After successful installation of the OSE version including Windows XP, I
also added the following two packages with YAST:
virtualbox-ose-guest-tools and 2. xorg-x11-driver-virtualbox-ose for
reason to increase the size of the virtual screen which is only about
50% of my 19" monitor. It cannot be resized with the commands suggested
by the virtual machine and a message requests the addition of the guest
tools, albeit installed.
What is the problem here? Unfortunately I was unable to find any
documentation, explaining the use of the packages. Therefore I am
seeking any advise here on this forum.
caf4926;1942144 Wrote:
> Read here:
> ‘VirtualBox Installation - openSUSE’
> (http://en.opensuse.org/VirtualBox_Installation)
>
> You should be using this repo:
> ‘Index of /repositories/Virtualization:/VirtualBox/openSUSE_11.1’
> (http://tinyurl.com/a72es3)
>
>
> and update VBox
>
>
> When in the XP VM - free your mouse and from one of the tab across the
> top - choice install guest additions
>
> It works brilliantly
Thank you very much caf4926.
While I was quite careful to install everthing as per the suggestions
offered by SUSE (and reiterated by you) concerning Virtual Box, I did
not have any choice anywhere to install any additions.
Accordingly, I believe that I installed the VBox packages in the
incorrect order, namely Vbox, WindowsXP and subsequently the addional
packages named above.
Perhaps the installation order should be VBox and all its required and
ancillary packages and then Windows. Oh, well. It’s a learning curve and
unfortunately time consuming. Would you concur with the installation
order, which I think might be correct?.
With the XP machine running
When click Install VBox Additions it downloads another small .iso
(you can add it to mount at booting xp in the settings for the VM) but
normally it automounts from the download.
caf4926;1942724 Wrote:
> Here is a Video showing it. You have to download it from here:
>
> ‘Virtual Box Additions In XP - By carl4926’
> (http://my.opera.com/carl4926/blog/virtual-box-additions-in-xp)
I got it working, actually before I read your message concerning the
video.
I have other questions with VBox before commit anything serious to it,
But I will search in the forum first and perhaps i will find the answer.
Thank you ever so much for helping out. Take care.
ve3fd;1942932 Wrote:
> I got it working, actually before I read your message concerning the
> video.
>
> I have other questions with VBox before commit anything serious to it,
> But I will search in the forum first and perhaps i will find the answer.
> Thank you ever so much for helping out. Take care.