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From: thelma@×××××××××××.com
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Failed to load vboxpci
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 01:25:14
Message-Id: ba78668f-3ea2-a0c0-9379-c8581bea810e@sys-concept.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Failed to load vboxpci by Neil Bothwick
1 On 1/18/21 2:46 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
2 > On Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:31:49 -0700, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote:
3 >
4 >> On 1/18/21 2:12 PM, tastytea wrote:
5 >>> On 2021-01-18 14:04-0700 thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote:
6 >>>
7 >>>> emerge --info
8 >>>> Portage 3.0.13 (python 3.8.6-final-0,
9 >>>> default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop, gcc-9.3.0, glibc-2.32-r5,
10 >>>> 5.4.80-gentoo-r1 x86_64)
11 >>>>
12 >>>> This is new installation.
13 >>>> cat /etc/modules-load.d/virtualbox.conf
14 >>>> vboxdrv
15 >>>> vboxnetadp
16 >>>> vboxnetflt
17 >>>> vboxpci
18 >>>>
19 >>>> All modules are loading OK except "vboxpci"
20 >>>>
21 >>>> modprobe vboxpci
22 >>>> modprobe: FATAL: Module vboxpci not found in directory
23 >>>> /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1
24 >>>
25 >>> app-emulation/virtualbox-modules does not install vboxpci.ko here. I
26 >>> guess the information in the wiki is outdated.
27 >>>
28 >>> $ equery files app-emulation/virtualbox-modules | grep '\.ko$'
29 >>> /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1-x86_64/misc/vboxdrv.ko
30 >>> /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1-x86_64/misc/vboxnetadp.ko
31 >>> /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1-x86_64/misc/vboxnetflt.ko
32 >>>
33 >>> Kind regards, tastytea
34 >>
35 >> I have the same output:
36 >>
37 >> # equery files app-emulation/virtualbox-modules | grep '\.ko$'
38 >> /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1/misc/vboxdrv.ko
39 >> /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1/misc/vboxnetadp.ko
40 >> /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1/misc/vboxnetflt.ko
41 >>
42 >> What is missing is in 5.4.80-gentoo-r1 is: vboxpci.ko
43 >>
44 >> In my old kernel it was there:
45 >> /lib/modules/5.4.72-gentoo/misc/vboxpci.ko
46 >
47 > Your old kernel could have it from an older installation of
48 > virtualbox-modules, that module is no longer installed
49 >
50 > % qlist virtualbox-modules
51 > /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1/misc/vboxnetflt.ko
52 > /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1/misc/vboxnetadp.ko
53 > /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1/misc/vboxdrv.ko
54 > /etc/modprobe.d/vboxdrv.conf
55 > /usr/lib/modules-load.d/virtualbox.conf
56 >
57 > And the virtualbox.conf file contains
58 >
59 > vboxdrv
60 > vboxnetflt
61 > vboxnetadp
62 >
63 > No mention of vboxpci.
64 >
65 > Does VirtualBox work?
66
67 Yes, it works. Gentoo wiki did not get updated, in addition I was copying configuration from previous kernel that I just installed a month ago or so.
68 It is hard o catch all the changes during updates.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Failed to load vboxpci Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>