On 23/07/14 22:04, Harry Putnam wrote: > Andreas Rönnquist <mailingli...@gusnan.se> writes: > >>> I upgraded vbox from 4.3.10 to 4.3 14. Now the best screen res I can >>> get in 1024 x 768. When it was something like 1500 x ????. Not sure >>> of exact setting but desktop was much larger when I logged in before >>> this upgrade. >>> >> >> An ISO with guest additions is linked in the final post here: >> >> https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=62629 >> >> That solved the problem(s) for me. > > Thanks for the clear input. > > Downloaded and mounted and installed from that iso. > > However, after a restart I still have no res choices other than > 1024x768. > > Maybe this is the reason: > > When I do the install, I get a warning that the header files for my > running kernel were not found. > > ASIDE showing installed kernel and installed header pkgs: > NOTE: uname -r > 3.14-1-486 > > aptitude search headers |grep ^i > > i linux-headers-3.14-1-486 - Header files for Linux 3.14-1-486 > > i A linux-headers-3.14-1-686-pae - Header files for Linux 3.14-1-686-pae > > i linux-headers-3.14-1-all-i386 - All header files for Linux 3.14 > (meta-pack > i A linux-headers-3.14-1-amd64 - Header files for Linux 3.14-1-amd64 > > i A linux-headers-3.14-1-common - Common header files for Linux 3.14-1 > > i A linux-headers-3.14-1-common-rt - Common header files for Linux > 3.14-1-rt > i A linux-headers-3.14-1-rt-686-pae - Header files for Linux > 3.14-1-rt-686-pae > > (surely one of those installed pkgs has to be the right headers..You'd > think the very first one is it....so why are they not found...) > > The next steps are building the modules.... and near as I can tell it > succeeds: > > here is the action: > > ------- ------- ---=--- ------- ------- > NOTE: > Since I have already installed the iso you'll notice it remove that > pkg and then re-installs it. > > There is some commentary about xorg driver not being installed that > might also be why I'm not getting the result you did. > > There seems to be nothing mentioned to indicate any modules failed > to build so perhaps the bit about the X.org drivers not being > installed is the main culprit? > ------- ------- ---=--- ------- ------- > > (I've marked out the pertinent parts with asterisks). > > root # sh VBoxLinuxAdditions.run > > Verifying archive integrity... All good. > Uncompressing VirtualBox 4.3.15 Guest Additions for Linux............ > VirtualBox Guest Additions installer > Removing installed version 4.3.15 of VirtualBox Guest Additions... > Copying additional installer modules ... > Installing additional modules ... > Removing existing VirtualBox non-DKMS kernel modules ...done. > Building the VirtualBox Guest Additions kernel modules > > ********************************************************* > The headers for the current running kernel were not found. If the > following module compilation fails then this could be the reason. > ********************************************************* > > 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 > > *************************************************************** > Warning: unsupported pre-release version of X.Org Server installed. Not > installing the X.Org drivers. > ...done. > *************************************************************** > > Installing graphics libraries and desktop services components ...done. > > Could it be that you don't have dkms installed on the virtual machine? What response do you get for:
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