VirtualBox

Opened 7 years ago

Last modified 2 years ago

#17215 reopened defect

Guest additions command line updating fails (Linux host, Windows guest) — at Initial Version

Reported by: roland651 Owned by:
Component: VM control Version: VirtualBox 5.2.0
Keywords: Cc:
Guest type: Windows Host type: Linux

Description

I have a Linux host (Ubuntu 16.04, 64 bits) and a Windows guest (Windows 7 professional, 64 bits). I try to update the guest additions using the command line.

So I issue the command (from the Linux host, with the VM guest powered on):

VBoxManage guestcontrol "win7" updateadditions --source /usr/share/virtualbox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso --verbose

The command fails and I get the following output:

Updating Guest Additions ... Using source: /usr/share/virtualbox/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso VBoxManage: error: Could not open guest session: VERR_TIMEOUT VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_IPRT_ERROR (0x80bb0005), component GuestWrap, interface IGuest, callee nsISupports VBoxManage: error: Context: "UpdateGuestAdditions(Bstr(strSource).raw(), ComSafeArrayAsInParam(aArgs), ComSafeArrayAsInParam(aUpdateFlags), pProgress.asOutParam())" at line 3667 of file VBoxManageGuestCtrl.cpp

I tried with Virtualbox 5.1.30 and 5.2.0 and I get the same result.

Manually updating the guest additions (withon the guest) works as expected.

And I was also able to start a program within the guest, using commands like:

VBoxManage guestcontrol "win7" --username my_account run --exe "C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe"

So, I think this issue is clearly a bug...

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