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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.

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

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?

Hi,

ehmvbox wrote: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

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

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...