VirtualBox broken after kernel update in Arch Linux

MTK358 · 09-05-2010, 01:16 PM

I use Arch Linux and the kernel got upgraded, and it broke VirtualBox. It says to run "/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup", but such a file does not exist. The Arch Wiki says "/etc/rc.d/rc.vboxdrv setup", but that doesn't exist either. What should I do?

And is it possible to write a script that runs on startup that automatically fixes VirtualBox whenever the kernel is upgraded?

Kenny_Strawn · 09-05-2010, 01:25 PM

My good friend MTK358: What about reinstalling VBox with Pacman?

MTK358 · 09-05-2010, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenny_Strawn

My good friend MTK358: What about reinstalling VBox with Pacman?

Not sure if it's worth the trouble, it's installed from AUR.

If no-one will give me any more suggestions i might try it.

Kenny_Strawn · 09-05-2010, 01:50 PM

Besides, /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup and /etc/rc.d/rc.vboxdrv setup are commands that you type at the shell, not files. If you are browsing to the scripts with Nautilus or Dolphin, you've got it all wrong. "Setup" is a command that each of those scripts execute. "/etc/init.d/vboxdrv" and "/etc/rc.d/rc.vboxdrv" are the actual file names.

MTK358 · 09-05-2010, 02:09 PM

But they *are* files, even if you execute them with the command line. Every command (except for shell builtins) is a file.

Code:

# /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
bash: /etc/init.d/vboxdrv: No such file or directory

Kenny_Strawn · 09-05-2010, 03:06 PM

Yikes, that's pretty serious, so really, the only thing that will restore those files is Pacman. The kernel update, I'm sure, could have easily left you with nothing to do but reinstall Virtual Box.

MTK358 · 09-05-2010, 03:21 PM

Reinstalling...

MTK358 · 09-05-2010, 03:28 PM

Didn't help. The only difference is that it now says Oracle instead of Sun

Kenny_Strawn · 09-05-2010, 09:40 PM

Did you also try installing the DKMS package? How about rebooting so the modules are loaded?

MTK358 · 09-06-2010, 07:09 AM

WTF? It works today! Maybe it needed a reboot.

And as far as I remember it said that the DKMS package is only for Ubuntu or something in the VirtualBox error message.

eveningsky339 · 09-06-2010, 07:51 PM

I gave up on VirtualBox after several OSes failed to install for no apparent reason. I tried giving Xen a go but it seems complicated and better suited for servers. KVM seems to be working well so far, fairly easy to set up. I'm using a simple GUI to manage my Debian VM.

Besides, VB is now owned by Oracle...