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[Solved] No "Devices" menu on OS X host
Posted: 11. Apr 2018, 15:53
by jasonwnc
I've installed VBox 5.2.8 on High Sierra 10.13.4. I've created a single VM, Fedora LXDE, and I'm trying to install the guest additions. I do not have a "devices" menu when the Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager window is selected and the VM running. My menu items are from left to right, VirtualBox / File / Machine / Window / Help. The iso doesn't show as an available disk image to mount in the VM Status Bar when I click the CDROM icon.
Re: No "Devices" menu on OS X host
Posted: 11. Apr 2018, 16:02
by socratis
The "Devices" menu is available when the VM window is selected, not the VirtualBox Manager window.
Re: No "Devices" menu on OS X host
Posted: 11. Apr 2018, 16:41
by jasonwnc
Interesting...that's even worse. All I have there is "VirtualBox VM"
Re: No "Devices" menu on OS X host
Posted: 11. Apr 2018, 16:52
by socratis
Interesting... Then go in the VM settings ยป User Interface. You should see all the available top menu items: Application, Machine, View, Input, Devices, Debug, Window, Help. Click on them to toggle their availability. They should turn into a different shade of color. Not on the downwards arrow, but on the words themselves.
Re: No "Devices" menu on OS X host
Posted: 11. Apr 2018, 17:49
by jasonwnc
Ok, that did it. Interesting UI design element. Thanks!
Re: No "Devices" menu on OS X host
Posted: 11. Apr 2018, 17:54
by socratis
The question is how did it get disabled in the first place, since this is a per-VM setting... Anyway, glad you got it going. Marking as [Solved].