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Can't Install VirtualBox Guest Additions
Posted: 3. May 2009, 17:20
by TroyMW
When I try to install guest addition I get a message saying that my version of X server is not recognized. My host system is a Dell Inspiron13 laptop, host OS is Ubuntu 9.04, guest OS is Ubuntu 9.04. Any suggestions?
Re: Can't Install VirtualBox Guest Additions
Posted: 3. May 2009, 17:25
by stefan.becker
Read the Howto in the Linux Guest Area.
Re: Can't Install VirtualBox Guest Additions
Posted: 3. May 2009, 17:27
by Perryg
Re: Can't Install VirtualBox Guest Additions
Posted: 3. May 2009, 17:53
by TroyMW
perryg, thank you for the link. I edited the install.sh file per sasquach's instructions and now it is working and I believe it should
Re: Can't Install VirtualBox Guest Additions
Posted: 17. May 2009, 02:36
by jcoles
stefan.becker wrote:Read the Howto in the Linux Guest Area.
The Host machine is Hardy Heron. The guest is Lenny. The Guest Additions require kernel 2.6.27. Lenny is a brand new release and is only at 2.6.26. Is there an earlier version of Guest Additions we can download?
Re: Can't Install VirtualBox Guest Additions
Posted: 17. May 2009, 02:50
by Perryg
Could you post a screen shot of the error showing that?
My Lenny is working fine with the version 2.2.2 and GA
Re: Can't Install VirtualBox Guest Additions
Posted: 17. May 2009, 13:00
by jcoles
The problem was that the command
apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-generic
failed because it couldn't find linux-headers-generic. My headers are linux-headers-2.6-686. I loaded the headers using Synaptic Package Manager without realizing that the build-essential package had also been skipped.
The Guest Additions appear to have installed now.