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mike303

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Registered: 2016-03-14

Posts: 7

Issue with Virtualbox

hi,

after pacman -Syu and a reboot VB won't run.

Try to load the Kernel module vbxdrv results in a Exec format Error.
Then i delete the vbox modules and try to rebuild, but it failed...

uname -r
4.4.5-1-ARCH

pacman -Q linux linux-headers
linux-4.4.5-1
linux-headers-4.4.5-1

pacman -S virtualbox-host-dkms
==> No kernel 4.4.3-1-ARCH headers. You must install them to use DKMS!
==> dkms -q remove -q -m vboxhost -v 5.0.16_OSE -k 4.4.5-1-ARCH
:: Verarbeite Paketänderungen...
(1/1) Installiere virtualbox-host-dkms                                                                              [#####################################################################] 100%
:: Starte post-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Install DKMS modules
==> No kernel 4.4.3-1-ARCH headers. You must install them to use DKMS!
==> dkms -q install -m vboxhost -v 5.0.16_OSE -k 4.4.5-1-ARCH

What? Why headers from 4.4.3?

graysky

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Re: Issue with Virtualbox

Out of sync?

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mike303

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Registered: 2016-03-14

Posts: 7

Re: Issue with Virtualbox

not me!

VB maybe....

runical

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Registered: 2012-03-03

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Re: Issue with Virtualbox

Because there was a recent change in how the VB modules are handled. This might change in the future again, but for now this is how it works. Take a look at the mailing lists for more info.

EDIT: Whoops, I misread your post. How about you update the system and try reinstalling the headers?

Last edited by runical (2016-03-29 11:23:39)

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mike303

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Registered: 2016-03-14

Posts: 7

Re: Issue with Virtualbox

VB is running again.

I don't know exactly why, but after /sbin/rcvboxdrv all was fine.

There are still no modules in /usr/lib/modules/extramodules-4.4-ARCH but
lsmod | grep vbox
vboxpci                24576  0
vboxnetflt             28672  2
vboxnetadp             28672  0
vboxdrv               385024  4 vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt,vboxpci

strange!

Oh, after the vbox modules are loaded, i must reinstalling/update the extension pack by hand. Now its working again - like before...