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    Fedora 16 as VirtualBox guest

    Hi,

    I have Fedora 16 (kernel 3.1.0-0.rc4.git0.0.fc16.x86_64) installed in a VirtualBox VM (Version 4.1.2 r73507 from the VirtualBox site). The host is also Linux.

    The Guest Additions compile and install successfully, except that I see the following message:

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    Warning: unsupported pre-release version of X.Org Server installed.  Not installing the X.Org drivers
    I am guessing that this is the reason my screen resolution does not follow resizing properly, and that mouse integration does not work. I notice that there is no /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

    Is this assumption correct? And is there a workaround?

    Thanks,
    Palooka

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    Re: Fedora 16 as VirtualBox guest

    I also have the same problem, and I don't know a workaround, but you don't need an xorg.conf file. And yes, that is the reason you don't get full screen in your virtual machine.

    Germán.

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    Re: Fedora 16 as VirtualBox guest

    I have similar error. Difference is gnome 3 gnome-cell is not working. falls to fallback mode.

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    Re: Fedora 16 as VirtualBox guest

    We probably need to wait for updated guest additions.

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    Re: Fedora 16 as VirtualBox guest

    Same problem here with F16 alfa updated daily, on the 4.0.12. On Fedora 15 and Ubuntu 11.10 guest additions installs fine and Gnome shell 3 works on both.

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    Re: Fedora 16 as VirtualBox guest

    F16 uses a newer version of X compared to F15 and Ubuntu 11.10, and Oracle haven't updated VBox Guest Additions to build against the newer X yet. Not much you can do but wait on Oracle.
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    Re: Fedora 16 as VirtualBox guest

    Now with the VB 414 guest additions supporting xorg 1.11, I can't still open a gnomeshell 3 desktop and I'm still left in the fallback mode, despite already getting a full screen with the correct resolution.

    So, how can I have this thing working?

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    Re: Fedora 16 as VirtualBox guest

    Opening a terminal window & entering:
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    gnome-shell --replace &
    works. However, like you, I still can't get gnome to start in 'standard experience' even after a reboot.

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    Re: Fedora 16 as VirtualBox guest

    Thanks. I wonder why this still happens. I tried it with your tip. Looks nice ot have gs3 running. But It gets really messy and everything freezes - not a good experience:

    [meanpt@fed16AVB ~]$ gnome-shell --replace &
    [1] 1670
    [meanpt@fed16AVB ~]$ Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "pk-gtk-module"
    Window manager warning: 0 stored in GConf key /desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/cursor_size is out of range 1 to 128
    OpenGL Info: Using XSHM for GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap
    Window manager warning: Log level 16: Unable to register authentication agent: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Faile d: An authentication agent already exists for the given subject
    Window manager warning: Log level 16: Error registering polkit authentication agent: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Faile d: An authentication agent already exists for the given subject (polkit-error-quark 0)
    JS LOG: GNOME Shell started at Tue Oct 04 2011 20:38:35 GMT+0100 (WEST)
    OpenGL Warning: XGetVisualInfo returned 0 visuals for 0xb764f860
    OpenGL Warning: Retry with 0x8002 returned 0 visuals
    Last edited by meanpt; 4th October 2011 at 08:54 PM.

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    Re: Fedora 16 as VirtualBox guest

    none of those look like fatal errors to me...
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    Re: Fedora 16 as VirtualBox guest

    You need to install Virtualbox 4.1.4, works for me.

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    Re: Fedora 16 as VirtualBox guest

    I've dig through logs and find this:
    fedora setroubleshoot: SELinux is preventing /usr/libexec/gnome-session-check-accelerated-helper from execute access on the file /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-4.1.4/lib/VBoxOGL.so. For complete SELinux messages...
    Apparently it's VirtualBox Driver/SELinux problem. After:
    Code:
    # grep gnome-session-c /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol
    # semodule -i mypol.pp
    and rebooting system everything work like a charm

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    Re: Fedora 16 as VirtualBox guest

    Hi, mr.erdk

    Seems the problems here between VBox and Selinux are worse and bigger than the one you report. Went to the logs of Selinux, applied all the troubleshooting listed there and still don't get gnome shell 3 working. I hope developpers can take care of this in the next release candidate for the release candidate. These are the things where selinux needs some fixing:

    SELinux is preventing /usr/libexec/gnome-session-check-accelerated-helper from execute access on the file /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-4.1.4/lib/VBoxOGL.so.

    Plugin: restorecon
    SELinux denied access requested by gnome-session-c.
    /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-4.1.4/lib/VBoxOGL.so may be a mislabeled.
    /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-4.1.4/lib/VBoxOGL.so default SELinux type is
    textrel_shlib_t, but its current type is usr_t. Changing this file back to the
    default type, may fix your problem.

    File contexts can be assigned to a file in the following ways.

