virtualbox guest additions iso is outdated
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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virtualbox-guest-additions (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I am using an ubuntu 14.04. I have installed virtual box. The installed version is 4.3.10. The version of virtualbox-
While trying to install for check the ubuntu 15.04 in a virtual box, I got a 640X480 screen.
I used virtualbox's Gui (Devises -> Insert Guest Additions CD image) to install guest additions .
(install program started automatically inside guest, asked me for my admin password in guest, started the installation but failed
Building the main Guest Additions module ...done.
Building the shared folder support module ...fail!
(Look at /var/log/
Doing non-kernel setup of the Guest Additions ...done.
Installing the Window System drivers
Warning: unknown version of the X Window System installed. Not installing
X Window System drivers.
...done.
Installing graphics libraries and desktop services components ...done.
Rebooting and again 640X480.
Ok, maybe it is 15.04 that has the problem. Let's try to install a 14.04 in this virtual machine.
Same problem.
Temporary solution: download from
http://
load it in a virtual CD
and voila...
Building the main Guest Additions module ...done.
Building the shared folder support module ...done.
Building the OpenGL support module ...done.
Doing non-kernel setup of the Guest Additions ...done.
You should restart your guest to make sure the new modules are actually used
Installing the Window System drivers
Installing X.Org Server 1.16 modules ...done.
Setting up the Window System to use the Guest Additions ...done.
You may need to restart the hal service and the Window System (or just restart
the guest system) to enable the Guest Additions.
Installing graphics libraries and desktop services components ...done.
Rebooting I had 1280X960 screen.
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lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS
Release: 14.04
$apt-cache policy virtualbox
virtualbox:
Εγκατεστημένα: 4.3.10-
Υποψήφιο: 4.3.10-
Πίνακας Έκδοσης:
*** 4.3.10-
500 http://
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
4.3.10-dfsg-1 0
500 http://
$apt-cache policy virtualbox-
virtualbox-
Εγκατεστημένα: 4.3.10-1
Υποψήφιο: 4.3.10-1
Πίνακας Έκδοσης:
*** 4.3.10-1 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.