Unable to run LM18.3 VM when 3d acceleration is enabled

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Unable to run LM18.3 VM when 3d acceleration is enabled

Post by xuniltnim »

Host: Mac OSX 10.12.6
Guest: LM 18.3 VirtualBox
Linux Kernel: 4.13.0-32

1. After installing LM 18.3, I included selection of 3d acceleration (under Display settings in Virtual Box).

2. After booting linux and entering login details, the display window does not complete its initialization and a blank screen is displayed.

3. When the 3d acceleration option is unchecked, the VM does start up but it is now running in "software rendering mode".

4. I did not see this problem in LM 18.2

Any ideas to resolve this issue?

I know there have been a few threads related to this topic, but could not find any solutions.
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Re: Unable to run LM18.3 VM when 3d acceleration is enabled

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Which version of VB?

Are the guest additions installed inside of the Mint guest? Which version? Press in the running guest host-n to find this information.
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