Tested on a M6 64bit virtualbox client (client only, host is a M6 host with vbox version 5.1.30).

[chris@vbox-m6 ~]$ uname -r
4.9.56-desktop-1.mga6

Installed: 
- vboxadditions-kernel-4.9.56-desktop-1.mga6-5.2.2-1.mga6.x86_64
- vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-5.2.2-1.mga6.x86_64
- virtualbox-guest-additions-5.2.2-1.mga6.x86_64
- x11-driver-video-vboxvideo-5.2.2-1.mga6.x86_64

Everything works. Screen resolution, shared folders, shared clipboard, networking, sound.

CC: (none) => shybluenight

on mga6-64

packages installed cleanly
- virtualbox-5.2.2-1.mga6.x86_64
- virtualbox-kernel-4.9.56-desktop-1.mga6-5.2.2-1.mga6.x86_64
- virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest-5.2.2-1.mga6.x86_64

virtualbox launched normally
proprietary extension pack upgraded cleanly

clients (mga6-32, winxp, win7) working normally

ok for mga6-64

CC: (none) => jim

on mga6-32 as a vbox client:

packages installed cleanly
- vboxadditions-kernel-4.9.56-desktop-1.mga6-5.2.2-1.mga6.i586
- vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-5.2.2-1.mga6.i586
- virtualbox-guest-additions-5.2.2-1.mga6.i586
- x11-driver-video-vboxvideo-5.2.2-1.mga6.i586

client rebooted normally
no regressions 

OK for mga6-32 as a vbox client

Mageia 6 :: x86_64

Updated the relevant packages.
Is python-virtualbox relevant?  Had not seen that before.  Installed it anyway.


Restarted VboxManager and booted a 32-bit virtualbox.

Everything looked OK.
Good for 64 bits.

CC: (none) => tarazed25

Mageia 6 for i586 in virtualbox

Installed vbox-additions-kernel-desktop-latest, desktop kernel, virtualbox-guest-additions and x11-driver-video-vboxvideo and rebooted OK.

Checked a few desktop operations, terminal, firefox, gkrellm.
Ran the four stress tests although they might not mean much in a vbox guest.  The machine kept running and the tests terminated properly.

Fine for 32 bits.

On real hardware, M6, Plasma, 64-bit

initial install:
kernel-desktop-latest
virtualbox vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest dkms-virtualbox
virtualbox-guest-additions virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest x11-driver-video-vboxvideo
kernel-desktop-devel-latest dkms-nvidia-current

[root@localhost wilcal]# uname -a
Linux localhost 4.9.56-desktop-1.mga6 #1 SMP Thu Oct 12 22:55:31 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi kernel-desktop-latest
Package kernel-desktop-latest-4.9.56-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi virtualbox
Package virtualbox-5.1.30-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest
Package vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-5.1.30-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi dkms-virtualbox
Package dkms-virtualbox-5.1.30-1.mga6.noarch is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi virtualbox-guest-additions
Package virtualbox-guest-additions-5.1.30-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest
Package virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest-5.1.30-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi x11-driver-video-vboxvideo
Package x11-driver-video-vboxvideo-5.1.30-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi kernel-desktop-devel-latest
Package kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.9.56-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi dkms-nvidia-current
Package dkms-nvidia-current-384.98-1.mga6.nonfree.x86_64 is already installed
[wilcal@localhost ~]$ lspci -k
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [GeForce GT 440] (rev a1)
        Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 3518
        Kernel driver in use: nvidia
        Kernel modules: nvidiafb, nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia_current

M6 i586 Xfce LiveDVD runs as a Vbox client.
Boots to a working desktop. Common apps work.
Screen sizes are correct.

install or check:
kernel-desktop-latest
virtualbox vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest dkms-virtualbox
virtualbox-guest-additions virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest x11-driver-video-vboxvideo
kernel-desktop-devel-latest nvidia-current-kernel-desktop-latest
from updates_testing

[root@localhost wilcal]# uname -a
Linux localhost 4.9.40-desktop-1.mga6 #1 SMP Fri Jul 28 00:49:58 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi kernel-desktop-latest
Package kernel-desktop-latest-4.9.40-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi virtualbox
Package virtualbox-5.2.2-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest
Package vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-5.2.2-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi dkms-virtualbox
Package dkms-virtualbox-5.2.2-1.mga6.noarch is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi virtualbox-guest-additions
Package virtualbox-guest-additions-5.2.2-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest
Package virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest-5.2.2-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi x11-driver-video-vboxvideo
Package x11-driver-video-vboxvideo-5.2.2-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi kernel-desktop-devel-latest
Package kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.14.4-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi dkms-nvidia-current
Package dkms-nvidia-current-384.98-1.mga6.nonfree.x86_64 is already installed
[wilcal@localhost ~]$ lspci -k
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [GeForce GT 440] (rev a1)
        Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 3518
        Kernel driver in use: nvidia
        Kernel modules: nvidiafb, nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia_current

System boots to a working desktop. Common apps work.

