Re: [gentoo-user] Building VirtualBox kernel modules failed

[J. Roeleveld]

On Sunday, December 21, 2014 01:13:01 PM Gevisz wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Dec 2014 11:47:10 +0100 "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org>
wrote:
> > On Sunday, December 21, 2014 10:16:50 AM Gevisz wrote:
> > > Tonight I have compiled a new sys-kernel/gentoo-sources
> > > version 3.17.7 (the previous version was 3.16.5).
> > > Everything as usual:
> > > 1) copy .config from /usr/src/linux-3.16.5-gentoo to /usr/src/linux
> > >
> > >    that points to the /usr/src/linux-3.17.7-gentoo,
> > >
> > > 2) `cd /usr/src/linux`
> > > 3) `make oldconfig`,
> > > 4) `make && make modules_install`,
> > > 5) copy bzImage, .config and System.map to /boot,
> > >
> > >  and, finally,
> > >
> > > 6) `emerge @module-rebuild`.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, the last operation, that in my case usually
> > > recompiles kernel modules needed for VirtualBox, failed with
> > > the message I provide below. It is very strange for me
> > > because I do not think that those (sometimes unconscious :)
> > > choices I made during `make oldconfig` can influence building
> > > VirtualBox kernel modules.
> > >
> > > >>> Install virtualbox-modules-4.2.24 into
> > > >>> /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.24/image/
> > > >>> category app-emulation
> > >
> > >  * Installing vboxdrv module
> > >  * Installing vboxnetflt module
> > >  * Installing vboxnetadp module
> > >
> > > install: cannot stat ‘vboxnetadp.ko’: No such file or directory
> > > !!! doins: vboxnetadp.ko does not exist
> > >
> > >  * ERROR: app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.24::gentoo failed
> > >  (install
> > >
> > > phase): *   doins failed
> > >
> > >  *
> > >  * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info
> > >
> > > '=app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.24::gentoo'`, * the complete
> > > build
> > > log and the output of `emerge -pqv
> > > '=app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.24::gentoo'`. * The complete
> > > build
> > > log is located at
> > > '/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.24/temp/build.log
> > > '.
> > > * The ebuild environment file is located at
> > > '/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.24/temp/environme
> > > nt'
> > > . * Working directory:
> > > '/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.24/work' * S:
> > > '/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.24/work' * QA
> > >
> > > Notice: file does not exist:
> > >  *
> > >  * 	doins: vboxnetadp.ko does not exist
> > >
> > > And this is the output from `emerge --info
> > > '=app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.24::gentoo'`:
> > >
> > >
> > > Any thought?
> >
> > Can you provide the complete build log as well?
>
> Yes.
>
> The contents of the file
> /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.24/temp/build.log
> is provided below.
>

<SNIP - only interested in vboxnetadp build>

> *** Building 'vboxnetadp' module ***
> make[1]: Entering directory
> '/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.24/work/vboxnetadp'
> make KBUILD_VERBOSE=
> SUBDIRS=/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.24/work/vboxn
> etadp
> SRCROOT=/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.24/work/vboxn
> etadp CONFIG_MODULE_SIG= -C /usr/src/linux modules make[2]: Entering
> directory '/usr/src/linux-3.17.7-gentoo'
>   CC [M]
> /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.24/work/vboxnetadp/li
> nux/VBoxNetAdp-linux.o CC [M]
> /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.24/work/vboxnetadp/VB
> oxNetAdp.o
> /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.24/work/vboxnetadp/li
> nux/VBoxNetAdp-linux.c: In function ‘vboxNetAdpOsCreate’:
> /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.24/work/vboxnetadp/li
> nux/VBoxNetAdp-linux.c:186:48: error: macro "alloc_netdev" requires 4
> arguments, but only 3 given vboxNetAdpNetDevInit);
>                                                 ^

Here is the first error, ignoring the rest.

Googling the error brings us to:
http://pietrushnic.github.io/blog/2014/09/20/virtualbox-dkms-fix-alloc-netdev-problems-when-compiling-with-3-dot-17-dot-0-rcx-headers/

In short, Kernel 3.7.x has issues with Virtualbox.

Checking the change-log for virtualbox-modules, I find:
******virtualbox-modules-4.3.14-r1 (03 Sep 2014)

  03 Sep 2014; Matthew Thode <prometheanfire@g.o>
  +files/virtualbox-modules-3.17.patch, +virtualbox-modules-4.3.14-r1.ebuild,
  -virtualbox-modules-4.3.14.ebuild:
  bumping for 3.17 support

*****

Try a newer version of virtualbox, 4.3.14 or higher would be a good start.

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Joost