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From: Wols Lists <antlists@××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Module vboxdrv cannot be found
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:53:22
Message-Id: 4c65edc3-98cd-3b26-f822-bc1b59da8d5f@youngman.org.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Module vboxdrv cannot be found by Bertram Scharpf
1 On 28/01/2022 12:37, Bertram Scharpf wrote:
2 > On Friday, 28. Jan 2022, 10:45:01 +0000, Wols Lists wrote:
3 >> On 28/01/2022 09:10, Bertram Scharpf wrote:
4 >>> after a kernel update and a
5 >>>
6 >>> # emerge -av @module-rebuild
7 >>>
8 >>> the VirtualBox modules cannot be found any more.
9 >>
10 >> You've updated your kernel, and you need to rebuild the modules, WHICH DOES
11 >> NOT HAPPEN BY DEFAULT.
12 >>
13 >> So, set your default kernel to the currently running one, and "emerge
14 >> virtualbox-modules".
15 >
16 > I _did_ call
17 >
18 > # eselect kernel set 2
19 >
20 > and, as I wrote
21 >
22 > # emerge -av @module-rebuild
23 >
24 > as I always do.
25
26 My experience is that sort of thing doesn't help. Dunno why, but all the
27 "pick up changed dependencies" don't pick virtualbox up.
28 >
29 > Anyway, a "depmod -a " helped.
30 >
31 I'll have to try that. The only thing that's ever worked for me in the
32 past is explicitly emerging again.
33
34 Thanks,
35 Cheers,
36 Wol

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Re: [gentoo-user] Module vboxdrv cannot be found Michael <confabulate@××××××××.com>