WARNING: VirtualBox: cannot connect to X server

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Andrius

2009-03-31 10:19:48 UTC

Hi!
The following problem came after installation. How to solve it?
Regards,
Andrius
Installation of <SUNWvbox> was successful.
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified
Qt WARNING: VirtualBox: cannot connect to X server :0.0
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

Frank Mehnert

2009-03-31 13:36:14 UTC

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Andrius,

The following problem came after installation. How to solve it?
Regards,
Andrius
Installation of <SUNWvbox> was successful.
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified
Qt WARNING: VirtualBox: cannot connect to X server :0.0
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

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Andrius

2009-04-01 10:15:54 UTC

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Post by Frank Mehnert
Andrius,

The reason is most probably that you are trying to start VirtualBox
from your root account. This _would_ _probably_ work if you would
copy the .Xauthority file from the account which you are used to
login to the home directory of root BUT I strongly discourage you
from doing this!
Better start the GUI from a normal non-root account. If this
still does not work, check if you are able to start a normal
X application.
Kind regards,
Frank
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Thank you, Frank.
There is one more problem: virtual discs in Virtual Media Manager gets
not attached. Whats a problem?

Regards,
Andrius

Frank Mehnert

2009-04-01 11:30:43 UTC

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Andrius,

Post by Andrius
There is one more problem: virtual discs in Virtual Media Manager gets
not attached. Whats a problem?

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Andrius

2009-04-01 21:39:48 UTC

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Post by Frank Mehnert
Andrius,

Post by Andrius
There is one more problem: virtual discs in Virtual Media Manager gets
not attached. Whats a problem?

Hmm, what do you mean by ''virtual discs get not attached''? You
would open the Virtual Media Manager and add some .vdis or .vmdks.
Later you can attach these images to a VM. Which of these steps
fails?
Kind regards,
Frank
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See new topic.

Regards,
Andrius

Andrius

2009-04-03 13:53:23 UTC

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Post by Frank Mehnert
Andrius,

Thanks, it woks now. Just the window of virtual OS is on center. How to
scale it on full wide screen?

Regards,
Andrius

Frank Mehnert

2009-04-03 14:38:00 UTC

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Post by Andrius
Thanks, it woks now. Just the window of virtual OS is on center. How to
scale it on full wide screen?

Install the guest additions. And start reading the user manual.

Kind regards,

Frank

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