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#1 2012-02-10 16:34:58
- eamnomadic
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[SOLVED] Need dkms for virtualbox ?
Hi folks
Archwiki is clear re setting up virtualbox.
Before I do so - Do I need dkms installed? From memory, dkms took care of VBox changes when kernel changed.
Or have I got it wrong?
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#2 2012-02-10 17:00:08
- KingX
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Re: [SOLVED] Need dkms for virtualbox ?
No you don't need dkms. If you are running a custom kernel just intall 'virtualbox-source' and then run '/usr/bin/vboxbuild' to update the vbox modules with your current kernel. I think on a stock kernel the virtualbox-modules are taken care of by itself.
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#3 2012-02-10 17:07:51
- eamnomadic
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Re: [SOLVED] Need dkms for virtualbox ?
Got reply in about 30 mins - Fantastic.
Thanks KingX.
I had a few issues with VBox (and NVidia drivers) along the way when kernels were upgraded.
Just making sure this time.
Thanks again.
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#4 2012-04-08 15:47:04
- onny
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Re: [SOLVED] Need dkms for virtualbox ?
If you install dkms-virtualbox, your vbox module might get recompiled after every kernel upgrade automatically when you add "dkms" into your daemons-array of rc.conf, right?
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