I'd recommend installing the kernel modules from the repositories: sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose-addtitions-modules
Reboot and try again. On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 4:53 PM, Elena Mezzini <elena.mezz...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > I've just installed new versions of both Virtual Box (version > 4.3.26_98988) and OsgeoLive 8.5 on Windows 7. > I did everything explained in the OSGeo-Live Quickstart for Running in > a Virtual Machine [0] > I called my shared folder LAVORI that is located in c:/LAVORI, I > didn't know if putting automatic mounting or not (I tried both.. but > with the same final result) > Then in Devices, Install Guest Additions, installing the Additions of Vbox > then I did: > > sudo apt-get update > sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-generic > cd /media/user/VBOXADDITIONS_4.3.26_98988/ > sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run > > then reboot the VM and: > mkdir LAVORI > sudo mount -t vboxsf -o uid=user, rw LAVORI /home/user/LAVORI > > BUT it's not working: > /sbin/mount.vboxsf: mounting failed with the error: No such device. > > Maybe is something stupid, but I can't manage solve it! > > i will be glad if someone will help me, because without mounting this > folder I can't work... > > Thank you in advance! > > Elena Mezzini > > [0] http://live.osgeo.org/en/quickstart/virtualization_quickstart.html > _______________________________________________ > Live-demo mailing list > Live-demo@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo > http://live.osgeo.org > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc _______________________________________________ Live-demo mailing list Live-demo@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo http://live.osgeo.org http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc