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#1 2010-10-27 16:48:34

glenn69
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Registered: 2007-09-26
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[SOLVED] Virtualbox no longer starting ??

Today my Virtualbox stopped running.  when I start it I get no results.  I tried to re-install ( using binary from Virtualbox which has always worked without any problems) and this error appeared during the process:


Python found: python, installing bindings...
  File "/usr/lib/python3.1/site-packages/vboxapi/__init__.py", line 174
    except AttributeError,e:
                         ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Where do I start to repair this problem?

Thanks

Last edited by glenn69 (2010-10-27 17:01:45)

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#2 2010-10-27 17:03:35

glenn69
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Re: [SOLVED] Virtualbox no longer starting ??

Apparently the update of glibc from 2.12.1-2 to 2.12.1-3 ( a recent vulnerability fix ) stops Virtualbox from running. 

I downgraded back to 2.12.1-2 and all is working again.

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#3 2010-10-27 18:56:00

skunktrader
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Registered: 2010-02-14
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Re: [SOLVED] Virtualbox no longer starting ??

Or you could just rebuild the vbox modules with the new glibc

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#4 2010-10-27 19:01:21

glenn69
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Registered: 2007-09-26
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Re: [SOLVED] Virtualbox no longer starting ??

I did try rebuilding with same results.  rc.vboxdrv setup resulted in the same thing.

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#5 2010-10-28 14:46:59

teisler
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Registered: 2007-11-09
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Re: [SOLVED] Virtualbox no longer starting ??

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Last edited by teisler (2010-10-28 14:54:06)

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#6 2010-10-28 14:55:48

skunktrader
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Re: [SOLVED] Virtualbox no longer starting ??

If you are using this package from AUR http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=9753 then a fix is available in 3.2.10-2.

Oracle have released a point upgrade 66523 -> 66896 to address this.

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