Opened 5 years ago
Last modified 5 years ago
#18533 new defect
Fedora 29 Guest Additions Failure
| Reported by: | E. Lewis | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | guest additions | Version: | VirtualBox 6.0.4 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Guest type: | Linux | Host type: | Mac OS X |
Description
Following upgrade to Kernel 5.0.3-200 and and subsequent upgrade to Kernel 5.0.4-200, the virtualbox guest additions fail. Symptom: guest screen no longer resizes automatically, and it is no longer possible to access shared folders. The only workaround I could find was to boot from Kernel 4.20.16-200 from which the screen performance is fine and it is possible to fully access shared folders as needed. VirtualBox Version: 6.0.4 r128413. Attempts to directly run the virtualbox guest addition: /run/media/<user name>/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run resulted in the error message: mod probe vboxsf failed.
Change History (4)
comment:1 by , 5 years ago
comment:2 by , 5 years ago
OK. Thanks. I am following forum route now, trying recommended fixes. If none work, then I will post a comment on the fora as you suggest.
comment:3 by , 5 years ago
Do you have a link to the forum discussion? Did you try ignoring the "modprobe vboxsf failed" message and rebooting the guest system to see if things worked? If things do not work with the official build you might also try the latest test version<1> of the Guest Additions (specifically the Guest Additions and matching the version of VirtualBox you are using) to compare.
comment:4 by , 5 years ago
There is no related discussion in the forums. There is an "E. Lewis" user registered in the forums, but hasn't logged in since 2012-10-20, not sure if it's the same user.
It's usually better and faster, if issues get first addressed in the VirtualBox forums, a lot more eyes there. More than 95% of the issues are resolved in the forums, which keeps the developers focusing on the bug fixes and enhancements, and there is no need for another ticket to keep track of. For example, yours is most probably not a bug and someone from the developers has to deal with it and close it as "Invalid".
Plus a discussion and analysis on the bug tracker is going to help you, me, and potentially a future drive-by user or two. Not so in the forums, many more tend to benefit...
So, if you can, please open a new thread in the Linux Guests section of the forums. Please be sure to mention that you came from the bug tracker and include the ticket number.