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Virtualbox / Karmic Koala / Guest Additions failed

Asked by Klaus Bielke

Hello!

I am using Sun VirtualBox version 2.2.4 r47978 (that's what the about screen tells) on a ubuntu-9.04 host and installed Karmic Koala (9.10) in a fresh VM.
Everything so far explored works fine, except:

Ich can't get Guest Additions working!

I used this procedure in VM:
1) "Inserting" VBOXADDITIONS iso-file in virtual CD-drive.
2) Open terminal for root.
3) Execute /media/cdrom/VboxLinuxAdditions-x86.run as root.

Installation failed because of compilation errors.
As far as I understand from /var/log/vboxadd-install.log there are 2 functions missing while compiling utils.c:
utf8_wctomb and utf8_mbtowc.

Without guest additions
I can't change screen resolution beyond 800x600, but I need 1024x768 for full screen on my notebook
and shared folders doesn't work
and some comfort using VM ist lost.

I do not want upgrade virtualbox because there are other VM working.

Any suggestion?

Klaus

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Klaus Bielke (k-bielke) said : 		#1

This problem, but using the VirtualBox version from the ubuntu repository ist also discussed in virtualbos-ose, see:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox-ose/+question/86274

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Klaus Bielke (k-bielke) said : 		#2

I tried installing guest additions one by one and most of them are working now after using this procedure:

1) In a Terminal als root change to cdrom directory where guest additions cd (or iso-file) is mounted:
cd /media/cdrom

2) Ask the installer for a list of avaliabale modules:
./VboxLinuxAdditions-x86.run help

(You must use the installer named like your OS and CPU!)

3) Install every module one by one:
./VboxLinuxAdditions-x86.run kernel-module

Repeat this command with every module name from the list.

Every module except vfs-module works fine. Module vfs-module aborts due to compilation errors. Shared foldes will not work.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#3

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