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Hello,

I ran into a mismatch problem between my guest X server and the GAs.

I run:
- a current archlinux with X server version 1.9.0
- VirtualBox 3.2.8

When I launch the installation script VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run all goes well except upon installing the Window System drivers where it says "Warning: unknown version of the X Window System installed. Not installing X Window System drivers".

Of course I tried to cheat by overriding the version selection with a small patch in the script. To no avail: in that case the script installs the 1.8.* drivers with no complaints, however when launching X, the server does not load them, claiming (rightfully) that "the ABI major version (7) doesn't match the server's version (8)".

What should I do to get the GAs running? Many thanks

Daniel

You need to wait until the next maintenance release of VirtualBox that has the new drivers for xorg 1.9
Hopefully it will be out soon.

Thanks... does anybody know if the svn version is already compatible with xorg 1.9 ?

Yes it is.
But all you need is the guest additions. Read this ticket http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/7306

Oh thanks!:-)

Trying these GAs ASAP.

EDIT: new GAs install flawlessly! many thanks for the hint

Mouse integration works

However I am still not able to get a broader screen than 800x600 despite an xorg.conf stating 1280x1024. Also, automatic resizing does not work. What should I do?

I am using the good old fvwm window manager on the host (as well as on the guest). Is it possible that resizing events from fvwm are not compatible? Just brainstorming.

Another issue is, when I take a snapshot of the guest after GA installation, the resulting snapshot does not feature the installation: all is reverted. I am probably doing something wrong with this, but what? Or may be I did not understand correctly what a snapshot is really?

Thanks for any help. Daniel