Bug 701088

Summary:	app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions multiple issues
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Antoine Thomas <t.antoinethomas>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Viorel Munteanu <ceamac>
Status:	UNCONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	Xorg log of provided xorg.conf file Xorg log of startx without xorg.conf config file

Description Antoine Thomas 2019-11-24 16:18:09 UTC

On a guest gentoo virtualbox vm:
- host + guest virtualbox versions 5.2.32
- dbus started
- bidirectional clipboard sharing enabled from the GUI
- app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions running
- i3 window manager used

Few issues here:
1- the autostart .desktop file is irrelevent for i3 and not deployed after emerge
2- the clipboard sharing doesn't work, unless VBoxClient --clipboard is manually run.
3- using the provided default xorg.conf file prevents prevents startx from running (https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1103208-highlight-virtualbox.html)
4- it could be good to check -during GA emerge- whenever dbus is started and added to default runlevel

Comment 1 Antoine Thomas 2019-11-25 11:04:40 UTC

Created attachment 597470 [details]
Xorg log of provided xorg.conf file

startx fails with the xorg.conf file provided by virtualbox-guest-additions.

Comment 2 Antoine Thomas 2019-11-25 11:06:20 UTC

Created attachment 597472 [details]
Xorg log of startx without xorg.conf config file

startx succeeds when xorg guesses its own config.
modesettings seems to be used