Broken Current VM, Almost Fixed
by frankbell from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5CZ80)
(I puzzled over whether to post this to the Virtualization forum or the Slackware forum, and eventually settled on the latter. If I erred, please correct me.)
A couple of weeks ago--I failed to note the exact date--an update to my VM of Slackware--Current broke, well, almost everything. When I started the VM, the terminal opened and I could type commands, but the VM did not obtain an ip address, the mouse didn't work. and, if I issued the startx command, the resulting GUI would start, but was completely unresponsive. Unfortunately, I can't pinpoint the date at which this happened, other than that it was a couple of weeks ago.
After letting this simmer in my brainpan for a while, last night I booted the Slackware VM to the install *.iso of v. 14.2. After boot, I went to Setup-->Configure Your Install (I think the actual wording was "Reconfigure Your Install" and re-ran it). I followed the steps, rebooted, and my install was working again. I was able to connect to the Big Wide World, install pending updates, etc.
The only remaining issue (that I know of) is that the display seems stuck at 800x600. When I try to change it in KDE System Settings, the change does not take effect.
In the VirtualBox settings for the VM, I am using the VMSVGA display setting. When I try the other VB display settings, the "invalid setting detected" message occurs.
With one hand, I'm patting myself on the back for getting this working again.:) With the other hand, I'm scratching my head about what to do next to restore full functionality.:(
Any pointers in a direction to explore would be welcome.
A couple of weeks ago--I failed to note the exact date--an update to my VM of Slackware--Current broke, well, almost everything. When I started the VM, the terminal opened and I could type commands, but the VM did not obtain an ip address, the mouse didn't work. and, if I issued the startx command, the resulting GUI would start, but was completely unresponsive. Unfortunately, I can't pinpoint the date at which this happened, other than that it was a couple of weeks ago.
After letting this simmer in my brainpan for a while, last night I booted the Slackware VM to the install *.iso of v. 14.2. After boot, I went to Setup-->Configure Your Install (I think the actual wording was "Reconfigure Your Install" and re-ran it). I followed the steps, rebooted, and my install was working again. I was able to connect to the Big Wide World, install pending updates, etc.
The only remaining issue (that I know of) is that the display seems stuck at 800x600. When I try to change it in KDE System Settings, the change does not take effect.
In the VirtualBox settings for the VM, I am using the VMSVGA display setting. When I try the other VB display settings, the "invalid setting detected" message occurs.
With one hand, I'm patting myself on the back for getting this working again.:) With the other hand, I'm scratching my head about what to do next to restore full functionality.:(
Any pointers in a direction to explore would be welcome.