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Apr 18, 2019 9:57:41 AM (5 years ago)
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  • Ticket #18508

    • Property Summary Re-size VirutalBox Ubuntu Guest Host Window Causes Black Ubuntu Guest Host Screen Until Machine -> Reset → Re-size VirtualBox Ubuntu Guest Window Causes Black Guest Screen Until Machine is Reset

  • Ticket #18508 – Description

    initial v2  
    11System Information:
    2 •       Host:
    3 •       Windows 10 Enterprise:
    4 o       VirutalBox:
    5        VirutalBox 6.0.4
    6        VirutalBox Extension Pack 6.0.4
    7 •       Guest Host:
    8 o       Ubuntu 18.04.2 (ubuntu-18.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso)
    9 o       VirtualBox Guest Additions: VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4
     2 * Host: Windows 10 Enterprise:
     3 * VirtualBox 6.0.4
     4 * VirtualBox Extension Pack 6.0.4
     5 * Guest: Ubuntu 18.04.2 (ubuntu-18.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso)
     6 * VirtualBox Guest Additions: 6.0.4
    107
    118Issue:
    12 Upon installation of the VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4 in Ubuntu 18.04.2 whenever you attempt to re-size VirutalBox Ubuntu Guest Host Window Causes Black Ubuntu Guest Host Screen Until Machine -> Reset.
     9Upon installation of the VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4 in Ubuntu 18.04.2 whenever you attempt to re-size VirtualBox Ubuntu Guest Window Causes Black Guest Screen Until Machine is Reset.
    1310
    1411Steps to Reproduce:
    1512I have tested this various times by performing the following:
    16 1)      Performing a fresh installation of Ubuntu 18.04.2 (ubuntu-18.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso) in VirutalBox with the following specifications:
    17 •       Base Memory:  2048 MB (2 GB)
    18 •       Processors: 2
    19 •       Disk Space: 25 GB
    20 •       Encryption Enabled: Yes (via the graphical Ubuntu installer prompts)
    21 2)      Navigating to “Devices -> Insert Guest Additions CD image”
    22 3)      Ran the VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4 Install via the “Run” pop-up button
    23 4)      Received the “Please install the gcc make perl packages from your distribution.” error message
    24 5)      Ran the “sudo apt-get update” command per https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035030/virtualbox-guest-additions-installation-problem
    25 6)      Ran the “sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc make perl dkms” command per https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035030/virtualbox-guest-additions-installation-problem
    26 7)      Ran the “reboot” command per https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035030/virtualbox-guest-additions-installation-problem
    27 8)      Re-ran the VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4 Install via the “Run” pop-up button
    28 9)      Attempted to re-size the VirutalBox Ubuntu Guest Host Window which created a black Ubnut Guest Host screen
    29 10)     Navigate to “Machine -> Reset”
     131. Performing a fresh installation of Ubuntu 18.04.2 (ubuntu-18.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso) in VirtualBox with the following specifications:
     14 * Base Memory:  2048 MB (2 GB)
     15 * Processors: 2
     16 * Disk Space: 25 GB
     17 * Encryption Enabled: Yes (via the graphical Ubuntu installer prompts)
    3018
    31 If I ever re-attempted to re-size the VirutalBox Ubuntu Guest Host Window then it would re-create black Ubuntu Guest Host screen
     192. Navigating to “Devices -> Insert Guest Additions CD image”
    3220
    33 To resolve this issue I would manual uninstall  VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4 from the Ubuntu Guest Host via the Command Line Interface (CLI) by performing the following steps:
    34 1)      Ensure the “Guest Additions CD image” is still mounted to the Ubuntu Guest Host
    35 2)      Run the “sudo sh /<USERNAME>/media/<VIRUTALBOXNAME>/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run uninstall” command
     213. Ran the VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4 Install via the “Run” pop-up button
     22
     234. Received the “Please install the gcc make perl packages from your distribution.” error message
     24
     255. Ran the “sudo apt-get update” command per https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035030/virtualbox-guest-additions-installation-problem
     26
     276. Ran the “sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc make perl dkms” command per https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035030/virtualbox-guest-additions-installation-problem
     28
     297. Ran the “reboot” command per https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035030/virtualbox-guest-additions-installation-problem
     30
     318. Re-ran the VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4 Install via the “Run” pop-up button
     32
     339. Attempted to re-size the VirtualBox Ubuntu Guest Window which created a black Ubuntu Guest screen
     34
     3510. Navigate to “Machine -> Reset”
     36
     37If I ever re-attempted to re-size the VirtualBox Ubuntu Guest Window then it would re-create black Ubuntu Guest screen
     38
     39To resolve this issue I would manual uninstall VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4 from the Ubuntu Guest via the Command Line Interface (CLI) by performing the following steps:
     40 1) Ensure the “Guest Additions CD image” is still mounted to the Ubuntu Guest
     41 2) Run the “sudo sh /<USERNAME>/media/<VIRUTALBOXNAME>/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run uninstall” command
    3642
    3743Outcome:
    38 This issue needs to be resolved so that one can re-size the a Ubuntu 18.04.2+ Guest Host window
     44This issue needs to be resolved so that one can re-size the a Ubuntu 18.04.2+ Guest window

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