SOLVED error installing vbox extension pack

[jaaassh]

Hi!

Ultimately, I'm trying to figure out how I can RDP into a vbox guest so that I can walk through ubuntu and windows OS installs. The way I understand it, I need to have the vbox extension pack installed. I downloaded the 4.3.12 version from here:

http://dlc-cdn.sun.com/virtualbox/4.3.12/index.html

...because the version of VboxManage is also 4.3.12:

root@virtualbox:~ # VBoxManage --version
4.3.12_OSEr93733

When I go to install the extension pack, I get an error:

root@virtualbox:~ # VBoxManage extpack install /mnt/data/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.3.12-93733.vbox-extpack
0%...
Progress state: NS_ERROR_FAILURE
VBoxManage: error: Failed to install "/mnt/data/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.3.12-93733.vbox-extpack"
VBoxManage: error: Failed to locate the main module ('VBoxPuelMain')
VBoxManage: error: Details: code NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005), component ExtPackManager, interface IExtPackManager
VBoxManage: error: Context: "int handleExtPack(HandlerArg*)" at line 1143 of file VBoxManageMisc.cpp

Is this supported currently, and if so, are there any troubleshooting steps I could apply?

Thanks for the help!!

 

[Robert Trevellyan]

You should be able to work with any guest by enabling its Remote Display server and connecting with any VNC client. The VirtualBox extension pack is not required. Am I missing something?

 

[jaaassh]

Thanks!

I enabled RDP from the guest's settings under Display -> Remote Display.