i3wm running in Arch Linux guest (VirtualBox) stops auto-resizing
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I'm trying to get Arch Linux to work on VirtualBox. I've followed the instructions on the ArchWiki and the OS boots fine (running linux-lts kernel, with virtualbox-guest-dkms Guest Additions installed). After installing i3, I've added the following to ~/.xinitrc:
VBoxClient-all
exec i3
This appears to work, but does the auto-resizing only once. After that, the Auto-Resize Guest Display menu and Seamless Mode in host VirtualBox menu become disabled.
What I found out, is that if I kill the VBoxClient process and re-initiate it, the auto-resize functionality starts to work again, but disables as soon the first resize event occurs.
killall VBoxClient
/usr/bin/VBoxClient-all
Can anyone suggest a solution? Much appreciated. Thanks!
linux arch-linux virtualbox i3
asked Sep 2 '16 at 19:26
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I'm trying to get Arch Linux to work on VirtualBox. I've followed the instructions on the ArchWiki and the OS boots fine (running linux-lts kernel, with virtualbox-guest-dkms Guest Additions installed). After installing i3, I've added the following to ~/.xinitrc:
VBoxClient-all
exec i3
This appears to work, but does the auto-resizing only once. After that, the Auto-Resize Guest Display menu and Seamless Mode in host VirtualBox menu become disabled.
What I found out, is that if I kill the VBoxClient process and re-initiate it, the auto-resize functionality starts to work again, but disables as soon the first resize event occurs.
killall VBoxClient
/usr/bin/VBoxClient-all
Can anyone suggest a solution? Much appreciated. Thanks!
linux arch-linux virtualbox i3
asked Sep 2 '16 at 19:26
beargrittly
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up vote
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down vote
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I'm trying to get Arch Linux to work on VirtualBox. I've followed the instructions on the ArchWiki and the OS boots fine (running linux-lts kernel, with virtualbox-guest-dkms Guest Additions installed). After installing i3, I've added the following to ~/.xinitrc:
VBoxClient-all
exec i3
This appears to work, but does the auto-resizing only once. After that, the Auto-Resize Guest Display menu and Seamless Mode in host VirtualBox menu become disabled.
What I found out, is that if I kill the VBoxClient process and re-initiate it, the auto-resize functionality starts to work again, but disables as soon the first resize event occurs.
killall VBoxClient
/usr/bin/VBoxClient-all
Can anyone suggest a solution? Much appreciated. Thanks!
linux arch-linux virtualbox i3
asked Sep 2 '16 at 19:26
beargrittly
162
I'm trying to get Arch Linux to work on VirtualBox. I've followed the instructions on the ArchWiki and the OS boots fine (running linux-lts kernel, with virtualbox-guest-dkms Guest Additions installed). After installing i3, I've added the following to ~/.xinitrc:
VBoxClient-all
exec i3
This appears to work, but does the auto-resizing only once. After that, the Auto-Resize Guest Display menu and Seamless Mode in host VirtualBox menu become disabled.
What I found out, is that if I kill the VBoxClient process and re-initiate it, the auto-resize functionality starts to work again, but disables as soon the first resize event occurs.
killall VBoxClient
/usr/bin/VBoxClient-all
Can anyone suggest a solution? Much appreciated. Thanks!
linux arch-linux virtualbox i3
linux arch-linux virtualbox i3
asked Sep 2 '16 at 19:26
beargrittly
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asked Sep 2 '16 at 19:26
beargrittly
162
asked Sep 2 '16 at 19:26
beargrittly
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asked Sep 2 '16 at 19:26
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asked Sep 2 '16 at 19:26
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I updated my Arch recently and the problem seems to be fixed! However, prior to that, I just settled with defining an alias in my .zshrc file:
alias resize='killall VBoxClient && VBoxClient-all'
So whenever I needed to fix the sizing of my screen, I just typed that command in my terminal. Not really the solution I was asking for, but it still helped out a lot.
answered Sep 28 '16 at 21:16
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1 Answer
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up vote
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I updated my Arch recently and the problem seems to be fixed! However, prior to that, I just settled with defining an alias in my .zshrc file:
alias resize='killall VBoxClient && VBoxClient-all'
So whenever I needed to fix the sizing of my screen, I just typed that command in my terminal. Not really the solution I was asking for, but it still helped out a lot.
answered Sep 28 '16 at 21:16
beargrittly
162
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up vote
0
down vote
I updated my Arch recently and the problem seems to be fixed! However, prior to that, I just settled with defining an alias in my .zshrc file:
alias resize='killall VBoxClient && VBoxClient-all'
So whenever I needed to fix the sizing of my screen, I just typed that command in my terminal. Not really the solution I was asking for, but it still helped out a lot.
answered Sep 28 '16 at 21:16
beargrittly
162
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up vote
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down vote
up vote
0
down vote
I updated my Arch recently and the problem seems to be fixed! However, prior to that, I just settled with defining an alias in my .zshrc file:
alias resize='killall VBoxClient && VBoxClient-all'
So whenever I needed to fix the sizing of my screen, I just typed that command in my terminal. Not really the solution I was asking for, but it still helped out a lot.
answered Sep 28 '16 at 21:16
beargrittly
162
I updated my Arch recently and the problem seems to be fixed! However, prior to that, I just settled with defining an alias in my .zshrc file:
alias resize='killall VBoxClient && VBoxClient-all'
So whenever I needed to fix the sizing of my screen, I just typed that command in my terminal. Not really the solution I was asking for, but it still helped out a lot.
answered Sep 28 '16 at 21:16
beargrittly
162
answered Sep 28 '16 at 21:16
beargrittly
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answered Sep 28 '16 at 21:16
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answered Sep 28 '16 at 21:16
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