VirtualBox Guest Additions 5.2.22 installation in ReactOS 0.4.10 fails (partially) -> ReactOS issue

[LigH]

The installation of VBoxGuestAddons fails with several references to Plug&Play devices not being present.

The installer finally suggests to look into 'C:\Programme\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions\install_ui.log' for more details. This file does not exist. Instead, 'C:\Programme\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions\install_drivers.log' exists (attached).

Installing VBoxGuestAddons 5.0.x in ReactOS 0.4.9 worked without issues.

[LigH]

Created a related issue for ReactOS: ​https://jira.reactos.org/browse/CORE-15352

[Michael Thayer]

I would say that this is a topic for ReactOS simply because we do not support them. If changes are needed to our Additions which are clearly not going to affect Windows guests then the ReactOS developers could contact us. Then again, they might (or might not) actually want to provide their own drivers and Additions for VirtualBox.

[gigaherz]

ReactOS developer here. For what it's worth, they were already on the ReactOS IRC asking about it, and chose to ignore our advice:

[13:18] (LigH): Installing VBoxGuestAddons 5.2.22 in ReactOS 0.4.10 fails. Is that a topic rather for you or for VirtualBox developers?
[13:23] (@gigaherz): LigH: if the same installation works in windows 2003 sp2, then it's our problem
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[13:59] (LigH): I doubt I will find setups of such MS OS which still work... even if I still have a CD, I doubt I will still have a valid serial which would register today.
[13:59] (LigH): But I will create a mirror issue in their tracker.

[Michael Thayer]

@gigaherz Thank you. I will close this ticket then. If you need to talk to us about this then the vbox-dev mailing list is probably the best place.