Linux Guest Additions X server modules do not work with latest X server version -> fixed in version 1.5.2

[Robert Bordelon]

Last week Debian unstable (a.k.a. Sid) upgraded the X server to one which uses a different ABI version (version 2.) The vboxvideo and vboxmouse modules currently use ABI version 1. This ABI version mismatch prevents the vbox modules from being loaded, which results in the X server failing to start.

Additionally, the output of the "X -version" command has changed to the point that install.sh is unable to parse it (example below:)

guest:/var/log# X -version

X.Org X Server 1.4.0
Release Date: 5 September 2007
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux Debian (xorg-server 2:1.4-3)
Current Operating System: Linux screw 2.6.22-2-k7 #1 SMP Fri Aug 31 01:02:37 UTC 2007 i686
Build Date: 29 September 2007  04:19:41PM
 
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
guest:/var/log# 

I suspect this problem will start appearing in other Linux distributions as the new X.org versions get rolled out.

I'm attaching my Xorg.0.log file.

[Robert Bordelon]

Xorg.0.log

[Frank Mehnert]

Thanks for the report, known problem.

[Michael Thayer]

This is fixed in version 1.5.2, which will be released as soon as we have fixed a number of open issues.