Re: [VBox-users] Is there an actual bug in extension pack install of latest version *18

[Kees N. <k....@zo...>]

On Sat, 11 Oct 2014 21:07:10 -0400, you wrote:

>NOTE: cross posted to gmane.comp.emulators.virtualbox.user and
>gmane.os.openindiana.general 
>
>NOTE: Running Vbox ... 18 on Openindiana (A solaris 11 like branch of
>solaris)
>
>My first go around using vbox on Solaris 11.  I created a vm runing
>linux successfully, before I got around to installing guest extensions
>and extension.pack... the new 4.3.18 was out.
>
>So attempting to update to that I uninstalled ...16 and installed ...18.
>Now attempting to install the extension.pack 
>
>I've fished around with google for advice on how to install the vbox
>extension.pack 
>
>What I found out was that it is done directly thru the vbox
>interface. You just double click the file.
>
>Most recent extension
>   Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.3.18-96516.vbox-extpack
>
>So following that advice, after clicking on the file you are asked for
>the role you want to use ... root already filled in so I ok that....
>It ends up with this failure information
>
>  Failed to install the Extension Pack
>  /home/harry/Downloads/
>  Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.3.18-96516(1).vbox-extpack.
>
>  The installer failed with exit code 255: .
>
>  Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
>  Component: ExtPackManager
>  Interface: IExtPackManager {3295e6ce-b051-47b2-9514-2c588bfe7554}
>
>Is this an actual bug?

Maybe, maybe not. Just a suggestion:
You may have to run extension pack install/uninstall with
elevated privileges, i.e. with pfexec/sudo or as root.
It is unclear if you did so.

By the way, the extension pack can also be managed in the
VirtualBox GUI, with elevated privileges: 
	menu: File / Preferences / Extensions.

>I started trying to uninstall so to facilitate reinstall like:
>
>  VBoxManage extpack uninstall "Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack"
>  0%...
>  Progress state: NS_ERROR_FAILURE
>
>  VBoxManage: error: Failed to uninstall "Oracle VM VirtualBox
>  Extension Pack"
>
>  VBoxManage: error: The installer failed with exit code 255:
>
>  VBoxManage: error: Details: code NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005),
>  component ExtPackManager, interface IExtPackManager
>
>  VBoxManage: error: Context: "int handleExtPack(HandlerArg*)" at line
>  1183 of file VBoxManageMisc.cpp
>
>It isn't a wrong file name failure so I guess that part was right, but
>still there is something besides my commands causing the problem.
>
>Or are my commands still not correctly formulated?
>
>Any advice would be really welcome:

-- 
Groet,

Kees Nuyt