Opened 16 years ago
Closed 8 years ago
#1517 closed defect (obsolete)
"Xorg -configure" messes up the display
| Reported by: | maybeway36 | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | other | Version: | VirtualBox 1.6.0 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Guest type: | Linux | Host type: | other |
Description (last modified by )
The command "Xorg -configure", designed to probe hardware for Xorg, locks up the OS running inside VirtualBox and you have to reset the VM. Xorg -configure is used in Puppy Linux if you choose the Xorg option, as well as in PC-BSD. Neither works properly. Most other distributions work.
Change History (7)
comment:1 by , 16 years ago
comment:2 by , 16 years ago
I have the same problem with openmamba Linux, since release 1.6.0. It causes the virtual machine to abort when started from livecd (it launches X -configure on boot), a workaround for this is disabling the bootsplash. If I launch X -configure from an installed system (runlevel 3) the effect is that hitting a key causes the virtual machine window to move (!).
comment:3 by , 16 years ago
| Summary: | VirtualBox locks up at "Xorg -configure" → "Xorg -configure" messes up the display |
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comment:4 by , 16 years ago
| Guest type: | other → Linux |
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comment:6 by , 16 years ago
Same problem with FreeBSD 7 guest. Using VirtualBox 2.0.4
Any solutions?
comment:7 by , 8 years ago
| Description: | modified (diff) |
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| Resolution: | → obsolete |
| Status: | new → closed |
Please reopen if still relevant with a recent VirtualBox release.
Actually, it doesn't lock up the OS, it just messes up the display. You can still enter commands at the keyboard (at least on the VM I used to test this).