Comments on: Virtual Box – How to Install & Configure in openSUSE

By: Juan

Juan — Wed, 13 May 2009 05:33:40 +0000

hi.
I successfully mounted virualbox in open suse 11 but disabled the USB option, how can I enable this option?
Thank

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:11:47 +0000

VirtualBox is quite sensitive to how it is installed. And generally the instructions above are outdated by the new VirtualBox offering.

Before starting installation, it may be sensible to make sure everything is removed from the last failed install. Run rm -r .Vir* and then rm -r .vir* from the home folder of any user who has installed an older version – including root!

Get the latest VirtualBox (currently 2.1.2) from virtualbox.org. Forget the OSE offerings from SuSE. Download the file into an empty folder. Use Yast to add the folder to the Yast repository. Then choose ManageSoftware from Yast and search for VirtualBox and install the 2.1.2 version (or the latest) and nothing else. DO NOT install VirtualBox by right mouseclicking the rpm and choosing ‘install software’; neither run rpm -i VirtualBox.rpm; the effects should be the same but they are not. Yast completes and automatically adds the user to vboxusers group and does other housekeeping. You should now be able to run VirtualBox from the menu or command line by typing VirtualBox.

By: SoulRebel

SoulRebel — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:44:48 +0000

I’m getting this error when executing VirtualBox (on openSUSE 11.1)

/usr/bin/VirtualBox: line 3: /usr/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBox: access deny

I have already added my user to vboxusers and tryed a chmod on the lib. nothing worked..

thx

By: Roger

Roger — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:50 +0000

I will like someone to PLEASE assist me with instructions on how to use the Xen Virtualization feature in openSUSE 11.0. I already installed and included all necessary libraries, plugins, and programs to get the application working. But my big problem is that I am new to this whole Linux experience and learning very fast. I love openSUSE but I can’t seem to figure out how exactly do I get to login to my desktop after booting into the Xen virtual machine option from the Boot Loader Menu that takes you to a command prompt cause that’s all that I’m getting. I don’t know if I am still not doing something right. I keep getting an error message about Xen not being loaded or started.

By: Roger

Roger — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:51:21 +0000

I am running openSUSE 11.0 and I got the same error message. I think it is because the link is bad or because an entry in the repository for openSUSE 11.0 Updates is already present. I just unchecked the second repository as I already had an update repository of openSUSE 11.0 in the YaST Software Repositories.

By: stasik

stasik — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:31:54 +0000

i got the same error on my suse 11.0 64 bits. what i did is de-selected the second repository which it asks to add to repository by default. so i left only first link and installed successfully. the error is in the second link, it can not be added to the main repository list (for some reason), whats why u get error.

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:58:50 +0000

Can’t get the 1-click for openSUSE 10.3 to work. 10.2 and 11 give me the download dialog, but 10.3 give me a window that says ‘no such project” Is there a problem with this link?

By: laurie

laurie — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:55:30 +0000

for X64 boxes just do the install by adding the virtualbox repository then installing from YAST. the instructions on this site still work.
for mine I had to do a reboot before starting the virtual machine.
after that all was fine.

Laurie

By: Someone

Someone — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:28:11 +0000

Apparently the “1-Click” install software only works on x86 systems not on X64.

By: Diego

Diego — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:03:55 +0000

Hi,

I kill all yast instances and I have no update on my system for virtual box and I have the same error as Laurie.
Can you help me with this?

Thanks!

Diego