Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions in Slitaz 3.0 target

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Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions in Slitaz 3.0 target

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Started 12 years ago by cocorocara
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cocorocara

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This is not a question, just information hoping it will help someone.

Host: Fedora 15.
VBox: 4.1.0
Target: Slitaz 3.0

I can confirm that I have managed to install Guest Additions on Slitaz 3.0. Now I am in full screen mode and can share folders.

There are a few key steps to follow:
(1) Install packages slitaz-toolchain, linux-headers, linux-source, linux-drm, bzip2
(2) Mount the VBoxAdditions iso, cd into the directory, and run as root ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
The modules should get built. It will give some messages about adding stuff to /etc/init.d. It can be safely ignored at the moment.
(3) Open /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Uncomment the keyboard and mouse sections (only). Somehow the script comments these out. Leave the ServerLayout section commented.
(4) Add the modules vboxguest, vboxsf, vboxvideo to the load modules text box in the initialization tab of the control box.
(5) reboot

And voila! It should work. Hope this helps.

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Posted 12 years ago #
solsTiCe

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yes very helpfull
but with latest cooking version, there is some change

I had to install linux-api-headers and linux-module-headers. no linux-headers anymore

Also there is no control box (?) so I added the module to the list of LOAD_MODULES in /etc/rcS.conf

And finally, it did not work at all. I found that some (broken) files in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ pollute things a bit. So I simple deleted (rm) these file
50-Devices.conf
50-Monitor.conf
60-something.conf
and 70-something.conf too
and 10-something.conf

all of them creating device and screen and display in conflict with the one already in /etc/X11/xorg.conf

voilà

Posted 12 years ago #
black dog

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Where are the modules vboxguest, vboxsf, vboxvideo?
And where there is a control box?
SliTaz cooking.

Posted 12 years ago #
devl547

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~ # cook my_life

>Where are the modules vboxguest, vboxsf, vboxvideo?

/lib/modules/kernel_version/misc/

>And where there is a control box?

Replaced by tazpanel

// Если что - пиши: 303610021 / devl547@xmpp.jp

Posted 12 years ago #
black dog

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Found another description of the installation:
https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=43286

In the text of a small error. Line in the fstab should be:
[sharename][tab]/mnt/[sharename][tab]vboxsf[tab]defaults[tab]0[tab]0

The shared folder is now working. But the screen resolution is still 800x600.
How to increase it?

@devl547 Thank you! I want to find out how to install the guest additions. Then write how-to in Russian.

Posted 12 years ago #
devl547

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~ # cook my_life

>But the screen resolution is still 800x600.

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0" #Collapse Monitor and Device section to Screen section
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16 #Choose the depth (16||24)
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768_75.00" #Choose the resolution
EndSubSection
EndSection

Posted 12 years ago #
black dog

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It does not help.
Although it is written:

This configuration file is read before all files in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/

settings in these files do not match. Perhaps they are opposed.
I followed the advice of solsTiCe and deleted the files 10-something.conf, 50-Monitor.conf, 60-Devices.conf, 70-Screen.conf.
After rebooting the VirtualBox window unfolded on the screen!
But there is a fault. I is the option "adjust screen size guest OS." If VirtualBox was running in full screen mode, SliTaz is full screen, but when switching to windowed mode the lower pane is not visible. SliTaz to fit the window, you need to restart X-server. A screen size of the guest OS must be changed automatically.
I noticed another error: not working clipboard between guest and host machine.

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