Fedora 14 (upgrade) on OSX host

[ehmvbox]

I am running Vbox 3.2.10

I upgraded from Fedora 13 to Fedora 14 using the preupgrade process with yum. Fedora 14 updgraded OK, but X will not start. It appears that none of the vitrualbox modules get loaded. (I installed the proper virtualbox additions rpm using yum.) I cannot build the kernel modules, however, and don't know where I'm stuck. I can't find the script that built the modules before and there is nothing mounted under /media where the scripts used to be. I can select "Devices-->Install Guest Additions" from the menu, but nothing shows up in /media.

[dineshj]

ehmvbox,
Just unmount the guest additions ISO and mount again, or better start guest OS when ISO attached.
I faced the same issue ( nothing inside /media) and fixed.

One more thing, VirtualBox guest additions can not be installed from ISO in 3.2.10 version. I don't know why, you will get some Failed messages after the installation.
You have to do some yum kernels updates before that.

I struggled for some hours and managed to install guest additions on Fedora 14. More steps available here,
http://www.sysprobs.com/install-fedora- ... -additions

[ehmvbox]

Hi dineshj,

Those suggestions did not work, but I did fix the problem.

Since the VirtalBox guest additions were downloaded and installed through yum, all I had to do was mount the .iso by hand and run the install script.

Note: the installer script for x86 fails, saying it detects amd hardware. Running the amd script builds the modules correctly. Why is this the case on an intel mac?

[fixedwheel]

Hi,

Running the amd script builds the modules correctly. Why is this the case on an intel mac?

AMD invented the "AMD64" aka. "x86-64" 64bit extensions to the 32bit "x86" CPU, while Intels "IA-64" aka. "Itanium" 64bit implementation failed due to a lack of x86 compatibility.
Later on Intel adopted the AMD64 extensions for their own x86 CPUs

[prairiedad]

sorry, but I don't understand. I am also running the latest version of VirtualBox on OSX, and Fedora 13 worked fine. I too, used preupgrade, and now have nothing...(by the way, I tried installing from the Fedora 14 iso in another, fresh, virtual machine, and nothing doing...no X there either.

but if nothing starts, how can I mount and unmount the guest additions, rerun the scripts, etc...how do I get to a terminal to do any of those things...?

I get the Fedora bar running from left to right at the bottom of my screen...then nothing...

thanks,

The Prairie Dad

[shayh]

press ALT+CTRL+F2
login as root
type:
mount /dev/cdrom /media/VBOXADD[auto complete with tab]
run the guest addition install script from /media/VBOX...