New VM (7.8.0) + FAQ on installing headers if upgrade goes south

[neurodebian.git] / sphinx / vm.rst

diff --git a/sphinx/vm.rst b/sphinx/vm.rst
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+++ b/sphinx/vm.rst
@@ -196,12 +196,21 @@ Troubleshooting
     NeuroDebian VM, please rebuild the version available from the
     backports::
 
-      sudo apt-get install -y linux-headers-2.6-amd64 # or -686 for 32bit
+      sudo apt-get install -y linux-headers-2.6-`dpkg --print-architecture`
       sudo apt-get install -y -t squeeze-backports virtualbox-ose-guest-dkms \
            virtualbox-ose-guest-utils  virtualbox-ose-guest-x11
 
     and reboot VM.
 
+  My VM lost mounted host directories, and display auto-resizing  after upgrade
+    NeuroDebian VMs ship without Linux kernel headers pre-installed to
+    minimize distribution/running footprint for one time throw-away
+    usages of the VM.  To install headers package(s) just run
+
+      sudo apt-get install -y linux-headers-`dpkg --print-architecture`
+
+    and reboot VM.
+
   I am still running an older VirtualBox 3.x
     Download one of the image files listed below. These older releases
     are distributed as a `zip` file. Please extract all files from the
@@ -223,6 +232,10 @@ What has changed
 
      Click on an item to expand it
 
+  7.8.0 -- 2 Feb 2015
+    * VM appliance based on the updated wheezy point release 7.8.0.
+      Should resolve problems with upgrades of the guest additions.
+
   7.4.20140423 -- 24 Apr 2014
     * VM appliance based on the updated wheezy point release 7.4.
       Should resolve problems with upgrades of the guest additions.