar. You have to disable those effects, as the VB video card does not support the 3D functions it wants to use. This is actually a chicken and egg problem. You need a GUI to disable the effects, but the GUI doesn't work because of the effects. Maybe a failsafe session works. It should, however, be possible to disable it from a terminal. The setting has to be saved somewhere.

[aomegax]

ok ... but initially KDE4 was started ... I have enable no effect, but I have installed only VBoxAddition and System Update. After rebooting it doesn't work!
I'll put startx code so you can understand problem (I hope!)

[Sasquatch]

That would surely help. You might have an xorg.conf error somewhere, so also post that.

[aomegax]

That would surely help. You might have an xorg.conf error somewhere, so also post that.

ok...
xorg.conf is this:

Section "Device"
Identifier "configured video device"
endsection

section "monitor"
identifier "configured monitor"
endsection

section "screen"
identifier "default screen"
monitor "configured monitor"
device "configured video device"
endsection


The problem is that Kubuntu doesn't recognize VBoxAdditionLinux so graphic driver...so I think that I must do to recognize it!

Help me please!


(I have even tried to install Ubuntu but I have the same problem...graphic card driver, infact a pop up says me to reconfigure it)

[stefan.becker]

You must put "vboxvideo" Driver in the xorg.conf.

Please use search function for this topic, discussed several times.

[aomegax]

You must put "vboxvideo" Driver in the xorg.conf.

Please use search function for this topic, discussed several times.

I have copy this xorg.conf

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# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "vboxmouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "vboxvideo"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Generic Video Card"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1280×800" "1024×768" "800×600"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"

# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection 

but when I lauch startx I have this problem

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no screens found

I have even done:

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# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously
# in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings
# here are ignored.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
	Driver		"vboxvideo"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
EndSection
	
Section "Screen"	
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"vboxmouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"	
EndSection

but it doesn't work...

what can I do?

[aomegax]

I have set vesa instead of vboxvideo and KDE works...but it is very slow!

[Sasquatch]

Did you install the Guest Additions and did the X11 driver install without problems? You can install the video driver alone by giving the parameter x11 to the installer. This is described in the manual.