    * Files created in a directory receive the file context of the parent
    directory by default.
    * The SELinux policy might override the default label inherited from the
    parent directory by specifying a process running in context A which creates
    a file in a directory labeled B will instead create the file with label C.
    An example of this would be the dhcp client running with the dhclient_t type
    and creating a file in the directory /etc. This file would normally receive
    the etc_t type due to parental inheritance but instead the file is labeled
    with the net_conf_t type because the SELinux policy specifies this.
    * Users can change the file context on a file using tools such as chcon, or
    restorecon.

    This file could have been mislabeled either by user error, or if an normally
    confined application was run under the wrong domain.

    However, this might also indicate a bug in SELinux because the file should not
    have been labeled with this type.

    If you believe this is a bug, please file a bug report against this package.If you want to fix the label.
    /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-4.1.4/lib/VBoxOGL.so default label should be textrel_shlib_t.
    you can run restorecon.
    # /sbin/restorecon -v /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-4.1.4/lib/VBoxOGL.so


    SELinux is preventing /usr/libexec/gnome-session-check-accelerated-helper from execute access on the file /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-4.1.4/lib/VBoxOGL.so.

    Plugin: catchall_labels
    you want to allow gnome-session-check-accelerated-helper to have execute access
    on the VBoxOGL.so fileIf you want to allow gnome-session-check-accelerated-helper to have execute access on the VBoxOGL.so file
    You need to change the label on /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-4.1.4/lib/VBoxOGL.so
    # semanage fcontext -a -t FILE_TYPE '/opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-4.1.4/lib/VBoxOGL.so'
    where FILE_TYPE is one of the following: dbusd_exec_t, textrel_shlib_t, loadkeys_exec_t, plymouth_exec_t, ssh_agent_exec_t, xauth_exec_t, mount_exec_t, shell_exec_t, rpm_exec_t, pulseaudio_exec_t, pam_exec_t, oddjob_mkhomedir_exec_t, systemd_systemctl_exec_t, fusermount_exec_t, updpwd_exec_t, xdm_tmp_t, chkpwd_exec_t, hostname_exec_t, gkeyringd_exec_t, init_exec_t, shutdown_exec_t, alsa_exec_t, consoletype_exec_t, xdm_exec_t, policykit_auth_exec_t, lib_t, bin_t, lib_t, abrt_helper_exec_t, pam_console_exec_t, ld_so_t, xserver_exec_t, etc_t, systemd_systemctl_exec_t, xsession_exec_t.
    Then execute:
    restorecon -v '/opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-4.1.4/lib/VBoxOGL.so'



    SELinux is preventing /usr/libexec/gnome-session-check-accelerated-helper from execute access on the file /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-4.1.4/lib/VBoxOGL.so.

    Plugin: catchall
    you want to allow gnome-session-check-accelerated-helper to have execute access
    on the VBoxOGL.so fileIf you believe that gnome-session-check-accelerated-helper should be allowed execute access on the VBoxOGL.so file by default.
    You should report this as a bug.
    You can generate a local policy module to allow this access.
    Allow this access for now by executing:
    # grep gnome-session-c /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol
    # semodule -i mypol.pp




    SELinux is preventing /lib/systemd/systemd-logind from unlink access on the file user.

    Plugin: catchall
    you want to allow systemd-logind to have unlink access on the user fileIf you believe that systemd-logind should be allowed unlink access on the user file by default.
    You should report this as a bug.
    You can generate a local policy module to allow this access.
    Allow this access for now by executing:
    # grep systemd-logind /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol
    # semodule -i mypol.pp



    SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/python from read access on the file online.

    Plugin: catchall
    you want to allow python to have read access on the online fileIf you believe that python should be allowed read access on the online file by default.
    You should report this as a bug.
    You can generate a local policy module to allow this access.
    Allow this access for now by executing:
    # grep sealert /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol
    # semodule -i mypol.pp

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    Re: Fedora 16 as VirtualBox guest

    @meanpt

    Hmm, interesting... Are you using fresh install of Fedora 16 Beta, or you updated from alpha release?

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    Re: Fedora 16 as VirtualBox guest

    Quote Originally Posted by mr.erdk
    I've dig through logs and find this:


    Apparently it's VirtualBox Driver/SELinux problem. After:
    Code:
    # grep gnome-session-c /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol
    # semodule -i mypol.pp
    and rebooting system everything work like a charm
    This is a labeling problem, No need to add a policy module.

    restorecon -R - v /opt

    Would fix the labels and then everything should work fine.

    ---------- Post added at 04:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:29 PM ----------

    Quote Originally Posted by rhatdan
    This is a labeling problem, No need to add a policy module.

    restorecon -R - v /opt

    Would fix the labels and then everything should work fine.
    Not only that but the alert told you exactly how to fix the issue.

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