[opensuse] Virtualbox extensions
When installing Oracle Virtualbox, using files downloaded from Oracle, it is necessary to install the virtual box package, extensions and guest additions. In the openSUSE version, there are virtualbox, desktop icons, host kernel and virtualbox-qt. Is there anything that includes the extensions? I downloaded the guest additions from Oracle. The reason I'm asking is that when I use the openSUSE packages, I can't use USB 2, only 1.1. I could use USB 2 previously, when using the packages from Oracle. tnx jk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 04/07/2017 03:02 PM, James Knott wrote:
When installing Oracle Virtualbox, using files downloaded from Oracle, it is necessary to install the virtual box package, extensions and guest additions. In the openSUSE version, there are virtualbox, desktop icons, host kernel and virtualbox-qt. Is there anything that includes the extensions? I downloaded the guest additions from Oracle. The reason I'm asking is that when I use the openSUSE packages, I can't use USB 2, only 1.1. I could use USB 2 previously, when using the packages from Oracle.
tnx jk
e.g. sudo VBoxManage extpack install --replace Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.1.4-74291.vbox-extpack -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 04/07/2017 04:47 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
On 04/07/2017 03:02 PM, James Knott wrote:
When installing Oracle Virtualbox, using files downloaded from Oracle, it is necessary to install the virtual box package, extensions and guest additions. In the openSUSE version, there are virtualbox, desktop icons, host kernel and virtualbox-qt. Is there anything that includes the extensions? I downloaded the guest additions from Oracle. The reason I'm asking is that when I use the openSUSE packages, I can't use USB 2, only 1.1. I could use USB 2 previously, when using the packages from Oracle.
tnx jk
e.g.
sudo VBoxManage extpack install --replace Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.1.4-74291.vbox-extpack
That seems to have done it and USB 2 is now available. In the past, I just had to click on it and Virtualbox would start up and install it. It's still possible to do it through the Virtualbox configuration. Any idea why this is not included in Yast? And Guest Additions? It would be nice to have them all in one place without having to go to Oracle. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 04/07/2017 04:06 PM, James Knott wrote:
hat seems to have done it and USB 2 is now available. In the past, I just had to click on it and Virtualbox would start up and install it. It's still possible to do it through the Virtualbox configuration. Any idea why this is not included in Yast? And Guest Additions? It would be nice to have them all in one place without having to go to Oracle.
Agreed, but it isn't much once you boil it down, Historically, SuSE could only include the OSE version without USB due to the limitless nonsensical legal licensing bs lawyers bless us with. I've used both the openSuSE rpms and those directly from virtualbox.org, and have always had less problems just using the virtualbox.org files. Currently, the 13.2 rpms at virtualbox.org work fine on Leap 42.2, e.g. at: http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/5.1.18/ The extension pack has always been an 'add-on' install (there used to be an .rpm, if I recall correctly). When I started using virtualized systems via my LAN, I made friends with the VBoxManage command (with "alias vbm=VBoxManage" for convenience) and found the install of the extpack to be one of the commands (I think I was actually reading the manual -- heaven forbid, which is really good) Bottom line, there is nothing you cannot do as far as virtualbox is concerned with the 'VBoxManage' command. It is the Swiss-Army knife for vbox. (basically it is the raw interface to vbox, just like the direct options for KVM or Qemu). The nice UI really doesn't do anything but build the VBoxManage command line for you. Glad it worked for you. That is really the whole install with the virtualbox.org file, just (1) install the latest openSUSE132-x rpm, and (2) install the extension pack with VBoxManage ... (3) in the guest install the GuestAdditions/LinuxGuestAdditions depending on your guest. All host kernel module updates are handled by dkms on kernel update, and linux guest updates (with the included guestadditions.iso attached to your cd device) is a simple $ sudo mount /dev/sr0 /mnt/cd followed by $ sudo /mnt/cd/VBoxLinuxAdditions to rebuild the guest kernel modules followed by $ sudo modprobe -a vboxsf vboxvideo vboxguest and your done ;p The windows guests prompt you to install the latest guestadditions after a vbox update. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 04/07/2017 07:02 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
Glad it worked for you. That is really the whole install with the virtualbox.org file, just
(1) install the latest openSUSE132-x rpm, and (2) install the extension pack with VBoxManage ... (3) in the guest install the GuestAdditions/LinuxGuestAdditions depending on your guest.
I originally tried the openSUSE version and when it didn't work I went with the Oracle packages, which worked. I then decided to try the openSUSE packages again and it appears to work OK.
All host kernel module updates are handled by dkms on kernel update, and linux guest updates (with the included guestadditions.iso attached to your cd device) is a simple
$ sudo mount /dev/sr0 /mnt/cd
followed by
$ sudo /mnt/cd/VBoxLinuxAdditions
to rebuild the guest kernel modules followed by
$ sudo modprobe -a vboxsf vboxvideo vboxguest
and your done ;p
That's a lot more effort than what I did with the Oracle packages. I just installed the VB rpm. Then, I could click on the extensions and it automagically installed in VB. Then I loaded the Guest Additions iso and when running Windows as admin, opened the "drive" and ran the software. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 07/04/17 21:02, James Knott wrote:
When installing Oracle Virtualbox, using files downloaded from Oracle, it is necessary to install the virtual box package, extensions and guest additions. In the openSUSE version, there are virtualbox, desktop icons, host kernel and virtualbox-qt. Is there anything that includes the extensions? I downloaded the guest additions from Oracle. The reason I'm asking is that when I use the openSUSE packages, I can't use USB 2, only 1.1. I could use USB 2 previously, when using the packages from Oracle.
Following up from others, I run virtualbox on gentoo, and I was installing the extensions from the menu of a running VBox instance. Cheers, Wol -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 04/10/2017 02:24 PM, Anthony Youngman wrote:
Following up from others, I run virtualbox on gentoo, and I was installing the extensions from the menu of a running VBox instance.
Cheers, Wol
Which is the way you do it on Windoze. However, you do not have that option with Linux guests. There, you must mount the guestadditions.iso (e.g. /mnt/cd) and then run /mnt/cd/VBoxLinuxAdditions to generate the new kernel modules on kernel or virtualbox update. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 7 April 2017 at 22:02, James Knott
When installing Oracle Virtualbox, using files downloaded from Oracle, it is necessary to install the virtual box package, extensions and guest additions. In the openSUSE version, there are virtualbox, desktop icons, host kernel and virtualbox-qt. Is there anything that includes the extensions? I downloaded the guest additions from Oracle. The reason I'm asking is that when I use the openSUSE packages, I can't use USB 2, only 1.1. I could use USB 2 previously, when using the packages from Oracle.
tnx jk
so have just been through the process on tumbleweed after (default) virtualbox update. And you can download and install all additions through menus: with windows guest running devices:<insert guest additions CD> close down windows, then in the main dash go to file:<check for updates> responds by saying upto date, then warns than additions are out of date, gives option for update. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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