Installing on Virtual PC 2007 (on Vista)

[jilljones]

I am trying to install Fedora on Vista using Virtual PC 2007. I have gotten everything installed but after rebooting the screen resolution within Virtual PC goes all awry (please see attached).

I cannot read any of the text in the screen. Is there a setting I need to change within Fedora, within Vista, or within Virtual PC?

Thanks for any help!

[SaGS]

Use kernel option fbcon=map:9, it solved this particular display problem for me.

[sideways]

nice fix SaGS. Just want to point out that fedora runs more smoothly with VirtualBox on Vista, once you install Guest Additions, and especially if your cpu supports hardware virtualisation (you set it on the General->Advanced settings for the machine).

I have F8 running at near to native speed on one Vista box using VirtualBox

[laxman_225]

sideways, is it same with fedora 9 aswell. I have a windows VISTA and want to install fedora 9, should I use VirtualPC or virtualBox. What do you mean by Guest Addons.

Thanks,
Laxman

[sideways]

If VirtualPC is working for you then stick with that. If you try VirtualBox, then once you have the guest OS installed and running there is an option in the Devices menu to Install Guest Additions. This enables the display and mouse to work more smoothly for instance. Also, before starting the guest OS you can select the General settings dialog, and under the Advanced tab there is an option to Enable VT-x/AMD-V, which you should do if your cpu supports virtualisation technology (Most recent Intel Core 2 Duos, AMD Turion etc)

[allendick]

I have a laptop running Vista Home and VirtualBox running on it. I have installed several versions of Ubuntu and two versions of Fedora 10 (Gnome and KDE). I have little trouble installing the VirtualBox Additions on Ubuntu, but am stuck with Fedora. As a result, I am working in a very small window with a jerky, idiosyncratic mouse. (The additions give full screen resolution and better mouse control).

I managed to get the VirtualBox 2.0.6 Guest Additions for Linux file to run, using su -c but got this:

Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing VirtualBox 2.0.6 Guest Additions for Linux installation...................................... .................................................. .................................................. ...........................................
VirtualBox 2.0.6 Guest Additions for Linux installation
Please install GNU make.
Please install the build and header files for your current Linux kernel.
Thwe current kernel version is 2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686
Please install the GNU compiler
Problems were found which would prevent the Guest additions from installing
Please correct these problems and try again.

I'm not sure what to do.

Can ayone give me some clues?

Thanks.

[Alix]

allendick, you should use "yum install dkms" command with root previledges.


UPD:
It's a pity, but after installation nothing changes.
I have the same message as allendick.
Does anybody fix this trouble on Fedora 10?

[allendick]

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showth...ght=virtualbox
Installing VBoxLinuxAdditions on FC8
---
su -
yum update kernel
reboot
[yadda yadda]
su -
yum install kernel-develyum update kernel

cd yadda yadda
./VboxLinuxAdditions
---

BTW, I just drag the VboxLinuxAdditions file to the command line in Terminal (after cd) and hit enter, rather than type it all in.

Hope this helps.

[Alix]

I've tried to install a lot of things Some of them were successfully installed. Finally, I have such message

Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing VirtualBox 2.1.0 Guest Additions for Linux installation.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
VirtualBox 2.1.0 Guest Additions installation
Please install GNU make.
Problems were found which would prevent the Guest Additions from installing.
Please correct these problems and try again.

So, only GNU make is still present in this list.

PS: what do u mean by [yadda yadda]?

[allendick]

It means etc. etc.

Actually, I did not write that, I quoted it.

You need to get into the root directory as I recall.

I have been fdoing a lot of things and have about 15 different O/Ss and VMs, so can't exatly recall, but don't you just need to

yum install make

Sorry. Can't find my notes and I am new to all this.

Good luck.

[Alix]

Originally Posted by allendick

It means etc. etc.

Actually, I did not write that, I quoted it.

You need to get into the root directory as I recall.

I have been fdoing a lot of things and have about 15 different O/Ss and VMs, so can't exatly recall, but don't you just need to

yum install make

Sorry. Can't find my notes and I am new to all this.

Good luck.

Thanks a lot. This - "yum install make" helped me to fix latest issue with installing. Now it's ok - resolution is fine.
But actually I'd like to make smth like manual for fixing this issue. Because I don't have logical steps for that. So, I'll try tomorrow to pass from the beginning. And then will post here concrete steps.

[Alix]

So, as I told in my previous message, I deleted my Fedora and started from beginning. Steps for fixing problems with installing VBoxLinuxAdditions:

yum install make

yum install gcc

yum install kernel-devel

yum update kernel

[reboot]

Thats all. After those steps I'm able to setup VBoxLinuxAdditions successfully.
Hope it will help!