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Fix the No support for OpenGL direct rendering error during Virtualbox Guest Additions installation

By on June 17th, 2009     

virtualbox.jpgIf you are installing the Virtualbox Guest Additions package on a Linux Guest then you might end up with an error such as No support for OpenGL direct rendering as reported by one of our readers. This can be easily fixed by using an alternate command to install the Virtualbox Guest Additions instead of the one mentioned in Step no. 6 of our Virtualbox Guest Additions Installation Guide. The alternate command is:

sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run x11

In case you are facing any problems while installing the Virtual Box Guest Additions on a Linux guest then you must refer to our definitive Virtualbox Guest Additions Installation Guide.




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  • http://www.geeksww.com shahryar

    pain the neck … I have seen that one … please fix it

  • http://www.virtualbox.org/ Michael

    That is not an error, it is a purely information message. It tells you that the guest system you are installing the Additions on does not have sufficient OpenGL support for the Additions to enable accelerated 3D effects. Your workaround merely suppresses the informational message.



Fix the No support for OpenGL direct rendering error during Virtualbox Guest Additions installation was originally published on Digitizor.com on June 17, 2009 - 4:57 pm (Indian Standard Time)