VirtualBox

[sathyan]

I am having some problems with VirtualBox. The host is Windows 7 Pro and the guest OS is Ubuntu 10.04. Guest Additions have been installed.

1. Ubuntu will not allow a screen resolution larger than 800x600. Even when I go full screen the Ubuntu desktop remains covering only the small 800x600 part of the screen. My VRAM is set at 32MB. My monitor is 1680x1050 (and displaying that way in windows)

2. I cannot access my windows hard drive. In VirtualBox, I set a directory on my C drive (where music and videos are stored) to be shared but I do not see it from the guest OS.

Mod: If these are not VirtualBox for Windows issues but Ubuntu issues, please move to the Unix board.

 

[Leros]

I just installed Ubuntu on Windows 7 with Virtual Box last night. I had the same problems until I installed Guest Additions, so my guess is that you did not correctly install it.

Are you able to use the guest OS without getting your cursor stuck inside the guest OS? That would indicate that Guest Additions installed correctly.

 

[sathyan]

Thanks. I reinstalled the guest additions _and restarted_ to get the display to expand properly. The command for mounting the shared folder took a bit of experimentation. This command ultimately worked:
sudo mount -t vboxsf [sharename] [where it should be mounted]

 

[konakona]

Thanks. I reinstalled the guest additions _and restarted_ to get the display to expand properly. The command for mounting the shared folder took a bit of experimentation. This command ultimately worked:
sudo mount -t vboxsf [sharename] [where it should be mounted]

thanks, marked for later if I ever get to run an ubuntu client.

 

[Leros]

For whatever its worth, you can install Guest Additions in Ubuntu by selecting the Guest Additions ISO in Virtual Box's menu. Then double clicking the CD icon on the desktop will autostart the installation. I never had to touch the command line or mount anything myself.

 

[0roo0roo]

hm new version released 😛