x11config.pl might be automatically called

[Nicolò Chieffo]

Binary package hint: virtualbox-ose

version 1.5.6-dfsg-6ubuntu1

Noone tells me that I have to execute x11config.pl after having installed vbox-ose-utils.
This could be done automatically.

[Daniel Hahler (blueyed)]

It's currently mentioned in /usr/share/doc/virtualbox-ose-guest-utils/README.Debian (where most users won't look).

Doing this automatically, might cause problems for some users - there have been bug reports where it failed somehow (graphic driver issues IIRC).

This is a valid wishlist item though, so I'm marking it as such.

It used to have been done before, but the automatic change of xorg.conf has been removed in Debian again, see http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=451745

[Nicolò Chieffo (yelo3)]

Just a curiosity: isn't X capable of autodetecting drivers? my laptop
drivers are automatically detected, so why the virtualbox ones are
not?
Thanks

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

Thank you for reporting this issue. It's been a while. I was wondering if you still experience this problem.

FWIW, I never had to run this command

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

without further information there is nothing we can do. Closing, but feel free to reopen with the requested details.