Opened 17 years ago
Closed 17 years ago
#198 closed defect (fixed)
Problem in installing the Linux guest additions
| Reported by: | mwhidby | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | other | Version: | VirtualBox 1.3.6 |
| Keywords: | /tmp xorg.conf x11config.pl | Cc: | |
| Guest type: | other | Host type: | other |
Description
There is a problem in installing the Linux guest additions, specifically the X window drivers, when /tmp is on its own filesystem. The install procedure uses a script called x11config.pl which uses the 'rename' function. However, the rename function does not work across filesystem boundaries with the result that the newly modified X configuration file is left in /tmp (called xorg.conf) and is not updated in its original location. Since the original X configurstion file has been renamed to a backup copy at this point, X will not start up after the machine is rebooted. A workaround is just to manually copy the file to its correct location after the install has completed.
This is on a guest system running Scientific Linux 4.4 but will probably manifest itself on any Linux guest.
The fix is committed to the svn and will be included in the next release.