[SOLVED] LMDE201204 + VirtualBox + nVidia

[eiver]

Hi,

Like in the subject, I am trying to configure LMDE201204 64-bit. The installation works for both images (MATE & Xfce), but I am struggling to configure hardware acceleration on the VM. Does anyone know the solution (or a link to instructions how to do it)? I failed to find the solution on the net. The old LMDE+UP3 worked like charm with Gnome2 or Xfce+All comipiz effects

Xfce version has nvidia packages installed by default but they do not work.
MATE version does not, but installing them has no effect.
Generating xorg.conf using nvidia-xconfig results in a black screen after restarting x.

Cinnamon also doesn't work (Failed to load session) - probably due to the problem above.

Host specs:
Linux Mint 10 + VirtualBox 4.1.12 r77245

[Oscar799]

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[äxl]

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[eiver]

Thanks, I tried the DKMS method, but it didn't work. Kernel headers are already installed and so is the nvidia dkms package (i reinstalled it and rebooted to make sure).
The Xorg log file contains only the following lines (repeated many times):

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[    14.750] (II) VBoxVideo(0): EDID vendor "VBX", prod id 0
[    14.750] (II) VBoxVideo(0): DDCModeFromDetailedTiming: 1920x1105 Warning: We only handle separate sync.
[    14.750] (II) VBoxVideo(0): Using hsync ranges from config file
[    14.751] (II) VBoxVideo(0): Using vrefresh ranges from config file
[    14.751] (II) VBoxVideo(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[    14.751] (II) VBoxVideo(0): Modeline "1920x1105"x0.0  128.38  1920 1922 1924 1926  1105 1107 1109 1111 -hsync -vsync (66.7 kHz)

[äxl]

Thanks, I tried the DKMS method, but it didn't work.

There are four more methods.

The Xorg log file contains only the following lines (repeated many times):

That's just information (II). Errors are (EE). There's no information on drivers?!
But maybe you should ask where people know more about VirtualBox.

[äxl]

viewtopic.php?f=198&t=99086

[Myself]

Removing 4.0.6 which wasn't upgraded by UP4 and downloading and installing 4.1.12, with extensions, solved my problems. 4.1.8 was and is the newest version offered in LMDE's Synaptic. I tried 4.1.8 on another install but 4.1.12 is better.

[eiver]

ok. This may sound very silly, but I reinstalled the VM and just applied all updates (just mint system and mint desktop). I didn't install anything else (not even guest additions) and now Compiz works after typing compiz --replace in the console (fusion icon does not). Cinnamon works out of the box... It is either that the problem fixed itself or it was some weird vbox issue or I am becoming delusional and I imagined the whole problem in the first place

[Monsta]

ok. This may sound very silly, but I reinstalled the VM and just applied all updates (just mint system and mint desktop).

Did you use the latest ISO (201204 RC) for that?
The point is that it already contains the latest Xorg and all that, so VirtualBox wasn't confused by these radical updates this time.

Well, at least it was so in my case. First I've experienced a breakage while updating (see the link that äxl posted above). Then I've installed the latest RC ISO to a fresh VM - no serious problems this time.

[eiver]

Yes, I am testing the latest ISO on the VM, before upgrading the real machine.