[SOLVED] couldn't open module vboxvideo in Xorg.0.log

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h-w
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Primary OS: MS Windows Vista
VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
Guest OSses: Fedora, CentOS

[SOLVED] couldn't open module vboxvideo in Xorg.0.log

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Guest System: Fedora 19 64-bit
Guest additions successfully installed using: VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
Behaviour: Boot proceeds to systemd reporting: Reached target Graphical Interface. At this point the boot stalls.
Error line in Xorg.0.log: (EE) Failed to load module "vboxvideo" (module does not exist, 0)

The solution appears to be replacing the link: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/vboxvideo_drv.so with the file pointed to by the link.

Note that the link and target are both on the same partition.

The problem appeared this week after installing updates.

I suspect the problem may be a security issue, possibly selinux related, but I didn't investigate further.

Perhaps someone more knowledgeable could provide an explanation?
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