VirtualBox

Opened 6 years ago

Last modified 5 years ago

#18508 new defect

Re-size VirutalBox Ubuntu Guest Host Window Causes Black Ubuntu Guest Host Screen Until Machine -> Reset — at Initial Version

Reported by: elyons Owned by:
Component: VM control Version: VirtualBox 6.0.4
Keywords: re-size Cc:
Guest type: Linux Host type: Windows

Description

System Information:

  • Host:
  • Windows 10 Enterprise:

o VirutalBox:  VirutalBox 6.0.4  VirutalBox Extension Pack 6.0.4

  • Guest Host:

o Ubuntu 18.04.2 (ubuntu-18.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso) o VirtualBox Guest Additions: VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4

Issue: Upon installation of the VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4 in Ubuntu 18.04.2 whenever you attempt to re-size VirutalBox Ubuntu Guest Host Window Causes Black Ubuntu Guest Host Screen Until Machine -> Reset.

Steps to Reproduce: I have tested this various times by performing the following: 1) Performing a fresh installation of Ubuntu 18.04.2 (ubuntu-18.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso) in VirutalBox with the following specifications:

  • Base Memory: 2048 MB (2 GB)
  • Processors: 2
  • Disk Space: 25 GB
  • Encryption Enabled: Yes (via the graphical Ubuntu installer prompts)

2) Navigating to “Devices -> Insert Guest Additions CD image” 3) Ran the VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4 Install via the “Run” pop-up button 4) Received the “Please install the gcc make perl packages from your distribution.” error message 5) Ran the “sudo apt-get update” command per https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035030/virtualbox-guest-additions-installation-problem 6) Ran the “sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc make perl dkms” command per https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035030/virtualbox-guest-additions-installation-problem 7) Ran the “reboot” command per https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035030/virtualbox-guest-additions-installation-problem 8) Re-ran the VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4 Install via the “Run” pop-up button 9) Attempted to re-size the VirutalBox Ubuntu Guest Host Window which created a black Ubnut Guest Host screen 10) Navigate to “Machine -> Reset”

If I ever re-attempted to re-size the VirutalBox Ubuntu Guest Host Window then it would re-create black Ubuntu Guest Host screen

To resolve this issue I would manual uninstall VirtualBox Guest Additions 6.0.4 from the Ubuntu Guest Host via the Command Line Interface (CLI) by performing the following steps: 1) Ensure the “Guest Additions CD image” is still mounted to the Ubuntu Guest Host 2) Run the “sudo sh /<USERNAME>/media/<VIRUTALBOXNAME>/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run uninstall” command

Outcome: This issue needs to be resolved so that one can re-size the a Ubuntu 18.04.2+ Guest Host window

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