Previously created M6 i586 Xfce LiveDVD runs as a Vbox client.
M6 x86_64 Gnome LiveDVD runs as a Vbox client.
M6 x86_64 Plasma LiveDVD, installs and updates as a Vbox client.

Test platform:
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz
GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3-B3 LGA 1155 MoBo
GIGABYTE GV-N440D3-1GI Nvidia GeForce GT 440 (Fermi) 1GB
RTL8111/8168B PCI Express 1Gbit Ethernet
DRAM 16GB (4 x 4GB)
Samsung 256GB SSD

CC: (none) => wilcal.int

Tested on two 64-bit systems:

System A: Intel motherboard, Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 8GB RAM, Intel graphics, wired Internet, desktop kernel 4.9.56.

System B: ASRock motherboard, AMD Athlon X2 7750 processor, 8GB RAM, nvidia 9800GT graphics, Atheros wifi, server kernel 4.9.56.

Packages installed cleanly on both systems. On System B, the nvidia340 driver was updated at the same time as virtualbox.

After installing the extension pack, a Windows XP guest ran perfectly on both systems.

CC: (none) => andrewsfarm

Mageia 6 :: x86_64

Installed virtualbox without any problem and was able to boot a 32-bit mga5 guest.  Working normally but no USB so closed down and tried to install the Oracle virtualbox extension pack.  That failed miserably several times.

Old pack.
file = Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.0.16-105871.vbox-extpack

$ VBoxManage extpack uninstall $file
Progress state: NS_ERROR_FAILURE
VBoxManage: error: Failed to uninstall "Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.0.16-105871.vbox-extpack"

$ VBoxManage extpack cleanup
Successfully performed extension pack cleanup

On Oracle site, selected download -> virtualbox to install

The manager tried to install it, popping up a request for the root password (I assume) and then failed.
Result Code: 
NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: 
ExtPackManagerWrap
Interface: 
IExtPackManager {edba9d10-45d8-b440-1712-46ac0c9bc4c5}

I have a copy of the extension pack in a user directory.  Is it possible to install that, even if the old pack cannot be removed?

A couple of times in the past I've had to close vbox and delete:
 
/usr/lib64/virtualbox/ExtensionPacks/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack

It was then be possible to install the new extpack in the usual way

If I have an old extension pack installed, I update it by using "Check for Updates" from the virtualbox File menu. It will tell me I have the latest vbox installed, and after I click on "OK" it will tell me my extension pack is out of date and ask if I want to download the new one. I agree, and follow the prompts from there. Works every time for me.

BTW, I have now updated the kernel on my Probook and my Athlon/nvidia machine to version 4.14.5, using dkms-virtualbox to build new modules locally. Virtualbox performs normally on both.

Found a way to do it.
Copied the extension pack into ~/.config/VirtualBox and ran the command:

$ sudo VBoxManage extpack install 'Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.2.2-119230.vbox-extpack'

No problem doing it that way.
But, USB is still not available.  In settings I tried USB3 which did not work and then USB2 but that did not work either.  Clicking the Device button reveals "no devices connected".  Under the Device menu and adding filters it says "no devices available".  I have had this working in the past and have always seen a list under USB devices.

@James - comment 9
Thanks.  Maybe that would be better than 'uninstall' and 'cleanup'.
Checking that directory it looks like 'extpack install' managed to overwite the old contents.  Which just leaves "What has happeded to USB?"

@TJ - comment 10
Yes, I can remember doing it that way in the past but I could not get anywhere with it this time.  Oracle VM is a fickle beast.

Mageia 6 :: x86_64
Kernel: 4.9.56-desktop-1.mga6

Installed the updates and launched a client from VboxManager.
None of the three vboxes would boot to a desktop without the kernel parameter nomodeset.  Otherwise the boot fails with the "good luck" message.

Otherwise all seems to be in order.  Not taking this any further tonight.

The new windows/stuff are not translated in french, it this a bug upstream ?

(In reply to Manuel Hiebel from comment #14)
> The new windows/stuff are not translated in french, it this a bug upstream ?

Yep, we dont do any translations for this package

Unless someone objects, or beats me to it, I will validate
this update in 24-hours.

Validating the update.

Keywords: (none) => advisory, validated_update
Whiteboard: (none) => MGA6-64-OK
CC: (none) => davidwhodgins, sysadmin-bugs

An update for this issue has been pushed to the Mageia Updates repository.

https://advisories.mageia.org/MGAA-2017-0128.html

Resolution: (none) => FIXED
Status: NEW => RESOLVED

An update for this issue has been pushed to the Mageia Updates repository.

https://advisories.mageia.org/MGAA-2017-0128.html