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ariel

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Registered: 2009-03-30

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/etc/init.d disappeared...

hi

i recently saw that my /etc/init.d had disappeared...
how to recover it?

ariel

schuay

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Registered: 2008-08-19

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Re: /etc/init.d disappeared...

init.d? if you're looking for daemons, they're in /etc/rc.d/

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Re: /etc/init.d disappeared...

I can't check but my first thought when I saw this thread was 'what the heck...'

/etc/init.d/ is for System V init based systems, and Arch is not one of them . Unless you're hacking at it I don't think it's there - can't check, at work now.

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ariel

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Registered: 2009-03-30

Posts: 25

Re: /etc/init.d disappeared...

well, I tried to use winXP through virtualbox and i got error msg:

VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED (rc=-1908)

The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or there is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdrv. Re-setup the kernel module by executing

'/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup'

as root. Users of Ubuntu or Fedora should install the DKMS package at first. This package keeps track of Linux kernel changes and recompiles the vboxdrv kernel module if necessary.

so that why i asked about /etc/init.d

where can i find it in Arch?

mikesd

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Registered: 2008-02-01

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Re: /etc/init.d disappeared...

Unless you're hacking at it I don't think it's there - can't check, at work now.

B's correct. After many years on Debian I still type /etc/init.d/... quite often.

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dispanser

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Registered: 2009-04-10

Posts: 20

Re: /etc/init.d disappeared...

where can i find it in Arch?

nowhere...

run

vbox_build_module

as root instead to build the module

Last edited by dispanser (2009-04-22 09:37:39)

toad

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Registered: 2008-12-22

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Re: /etc/init.d disappeared...

B's correct. After many years on Debian I still type /etc/init.d/... quite often.

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ariel

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Registered: 2009-03-30

Posts: 25

Re: /etc/init.d disappeared...

hello

I solved the problem by upgrading virtualbox .

10x guys,
ariel

firecat53

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Re: /etc/init.d disappeared...

Next time the kernel upgrades, you will need to run vbox_build_module as root, as stated above, then remove your old module (sudo modprobe -r vboxdrv) and reinsert the new one (sudo modprobe vboxdrv). There is no script or daemon to accomplish this task on Arch

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göteborg-johan

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Registered: 2009-02-27

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Re: /etc/init.d disappeared...

Next time the kernel upgrades, you will need to run vbox_build_module as root, as stated above, then remove your old module (sudo modprobe -r vboxdrv) and reinsert the new one (sudo modprobe vboxdrv). There is no script or daemon to accomplish this task on Arch

Scott

yes there is, /etc/rc.d/rc.vboxdrv, worked for me when i upgraded to 2.6.29.