GUI not working after installing guestadditions

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najoshi
Posts: 6
Joined: 23. Jan 2011, 05:56
Primary OS: MS Windows XP
VBox Version: OSE Fedora
Guest OSses: Fedora9

GUI not working after installing guestadditions

Post by najoshi »

Hi All,

SCENARIO:

VirtualBox 3.2.1
Host : Windows XP
Guest: Fedora 9 + Guest Additions

Problem:
Before installing GuestAdditions, the Fedora's GUI was working fine; login window worked well.
But, after installing GuestAdditions, the Fedora's GUI is NOT working,
jUST Login PROMPT appears and now login window is shown.

Plz. tell me what to do?
Thanks.
Sasquatch
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Joined: 17. Mar 2008, 13:41
Primary OS: Debian other
VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
Guest OSses: Windows XP, Windows 7, Linux
Location: /dev/random

Re: GUI not working after installing guestadditions

Post by Sasquatch »

First of all, version 3.2.1 never existed, so it's either 3.1.0, 3.1.2, 3.2.0 or 3.2.2 (or maybe even 3.2.10).

Anyway, check my Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions + Xorg config. There might be an error with X, so you have to log on to the CLI and check /var/log/Xorg.0.log to see what is the problem. You might need an xorg.conf file and specify the vboxvideo driver.
Read the Forum Posting Guide before opening a topic.
VirtualBox FAQ: Check this before asking questions.
Online User Manual: A must read if you want to know what we're talking about.
Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
Howto: Use Shared Folders on Linux Guest
See the Tutorials and FAQ section at the top of the Forum for more guides.
Try searching the forums first with Google and add the site filter for this forum.
E.g. install guest additions site:forums.virtualbox.org

Retired from this Forum since OSSO introduction.
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