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clivesay
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Post subject: Auto rebuild of Virtualbox NonOSE driver
 Posted: 29.09.2010, 18:32
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I have been doing some searching but maybe not wording the question correctly.
Anyone have any hints on how I can get the nonOSE vbox driver to build automatically at boot when a new kernel is installed?
slh is building them so quickly I find myself constantly rebuilding.
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towo
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Post subject: RE: Auto rebuild of Virtualbox NonOSE driver
Posted: 29.09.2010, 18:33
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There is no automatic way besides of using dkms.
But dkms is crap and the actual version in sid is triggering wrong. |
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clivesay
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Post subject: RE: Auto rebuild of Virtualbox NonOSE driver
Posted: 29.09.2010, 18:40
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Ok, thanks towo. It's not a big deal just wondered if I was doing something manual unnecessarily.
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Post subject: RE: Auto rebuild of Virtualbox NonOSE driver
Posted: 01.10.2010, 06:29
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Hi clivesay,
I'm using a 'one-liner' in /etc/rc.local to check for a vboxdrv.ko for the current used kernel. If the 'one-liner' finds a matching vboxdrv.ko then nothing will happen; if there is no matching vboxdrv.ko (a new kernel) then the script '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup' will start.
Insert the 'one-liner' before 'exit 0' in the script /etc/rc.local as shown here:
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/- cut -/
# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
# bits.
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# By default this script does nothing.
if [ ! -e /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/vboxdrv.ko ] ; then /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup ; fi
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Mr.Klijn
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HennR
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Post subject: RE: Auto rebuild of Virtualbox NonOSE driver
Posted: 02.10.2010, 15:46
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@Mr.Klijn
Pretty cool idea, will give it a try! |
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clivesay
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Post subject: RE: Auto rebuild of Virtualbox NonOSE driver
Posted: 04.10.2010, 23:59
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| I tried it but nothing happened. I put it in a command box to watch it and just returns me to a prompt when I hit enter. Am I missing something? |
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Mr.Klijn
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Post subject: RE: Auto rebuild of Virtualbox NonOSE driver
Posted: 05.10.2010, 09:07
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Hi clivesay,
If you have inserted the line
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if [ ! -e /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/vboxdrv.ko ] ; then /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup ; fi
in the script /etc/rc.local as shown above then everything should be okay.
If you have already installed a valid driver, then you really see nothing.
It is different when a new kernel is installed. During the boot up of the computer, you see the error message that the vboxdrv.ko does not exist. The script /etc/rc.local is executed at the end of the boot phase and the appropriate driver is then built.
To test the one-liner you must first remove the currently used virtualbox driver (as root):
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rm /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/vboxdrv.ko
if [ ! -e /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/vboxdrv.ko ] ; then /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup ; fi
Now you see the output of the script '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup' and the new driver is built. |
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slam
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Post subject: RE: Auto rebuild of Virtualbox NonOSE driver
Posted: 05.10.2010, 09:12
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Post subject: RE: Auto rebuild of Virtualbox NonOSE driver
Posted: 05.10.2010, 16:42
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Post subject: RE: Auto rebuild of Virtualbox NonOSE driver
Posted: 09.10.2010, 15:43
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I don't like to touch system files because I forget where I did custom modifications so I added a message and a test in case virtualbox has been uninstalled
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# Auto rebuild of Virtualbox NonOSE module
# By Mr. Klijn - modified by Lat
echo " /etc/rc.local is checking for the vboxdrv module if needed"
if [ ! -e /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/vboxdrv.ko ] ; then
[ -x /etc/init.d/vboxdrv ] && /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup || echo " Is virtualbox installed?"
fi
# end Auto rebuild of Virtualbox NonOSE module
BTW, I have
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# needed for Virtualbox non-ose
/etc/init.d/vboxdrv force-reload
is that still needed? |
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HennR
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Post subject: RE: Auto rebuild of Virtualbox NonOSE driver
Posted: 21.10.2010, 08:37
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Are you guys using the ose of virtualbox version?
I don't have a script under /etc/init.d/ called vboxdrv
And my modules are saved under these kind of paths:
/lib/modules/`uname -r`/updates/dkms/vboxdrv.ko |
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Post subject: RE: Auto rebuild of Virtualbox NonOSE driver
Posted: 21.10.2010, 13:13
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