"Desktop effects could not be enabled" on Ubuntu 10.10 x64

[weconsultants]

EDIT: I am going to uninstall VirtualBox 3.2.10 and reinstall the VirtualBox 3.2.8 to see if I can change The Desktop Effects.

I installed VirtualBox 3.2.8 on my Ubuntu 10.10 and the only VA that worked was the Shared folders. The cursor was locked into the virtual Ubuntu console but I could <Ctrl> to exit. The Ubuntu console would not expand as the virtual window was expanded. So I guess I need to go back to VirtualBox 3.2.10. This is a strange problem.

[Perryg]

EDIT: I am going to uninstall VirtualBox 3.2.10 and reinstall the VirtualBox 3.2.8 to see if I can change The Desktop Effects.

I installed VirtualBox 3.2.8 on my Ubuntu 10.10 and the only VA that worked was the Shared folders. The cursor was locked into the virtual Ubuntu console but I could <Ctrl> to exit. The Ubuntu console would not expand as the virtual window was expanded. So I guess I need to go back to VirtualBox 3.2.10. This is a strange problem.

I doubt that you would have gotten Ubuntu to work in 3.2.8 since they changed xorg to 1.9. You would need to install the test GAs that have been floating around here for a while. 3.2.9 IIRC. Conical is still working on the release (shoot I got a kernel update the very next day) and there are plenty of people having problems on metal. Just hang in there.

[loukingjr]

Just so everyone knows, I have all 4 flavors of Ubuntu 10.10 running in VB 3.2.10 just as they should. All were fresh installs however.

and btw, it's the first time I've ever seen desktop effects in Kubuntu or any KDE based distro for that matter. I have screens of all four running if anyone cares. Just click my link.

[boomshankerx]

This is what I did to get it working on 10.04 and 10.10.

• Install 3.2.10
  Install Ubuntu 10.04/10.10

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  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get upgrade
  sudo apt-get install dkms build-essential

  reboot
  install guest editions
  reboot
  turn on Desktop effects

If you experience the weird mouse moving windows in the wrong direction install compiz manager and turn off "Snapping Windows" and it goes away.

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sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

[fatso]

Installing build-essential and dkms made it work for me! Thanks, boomshankerx

Unfortunately it only works in windowed mode, not fullscreen. In fullscreen the picture is static. Nothing moves or can be moved. I reported that bug half a year ago and still no go ...

sudo apt-get install dkms build-essentials

BTW. That should say

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sudo apt-get install dkms build-essential

(no 's')

[chudilo]

Installing build-essential and dkms worked for me as well.
Don't forget to reinstall VBox additions (as it rebuilds some packages) and reboot afterward.

[Kingy]

It's needed for Mint Linux 10 too (which is based off Ubuntu 10.10) however I noticed as the GAs are reinstalling, this appears... Doing non-kernel setup of the Guest Additions... has anyone else noticed this as well? Happens in both the x86 and x64 versions of Mint 10.

[xuqake]

I can confirm installing dkms and build-essential make the trick for me.

Thanks a lot!

[boomshankerx]

Thanks for the typo fix fatso!

[weconsultants]

I can confirm installing dkms and build-essential make the trick for me.

Same here...