Comments on: Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions from a Linux Host http://www.deckerd.com/core/installing-virtualbox-guest-additions-from-a-linux-host/ Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:00:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Drew http://www.deckerd.com/core/installing-virtualbox-guest-additions-from-a-linux-host/comment-page-1/#comment-1431 Drew Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:50:12 +0000 http://www.deckerd.com/?p=223#comment-1431 Abject, I never had to update the xorg.conf, and from what I've seen as of late, xorg.conf isn't used as much as it used to, especially in Ubuntu installs.I also haven't had any rampant mouse/keyboard problems with VBox, especially after install the VirtualBox Guest Additions. Just install the kernel headers and you should be good to go. I haven't tried this directly on Debian, as I don't use Debian anymore, however, I have tried it on Ubuntu (Debian-based, but no longer Debian specific), and I've tried it on RHEL-based systems, and have had no problems. Abject,

I never had to update the xorg.conf, and from what I’ve seen as of late, xorg.conf isn’t used as much as it used to, especially in Ubuntu installs.I also haven’t had any rampant mouse/keyboard problems with VBox, especially after install the VirtualBox Guest Additions.

Just install the kernel headers and you should be good to go. I haven’t tried this directly on Debian, as I don’t use Debian anymore, however, I have tried it on Ubuntu (Debian-based, but no longer Debian specific), and I’ve tried it on RHEL-based systems, and have had no problems.

]]> By: abject http://www.deckerd.com/core/installing-virtualbox-guest-additions-from-a-linux-host/comment-page-1/#comment-1271 abject Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:15:35 +0000 http://www.deckerd.com/?p=223#comment-1271 Um... Don't you also need to edit <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</code>? I've seen several posts that say you do, to cure the (now, for me, at least) rampant mouse and keyboard problems on Linux guests (either GUI or RDP). So far, I haven't found the magic xorg.conf config that makes any of these problems go away. On Debian, at least, you also need your kernels headers. the easiest way to get them is to install module-assistant and the run <code># m-a prepare</code> Some Debian users have reported that the latest version of guest-additions are even worse, and suggest using the previous version's guest additions (available at vbox's website's download area). Um… Don’t you also need to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf? I’ve seen several posts that say you do, to cure the (now, for me, at least) rampant mouse and keyboard problems on Linux guests (either GUI or RDP). So far, I haven’t found the magic xorg.conf config that makes any of these problems go away.

On Debian, at least, you also need your kernels headers. the easiest way to get them is to install module-assistant and the run
# m-a prepare

Some Debian users have reported that the latest version of guest-additions are even worse, and suggest using the previous version’s guest additions (available at vbox’s website’s download area).

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