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Hi, I've just installed SUSE 11.3 in a Virtualbox 3.2.6 VM and installed the 3.2.6 guest additions. Everything went as expected, with no apparent errors. However, when I restarted the VM I noticed I'm missing a number of options from the VM Machine menu, namely Seamless mode and Disable guest display Auto-resize, which seems to indicate something is not well. I also cannot resize SUSE desktop and in full screen mode the SUSE desktop is centred.

I have a number of VMs running an assortment of linux and windows and this is the first time I've encountered this.

So, is there a way I can check for errors.

Thanks

If there was an installation error, it will be logged in /var/log/vbox-install.log. Check that file. Another possibility is that you installed the GA before you rebooted to a newer kernel release that got installed in the background due to auto-update or something else. Without DKMS, the modules wouldn't be installed for the new kernel. You can check that, by issuing 'lsmod' and look for the vbox modules (vboxadd, vboxsf and another one I believe).

The best way to check if the video is working properly, is checking /var/log/xorg.0.log and see if the vboxvideo module is loaded. If it's not, and default VESA is used, then you naturally don't have access to dynamic resolutions and seamless mode. Check my Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions + Xorg config for some help, in case you need to configure an xorg.conf file.

Thanks for the reply Sasquatch, In the end I discovered it was me being a chump and not noticing I needed to install the kernel-source!

Time for new glasses

I would spend a bit more money instead so I don't need glasses. Oh, wait, I already did . Yeah for laser surgery, get rid of glasses and still see things clearly .