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virtualbox-ose-modules package

Load kernel driver (vboxdrv) during boot

Bug #152376 reported by Daniel Hahler
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virtualbox-ose-modules (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Daniel Hahler

Bug Description

virtualbox-ose-modules should provide an init script to load the kernel driver during boot.

I'll provide a debdiff shortly to do so, based on the upstream (innotek) init script (http://virtualbox.org/browser/trunk/debian/vboxdrv.init.tmpl).

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Daniel Hahler (blueyed) wrote :

This patch adds an init.d script and provides meta packages, as requested in bug 152015.

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Daniel Hahler (blueyed) wrote :

Steve, can you confirm this bug (and patch)? Please subscribe u-u-s, if so - or upload it yourself.

Thanks!

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Daniel Hahler (blueyed) wrote :
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xtknight (xt-knight) wrote :

Confirmed since patch is available. And subscribing u-u-s.

Changed in virtualbox-ose-modules:
status: New → Confirmed
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Steve Kowalik (stevenk) wrote :

virtualbox-ose-modules (4) gutsy; urgency=low

  * Provide a virtualbox-ose-modules-{generic,server} package as well.
    (LP: #152015, #152405)
  * Add an init script to load the kernel module during boot. (LP: #152376)

 -- Steve Kowalik <email address hidden> Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:21:43 +1000

Changed in virtualbox-ose-modules:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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Daniel Hahler (blueyed) wrote :

Re-opening.
You need to add the "#DEBHELPER#" marker to "debian/inst", so the init script actually gets installed by dh_installinit.

This affects loading the module after installation and during boot.

Changed in virtualbox-ose-modules:
status: Fix Released → Confirmed
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Daniel Hahler (blueyed) wrote :

Fixed in virtualbox-ose-modules 6.

Changed in virtualbox-ose-modules:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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lupus (kristof-vansant) wrote :

Is back in hardy

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Daniel Hahler (blueyed) wrote :

lupus, what exactly were you doing? Any chance that you had to reboot, because a new kernel got installed?
Please be as verbose as possible.

Changed in virtualbox-ose-modules:
status: Fix Released → Triaged
Daniel Hahler (blueyed)
Changed in virtualbox-ose-modules:
assignee: nobody → blueyed
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Triaged → Incomplete
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Paul Cunnane (paul-cunnane) wrote :

I've had problems with vboxdrv in Hardy. I can't modprobe the module: "FATAL: Module vboxdrv not found." However, I can "insmod /lib/modules/2.6.24-12-generic/misc/vboxdrv.ko" and it works fine.

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Daniel Hahler (blueyed) wrote :

Sorry, I'm closing this bug again, as it starts to get messy (with different issues and not enough info).
The original problem has been addressed.
Paul, your problem may be that the depmod call in the post installation script has failed. Please report a new bug report with more information, if this is a problem still. Thanks.

Changed in virtualbox-ose-modules:
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
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