[SOLVED] can't run gnome

reed9 · 01-17-2011, 12:41 PM

To switch virtual terminals in the guest OS is the Host key (usually right CTRL) + F1 (F2, F3, etc.).

To run Xorg with an Arch Linux guest, you need to install the virtualbox additions. Older guest additions do not work with xorg 1.9, which Arch uses, so make sure you're using the latest.

More info here.

MTK358 · 01-17-2011, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reed9

To run Xorg with an Arch Linux guest, you need to install the virtualbox additions.

That's wrong, I've installed Arch in VirtualBox and used X without Guest Additions many times.

reed9 · 01-17-2011, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTK358

That's wrong, I've installed Arch in VirtualBox and used X without Guest Additions many times.

Fair enough. I haven't, but am going off the Arch Wiki, which clearly states

Quote:

To install guest additions with support for Xorg follow these steps:
Note: Guest additions from Virtualbox 3.2.8 do not support Xorg 1.9. Refer to Virtualbox ticket #7306 for an updated iso.

reed9 · 01-17-2011, 01:37 PM

Looking at the file list for virtualbox-guest-additions, it includes

Code:

usr/lib/xorg/
usr/lib/xorg/modules/
usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/
usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/vboxvideo_dri.so
usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/
usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vboxvideo.so
usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/
usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/vboxmouse.so

So this does seem to supply vboxvideo module the poster indicated was missing.

MTK358 · 01-17-2011, 01:39 PM

It says that Guest Additions will not work without Xorg 1.9, it does not say that Xorg 1.9 will not work without Guest Additions.

I've used the vesa driver.

sunils1973 · 01-17-2011, 08:47 PM

Solved!

I have reinstalled gnome. Now it is working. I think there may be some errors in my previous gnome installation.

Thank u MTK358 for the sincere response to my posting