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From: Daniel Wagener <stelf@×××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Virtualbox VMs not running under 3.0.0-gentoo
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:17:13
Message-Id: 20110725001704.5F02321C0C2@pigeon.gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Virtualbox VMs not running under 3.0.0-gentoo by Mark Knecht
1 On Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:09:13 -0700
2 Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote:
3
4 > Hi,
5 > I just got around to trying my Virtualbox VMs under the new 3.0.0
6 > kernel and they aren't working. It says vboxdrv is not set up. I drop
7 > back to 2.6.39 and they run fine. Please note I really mean only the
8 > VMs won't start. The Vbox GUI runs fine but then cannot start the VMs.
9 >
10 > I used make oldconfig to get 3.0.0 working so maybe that caused the
11 > problem but I don't yet see what's wrong looking at the config files.
12 >
13 > Most likely this is some problem caused by the new numbering but I
14 > Googled around looking for a solution and didn't find one. Has anyone
15 > else here checked Virtualbox under the new kernel?
16 >
17 > Note that VMWare seems to be running fine under 3.0.0, only
18 > Virtualbox is failing.
19 >
20 > Thanks,
21 > Mark
22 >
23
24 You know that these Modules have to be compiled against the running
25 kernel? A re-emerge should do:
26
27 emerge -1av virtualbox-modules
28
29 Almost forgot: youd also have to reload these modules via modprobe (or
30 rebooting *hides*)