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* VirtualBox againDoug Laidlaw
`* Re: VirtualBox againDavid W. Hodgins
 `* Re: VirtualBox againTJ
  `- Re: VirtualBox againDavid W. Hodgins

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Subject: VirtualBox again
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2022 06:55:40 +1100
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 by: Doug Laidlaw - Thu, 22 Dec 2022 19:55 UTC

Once again, the kernel driver for VirtualBox refused to run.This time, I
found a simple fix that worked. It was on a Ubuntu forum, so I have
converted it to suit Mageia:

<CODE>
urpme dkms-virtualbox && urpmi dkms-virtualbox
</CODE>

(For any lurkers, the "&&" ensures that the second command will not run
unless the first command completes normally.)

That was it. Nothing else needed changing.

Re: VirtualBox again

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Subject: Re: VirtualBox again
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 by: David W. Hodgins - Fri, 23 Dec 2022 07:31 UTC

On Thu, 22 Dec 2022 14:55:40 -0500, Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws@hotkey.net.au> wrote:

> Once again, the kernel driver for VirtualBox refused to run.This time, I
> found a simple fix that worked. It was on a Ubuntu forum, so I have
> converted it to suit Mageia:
>
> <CODE>
> urpme dkms-virtualbox && urpmi dkms-virtualbox
> </CODE>
>
> (For any lurkers, the "&&" ensures that the second command will not run
> unless the first command completes normally.)
>
> That was it. Nothing else needed changing.

I haven't seen a need for that. Removing and re-installing the package would
not change any of the packaged files. All it would do is run the preuninstall
scriptlet, and then after replacing the packaged files run the postinstall
scriptlet.

Those scripts are ...
# rpm -q --scripts dkms-virtualbox
postinstall scriptlet (using /bin/sh):
set -x
/usr/sbin/dkms --rpm_safe_upgrade add -m virtualbox -v 7.0.4-1.mga8
if [ -z "$DURING_INSTALL" ] ; then
/usr/sbin/dkms --rpm_safe_upgrade build -m virtualbox -v 7.0.4-1.mga8 &&
/usr/sbin/dkms --rpm_safe_upgrade install -m virtualbox -v 7.0.4-1.mga8 &&
/sbin/rmmod vboxnetflt &>/dev/null
/sbin/rmmod vboxnetadp &>/dev/null
/sbin/rmmod vboxdrv &>/dev/null
/sbin/modprobe vboxdrv &>/dev/null
/sbin/modprobe vboxnetflt &>/dev/null
/sbin/modprobe vboxnetadp &>/dev/null
:
fi
preuninstall scriptlet (using /bin/sh):
if [ "$1" = "0" ]; then
/sbin/rmmod vboxnetadp >/dev/null 2>&1
/sbin/rmmod vboxnetflt >/dev/null 2>&1
/sbin/rmmod vboxdrv >/dev/null 2>&1
fi
set -x
/usr/sbin/dkms --rpm_safe_upgrade remove -m virtualbox -v 7.0.4-1.mga8 --all || :

# fix guest-additions upgrade from init scripts to systemd services

====================================

The only time such a procedure would make a difference is if the prior
installation of the dkms-virtualbox had failed in it's postinstall scriptlet.

The most likely causes of that are not having the kernel-$flavor-devel-latest
package (where $flavor matches the flavor of the running kernel such as desktop,
server, etc.) installed for the current kernel.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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 by: TJ - Fri, 23 Dec 2022 14:36 UTC

On 2022-12-23 02:31, David W. Hodgins wrote:
> The only time such a procedure would make a difference is if the prior
> installation of the dkms-virtualbox had failed in it's postinstall
> scriptlet.
>
> The most likely causes of that are not having the
> kernel-$flavor-devel-latest
> package (where $flavor matches the flavor of the running kernel such as
> desktop,
> server, etc.) installed for the current kernel.

I strongly suspect that Doug's original problem with dkms-virtualbox
came from being hit with https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29830

If so, the command he gave will work around the situation, but it won't
"fix" it.

TJ

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 by: David W. Hodgins - Fri, 23 Dec 2022 16:53 UTC

On Fri, 23 Dec 2022 09:36:09 -0500, TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> wrote:

> On 2022-12-23 02:31, David W. Hodgins wrote:
>> The only time such a procedure would make a difference is if the prior
>> installation of the dkms-virtualbox had failed in it's postinstall
>> scriptlet.
>>
>> The most likely causes of that are not having the
>> kernel-$flavor-devel-latest
>> package (where $flavor matches the flavor of the running kernel such as
>> desktop,
>> server, etc.) installed for the current kernel.
>
> I strongly suspect that Doug's original problem with dkms-virtualbox
> came from being hit with https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29830
>
> If so, the command he gave will work around the situation, but it won't
> "fix" it.

Ah. Yes, the backports problem.

For anyone who doesn't need the backports, I strongly recommend removing
the backports respositories information "urpmi.removemedia -y back".

The command "urpmq --not-available" can then be used to see which packages
if any should be considered for downgrading.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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