[archlinux on ubuntu]problem with vboxvideo driver

[ren0]

Hi,

I'm virtualizing Archlinux on ubuntu 8.10 intrepid ibex.

This morning, I've made a global upgrading of the Archlinux system, which installed a new version of xorg-server.

Since upgrading, xorg doesn't start when starting the computer, due to an incompatibility between the new xorg-server and vboxvideo driver

I've made a screenshot, so that you can see the error message

http://www.monsterup.com/image.php?url= ... 413210.png

My question is: How can I update the vboxvideo driver in the goal that xorg-server of Archlinux starts normally ?

Thank you for your help

[stefan.becker]

Try first to reinstall the Guest Additions.

[ren0]

I've tried it by adding VBoxGuestAdditions.iso as an optic disc, but in the directoy /media, no sign of this .iso image...

So, how can I reinstall them? Or how to solve my problem? ^^

[stefan.becker]

Read the Manual howto install the guest additions. or look into the linux guest area in the howto for that.

[ren0]

I've already managed to install the guest additions.

And they are already installed

But the .iso file supposed to contain the script for installation of them simply does not appear in the /media directory as it's supposed to be(or I'm making a mistake )

[ren0]

I tried to mount the .iso file by writing the following commands

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mkdir /mnt/iso
mount -t iso9660 VBoxGuestAdditions.iso /mnt/iso/ -o loop

But the prompt answers me :

VBoxGuestAdditions.iso : No such file or directory

[ren0]

up

[vbox4me2]

You need to mount that ISO as a cdrom image ON the Host for the Guest VM.

[ren0]

So, you mean that I'm supposed to mount the .iso file on my ubuntu?

Then, running it on archlinux?

I'm sorry but I do not understand very well what you advice me ^^

I'm french speaker, and in french, "host" could design Ubuntu OR archlinux, in this case

[vbox4me2]

An ISO is an image of a real CD, which you can mount as if it is a real CD, look at the CDROM options for your Guest VM.

A free babblefish translation:

"Une ISO est une image d'un vrai CD, que vous pouvez monter comme si c'est un vrai CD, regard aux options de disque compact-ROM pour votre VM d'invité."

I surely hope this is french

[ren0]

Be relieved, I already knew what an image .iso is ^^

But my remaining problem is that when I have mounted the iso.file(by doing the following procedure : "In the “Devices” menu in the virtual machine’s menu bar, VirtualBox has a handy menu
item named “Install guest additions”, which will automatically bring up the Additions
in your VM window.")

I suppose that the .iso file is correctly mounted now, but when I want to launch the installation script of additions guest(I did it graphically by the past, but the video drivers aren't up to date...which is surprising, because of a virtualbox update to version 2.2 the day before), I simply do not find it, it does not appear in the /media directory as it is supposed to be.

Of course, it's harder without a graphical interface, maybe am I supposed to mount manually the .iso file, if it's the case, I tried to yesterday, and it failed as well

[vbox4me2]

Ok, you don't mount the iso file, you mount the cdrom device which should appear on the desktop if the Guest detects there is something in it, at least thats how it works with ubuntu.

[ren0]

Yes, that's how it works

When I first installed the additions guest on Archlinux(I had a graphical interface, at this time)it worked the same way, exactly the same way.

Now, my graphical interface is accessible no more cause of the upgrade or X.org, so, I tried the same procedure, hoping that the .iso file would appear in the /media directory, but at the first view, it is not, so my question is: what can I do?

I'm going to try to mount it manually, but I failed yesterday, I'm not sure I will manage to do this today, but I'm gonna try