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Hello Everyone,

How do I install guest additions on a thin client VM

Let me explain what I mean...

My host OS Win 7 Ultimate 64 Bit

In VB I have installed and configured Debian 6 (64Bit) with ltsp. (It works ) I have also installed guest additions on Debian using this quick guide: http://virtualboxes.org/doc/installing- ... on-debian/, and after restarting Debian that works as well. So, when I click on max button on VB it Debian max to my screen resolution etc. I still need to get shared folder to work but that's later.

Now, this is the problem.

When I created new VM (64Bit) in VBox for my first thin client it worked, I get connected to Debian DHCP etc and I get LTSP screen where I am able to to log-in and everything is there, expect the guest additions doesn't seems to be working, my screen to fixed to 800x600 . If it hit the max button it will remain same expect the border will be grey all around.

I tried to reinstall guest additions but it won't work. The image won't mount from the thin client VM options Device>Install Guest Additions. But it will show up if I mount it from the Original Debian VM.

Has anyone have tired this before, is it even possible? Do I need to run some command lines to get Guest Additions to work in the thin clients that will be connecting to Debian VM (hopefully I have confused anyone ).

I did my best as to tired to find using Google and search option here to find it the answers, so if it was already answered thanks for pointing me to it, maybe I did not search hard enough .

Thank you all in advance

The GA interact with the Host, not a remote client, you need to set the remote client to whatever you want, resolution can also be set fixed from a thin client.