Comments on: How to install VirtualBox Guest Additions for openSUSE guest OS

By: Smith Matsiko

Smith Matsiko — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:04:59 +0000

With OpenSuse 11.4, life is too easy..VirtualBox Additions are already installed for you.
Simply Know this command:mount -t vboxsf [-o OPTIONS] sharename mountpoint

Procedure
Sharename: Devices>Shared Folder>[smith]
Mountpoint: /mnt/documents
Note create the folder: mkdir /mnt/documents

mount -t vboxsf smith /mnt/documents

Enjoy

By: slurp812

slurp812 — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:51:15 +0000

Um, its –install!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Ben Welch

Ben Welch — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:43:04 +0000

I would NOT recommend this for people using SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11. I just did it and now my VM can not detect any monitors (I haven’t changed any settings and it does have the proper permissions).

By: JBone

JBone — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:01:12 +0000

I am still having trouble my kernel and kernel-source same level i have kernel-syms installed and still can’t get it so i can type in the log in box. If I select fail safe i can type in the log in box. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Not sure what I am doing wrong.
Also when in fail safe i change desktop to Display Effects all i get is a white screen now.

By: peter

peter — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:36:56 +0000

Thanks, yes, this helped a lot. I previously followed the instructions listed in http://www.myria.de/computer/software/88-opensuse-111-als-virtualbox-gastsystem but it didn’t work. However install kernel-syms made it. Thanks.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:15:40 +0000

First I install openSUSE 11.2 from DVD.

Afterwards I configure install sources temporarily for a initial installation, by set in the repository priorities DVD as only. (Increase installation speed)

openSUSE 11.2
Virtualbox 3.0.12

As packet manager I used zypper instead of yast2.

1. -> sudo zypper install gcc make (compiler)
2. -> automake autoconf (required by Guest Additions 3.0.12)
3. -> sudo zypper install kernel-source kernel-syms (kernel source)

I found out additional that to “kernel-source” kernel-syms” is required too for a successful installation of Guest Additions 3.0.12.

Finally install Guest Additions with

4. -> sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run

With my configuration command line 4. fails if “kernel-syms” is not installed.

By: jim

jim — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:39:07 +0000

you have to install the same version of your kernel-source as you’re running in order to get virtualbox addon to succeed. My combo is
openSUSE 11.1
Virtualbox 3.0.8
Kernel and Kernel-source version 2.6.27.7-9.1

This combo works as long as you make sure the kernel-source version installed via yast2 is the same as the one you get after running

uname -a

By: demo

demo — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:58:20 +0000

Well i did find a way to make keyboard work, you have to install vbox guest additions again in failsafe but you’re resolution will reset to 800×600.

By: Lost in London

Lost in London — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:48:01 +0000

@Newbee: thanks but I’ve tried that. I’m running a KDE Desktop, not Gnome, and you go over Yast / Sax2 to change the config there. I have even tried changing the xorg.conf without success.

There are two problems here.

1. The keyboard / keyboard input is not recognised, i.e. I can’t type anything. I can use the mouse (copy / paste)
2. The keyboard is not recognised as a german keyboard.

I guess if you fix 1. then 2. will automatically be fixed.

Thanks all the same.

By: newbee

newbee — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:37:06 +0000

@Lost in London, Axel Schroeder:
hi,
try this: controlcenter/hardware -> keyboard -> layouts and change settings.

maybe this link helps:
http://www.novell.com/documentation/opensuse103/opensuse103_gnome_user/?page=/documentation/opensuse103/opensuse103_gnome_user/data/bssdjdl.html