CentOS-6.4 x86_64: Vbox additions fails to compile

[RokShox]

Context

CentOS 6.4 x86_64
VirtualBox 4.2.8
Guest additions v4.2.8_83876
Windows 7 Pro host

Problem

Vbox guest additions fails to compile the OpenGL module.

System won't let me post details since "You must be a member for 1 days and have 1 posts before you can post urls."

I will update when I can.

[RokShox]

User "dmischa" has posted a patch on the centos forum CentOS 6 - General Support in a thread entitled "VirtualBox4.2.8 and CentOS 6.4".

I can't post the link.

[kapetros]

The CentOS patch installs the Additions and the OpenGL driver, but I can only boot into Gnome with the 3D support disabled in virtualbox settings.
Seems like the 3D support from versions 4.2.4 to 4.2.8 still have a lot of work to be done.
Hope Virtualbox Team Fix it soon

[JrSysAdmin]

I can get into Gnome after I deleted /etc/X11/xorg.conf

But it hangs on removing the old version:

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[root@- ~]# /media/VBOXADDITIONS_4.2.8_83876/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing VirtualBox 4.2.8 Guest Additions for Linux............
VirtualBox Guest Additions installer
Removing installed version 4.2.4 of VirtualBox Guest Additions...

[rsteele]

I am also having the same problem. I removed the /etc/X11/xorg.conf and the vbox boots correctly.

Upon running VBoxLinuxAdditions.run, the openGL (vboxvideo) portion of the install does not build correctly:

/tmp/vbox.0/vboxvideo_drm.c:110: error: unknown field ‘reclaim_buffers’ specified in initializer

Has Oracle looked at this issue?

[JrSysAdmin]

https://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/vi ... 3&forum=55

There is a patch. Turns out for me it worked, the command was still running after a while and I thought it froze, but eventually worked.