Jaunty: virtualbox-ose-guest-utils conflicts with xserver-xorg-core

I can confirm this, it makes testing Jaunty in Virtualbox really difficult.

The specific detail on this is that vbox-guest-utils provides xserver-xorg-input-2.1, whereas xserver-xorg-core conflicts with xserver-xorg-input-2.1.

It seems this version of virtualbox doesn't provide support for modules that work with Xorg 7.4 (and neither does current svn checkout)

I also had this problem, but I did the following:

1. Upgraded my host VirtualBox to the non-free version 2.1.2 from virtualbox.org (previously I was running 2.0.4-dfsg-0ubuntu1)

2. Used the "Install Guest Additions" command on the Devices menu (this didn't work for me before the upgrade)

3. Installed the Linux amd64 guest tools from the ISO

4. Rebooted the guest and everything worked

Luke, thanks for your solution, but that's beyond the point. The bug in the virtualbox-ose-guest-utils package has to be fixed for those who use virtualbox-ose.

I just hit this problem on a Kubuntu/Jaunty Virtualbox VM.

This is still happening and in my opinion the importance is High.
Someone the permissions should set the importance.

Someone with* permissions...

I can verify that this affects me too.

Running Virtualbox-2.1 (actually, 2.1.4), Jaunty Alpha 6.

I mounted the guest additions ISO through the VirtualBox Devices Menu (instead of clicking Machine -> Install Guest Additions). As a result, Jaunty would not boot into high-graphics mode.

Currently trying Luke's suggestion.

No dice.

I can also confirm that the VirtualBox guest utilities mess with and delete the Xorg.conf file. As the user above, I also boot into low graphics mode upon rebooting the machine after the Guest Additions install. I noticed when reviewing the Xserver log file that the "vboxvideo module failed to load" (paraphrasing) and that there are "no drivers available"

I can confirm this behaviour with Virtualbox 2.1.4 and AMD64 Ubuntu alpha-6

same problem here with Virtualbox 2.1.4 on x64 and Ubuntu alpha 6 x86

Same here.

Ubuntu Jaunty Alpha 5, with all upgrades.

VirtualBox OSE 2.1.4.

aptitude why-not virtualbox-ose-guest-utils
i xserver-xorg Depends xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.5.99.901)
i A xserver-xorg-core Conflicts xserver-xorg-input-2.1
p virtualbox-ose-guest-utils Provides xserver-xorg-input-2.1

I wonder if any developer is looking into this issue already.

I'll look into this in the next days for the next virtualbox-ose upload.

This bug was fixed in the package virtualbox-ose - 2.1.4-dfsg-1ubuntu2

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virtualbox-ose (2.1.4-dfsg-1ubuntu2) jaunty; urgency=low

  * Add apport hook to provide output of "dpkg -l | grep virtualbox"
    (LP: #340149)
    - debian/virtualbox-ose.install
    - virtualbox-ose.files/virtualbox-ose.py
  * Provides: xserver-xorg-video-5, xserver-xorg-input-4 (LP: #313510)
    - debian/control
  * Install vbox{video,mouse}_drv_16.so (instead of *_15.*)
    - debian/rules

 -- Daniel Hahler <email address hidden> Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:19:13 +0100