Problems with Install Guest Additions
Posted: 9. Jan 2009, 00:39
I am current running an Ubuntu 8.10 guest on my Windows host computer. My issue is that when I maximize the window containing my Ubuntu guest, the application does not fill up the entire window. I have tried the HOST + F key combination and it gives me similar results. From searching the forum I found that I have to use "Install Guest Addtions" in order to propperly maximize my screen using HOST + F. However, I cannot get "Install Guest Additions" to run on my Ubunutu guest. When I select "Install Guest Additions" from the "Devices" menu, it mounts an .iso name VBOXADDITIONS_2.1.0_41146 on my Ubuntu guest. When I try to run this CD, I recieve an error on VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe. The error reads:
[/media/cdrom0/VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe]
End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not a zipfie, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive. In the latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on the last disk(s) of this archive.
note: /media/cdrom0/VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe may be a plain executable, not an archive
zipinfo: cannot find zipgile directory in one of /media/cdrom0/VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe or /media/cdrom0/VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe.zip, and cannot find /media/cdrom0/VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe.ZIP, period.
Any insight into what I'm doing wrong would be greatly appreciated. I am trying to learn Ubuntu and VBox is a great tool to do this with while maintaining my Windows host, but the little window is getting EXTREMELY annoying.
Thanks!
[/media/cdrom0/VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe]
End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not a zipfie, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive. In the latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on the last disk(s) of this archive.
note: /media/cdrom0/VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe may be a plain executable, not an archive
zipinfo: cannot find zipgile directory in one of /media/cdrom0/VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe or /media/cdrom0/VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe.zip, and cannot find /media/cdrom0/VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe.ZIP, period.
Any insight into what I'm doing wrong would be greatly appreciated. I am trying to learn Ubuntu and VBox is a great tool to do this with while maintaining my Windows host, but the little window is getting EXTREMELY annoying.
Thanks!