[vbox-dev] Call for testing, second try (Linux and Solaris Guest Additions)

[Louis King Jr]

Apparently the "Hint" preference was fixed because now if I set the Display
Hint in VirtualBox to 1920x1080 it actually opens to that size. Hint never
worked before.

On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Louis King Jr <inlieuoflou at gmail.com> wrote:

> Michael.
>
> The problem I had yesterday is fixed. I didn't try to recreate the new
> one. I haven't noticed any thing different except, I actually installed the
> test build for OSX instead of just the GAs. Something that has changed is,
> the guests no longer remember what size they were when shutdown. Normally I
> have all guests set to 1920x1080 and when I start them they opened to that
> size. Now they don 't.
>
> On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 3:02 PM, Michael Thayer <michael.thayer at oracle.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Second try<1>, hopefully with the first regression fixed.  I have
>> already found one new one myself: I started a terminal, switched to
>> seamless mode, switched to a virtual terminal and back and cancelled the
>> switch back to seamless.  Result: the second guest screen was set to a
>> 0x0 resolution (checked with xrandr) and blacked out.
>>
>> All additional testing is welcome, I will fix my regression tomorrow and
>> any others (if there are any, which is quite likely) as fast as I can as
>> they are reported!
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> <1> https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds
>>
>> On 03.12.2014 22:43, Michael Thayer wrote:
>> > A number of changes and fixes were made to the graphics components of
>> > the Linux and Solaris Guest Additions recently, particularly related to
>> > disappearing guest screens and switches to virtual terminals.  I would
>> > really appreciate any testing by anyone who uses these guests to make
>> > sure that I haven't introduced any regressions with the fixes.  If you
>> > would like to help please download a Guest Additions test build<1> (the
>> > changes may not all be in the other builds yet), install it, use it and
>> > let me know if any new problems have appeared.  I hope they will not,
>> > but I would rather know about it.
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Michael
>> >
>> > <1> https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds
>> >
>>
>>
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