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starfry

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From: Surrey, UK

Registered: 2010-08-18

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Virtualbox package vs download from Oracle

Hello, quick question about the virtualbox package. I see from its splash screen that it's different to the version at Oracle. I thought that since v4 there was no longer an OSE and PUEL version yet the Arch package version says "OSE" on it and does not bear the Oracle splash. So it's different.

I'd just like to know what the differences are, if any. Feel free to point me to the oracle site if the info's there but I couldn't find any reference to OSE since 4.0.

Thanks.

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Virtualbox package vs download from Oracle

I found this:

Comment by: Majeste on Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:29:00 +0000
    cryptocrack: but the package in [community] does not support usb.

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php? … mments=all

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

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Re: Virtualbox package vs download from Oracle

even the oracle one doesn't support usb. both versions support usb ONLY if the extension pack is installed.

overall there isn't any difference between our version and oracle one.

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karol

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Re: Virtualbox package vs download from Oracle

overall there isn't any difference between our version and oracle one.

Sooo ... should the AUR one be removed?

wonder

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Re: Virtualbox package vs download from Oracle

no. is nice to have just to see if our version is bugged

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starfry

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From: Surrey, UK

Registered: 2010-08-18

Posts: 238

Re: Virtualbox package vs download from Oracle

The reason why I asked the question is because I'm having some difficulties with the latest 4.1.6 when using USB. I also have these same issues with the stock Oracle version. The problems do not exist in the last version I used which as 4.0.8. Last night I got VirtualBox 4.0.8 from ARM (plus the extpack) but am having even more USB troubles with that. So I have reverted to Oracle's 4.0.8 one.

It didn't feel right raising an issue with the Virtual Box folks about 4.1.6 problems if I have only used the Arch community package because they would want to check against their own official version. Fair enough. This was the reason for the question. I was surprised to see community package and the oracle package are actually different given Oracle's move away from two versions by implementing the extpack.

I may just go back to installing the official version. I had hoped to clean up my system build script by using Pacman.

fixu

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Registered: 2008-05-29

Posts: 27

Re: Virtualbox package vs download from Oracle

hi, same problem here with both versions. the one from aur and the one from community. i am on x86_64 and my system is up to date. in the virtualbox forum i could only find this thread:

https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=44345

For me it worked before using 4.1.6, so i think it is due to a kernel update, but i have no idea, just a wild guess. I mean usb worked using 4.1.6, but now it doenst work anymore, so i dont think it is a package related issue.

Last edited by fixu (2011-11-28 22:39:30)

starfry

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From: Surrey, UK

Registered: 2010-08-18

Posts: 238

Re: Virtualbox package vs download from Oracle

My problem's wierd... USB appears to work. Devices are detected and they are accessible. In 4.1.6  try to copy an avi to my media player using it's "organiser" app and the app complains that the file format is invalid. If I go back to 4.0.8 it works fine with the same file. When I have some time later in the week I'm going to try reinstalling the various versions and doing some other tests.

fixu

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Registered: 2008-05-29

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Re: Virtualbox package vs download from Oracle

found a solution that works for me:

putting this line into my /etc/fstab file

none                   /proc/bus/usb usbfs     devgid=108,devmode=664,nodev,noexec,nosuid    0      0

no usb support is back and working.

Awebb

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Registered: 2010-05-06

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Re: Virtualbox package vs download from Oracle

no usb support is back and working.

With or without the extension?

Radioactiveman

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From: Germany

Registered: 2010-05-13

Posts: 389

Re: Virtualbox package vs download from Oracle

I think he missed the 'w' and it should mean 'now'.