[SOLVED] VirtualBox (Is Ubuntu 8.10 compatible with anything?)

[PCessna]

Could not find VirtualBox installation. Please reinstall.

here's what I followed
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose virtualbox-ose-modules-`uname -r`

Nope can't do that
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose

Try to launch it?

Nope.

Try to launch in terminal

Could not find VirtualBox installation. Please reinstall.

Can I please follow some method to downgrade to 8.04?

EDIT SOLVED:

(what else did I do to make it more clear)

I completely removed OSE, get that junk out, and i installed VirtualBox 1.6, You can find it on Sun's site, I'm terribly sorry I don't have a link now.

I then got the Vir Machine up and going with a fresh install of whatever OS, (Windows XP Pro in my case) I installed additions, closed everything up, and went into terminal to assure the process was terminated

killall VirtualBox

That's it! Then perform the proper command which I also dont have at this second, man im horrible, to get shared folder configured, closed terminal once you see it was performed ONLY with no errors, and open up virtual box, virtual boxify.. I mean.. uhh.. er.. Power the Virtual Machine up.. and share like a big man.

-PCessna

[evildragon2]

I have virtual box working in mine with no problems (using ubuntu 8.10 intrepid.
I installed by Synaptic and the package is called virtualbox-ose.
It is located in Accessories

[PCessna]

I have virtual box working in mine with no problems (using ubuntu 8.10 intrepid.
I installed by Synaptic and the package is called virtualbox-ose.
It is located in Accessories

That was not very usual. I would not like to know you're up and running fine when I cannot solve my own problem.

[pumkinut]

I have VirtualBox with a Windows XP guest OS working just fine with 8.10, and the whole things is running on a USB-connected external HDD to boot. Although, I forewent the OSE install and went with the closed source version from Sun, as I needed USB support to work well. You could try an apt-get remove and then try to reinstall. Are you sure all of your repositories are working correctly and updated.

And your second post was a little out of line. You asked, in your thread topic, if 8.10 and VirtualBox are compatible; evildragon2 replied that his/hers was working just fine. So, question answered.

[PCessna]

I am sorry. I was mad and replyed incorrectly. Let me start fresh here.

I found a wonderful user's solution to get it installed, now this error with shared folders:

paul@paul-desktop:~$ VBoxManage sharedfolder add "XPMCE" -name "paul" -hostpath /home/paul/VirtualBoxShare/
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 1.6.6
(C) 2005-2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All rights reserved.

[!] FAILED calling machine->CreateSharedFolder(Bstr(name), Bstr(hostpath), fWritable) at line 7320!
[!] Primary RC  = NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) - Operation failed
[!] Full error info present: true , basic error info present: true 
[!] Result Code = NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) - Operation failed
[!] Text        = Shared folder named 'paul' already exists
[!] Component   = Machine, Interface: IMachine, {f95c0793-7737-49a1-85d9-6da81097173b}
[!] Callee      = IMachine, {f95c0793-7737-49a1-85d9-6da81097173b}
paul@paul-desktop:~$ 

THEN I GOT THIS RIGHT NOW: 

paul@paul-desktop:~$ VBoxManage sharedfolder add "XPMCE" -name "paul" -hostpath /home/paul/VirtualBoxShare/
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 1.6.6
(C) 2005-2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All rights reserved.

[!] FAILED calling aVirtualBox->OpenSession(aSession, uuid) at line 7315!
[!] Primary RC  = E_ACCESSDENIED (0x80070005) - Access denied
[!] Full error info present: true , basic error info present: true 
[!] Result Code = E_ACCESSDENIED (0x80070005) - Access denied
[!] Text        = A session for the machine 'XPMCE' is currently open (or being closed)
[!] Component   = Machine, Interface: IMachine, {f95c0793-7737-49a1-85d9-6da81097173b}
[!] Callee      = IVirtualBox, {2d3b9ea7-25f5-4f07-a8e1-7dd7e0dcf667}
paul@paul-desktop:~$

[Tom--d]

Go into synpatic Manager, Install VirtualBox OSE. Virtualbox guess additions. Virtualbox modules.

Then when finished, go to Users and groups and go to manage groups and go to vboxusers and tick your name.

[PCessna]

Go into synpatic Manager, Install VirtualBox OSE. Virtualbox guess additions. Virtualbox modules.

Then when finished, go to Users and groups and go to manage groups and go to vboxusers and tick your name.

How does that deal with my current problem, You need to read the posts above!

[howefield]

Calm down, it is easily fixed, but you can't expect much help when you snap at any and all respondents.

[PCessna]

Calm down, it is easily fixed, but you can't expect much help when you snap at any and all respondents.

This is a perfect example of a post that gets me angry

The positive part:
"Calm down, it is easily fixed"

The spam and useless part the ruiens the whole post part:
" but you can't expect much help when you snap at any and all respondents."

-PCessna

[PCessna]

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