VirtualBox for Slackware Users

cwizardone · 06-14-2022, 12:43 PM

VirtualBox has released a new Test build, version 6.1.35-151864.
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds

cwizardone · 06-14-2022, 05:21 PM

I don't think I've ever seen them move so fast.

VirtualBox has released a new Test build, version 6.1.35-151866
and a companion extension pack.
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds

kermitdafrog8 · 06-22-2022, 07:39 PM

Still waiting for 6.1.35 to release with source code.

cwizardone · 06-22-2022, 07:58 PM

Stable releases usually end in an even number so the next version should be 6.1.36.
We'll see...

kermitdafrog8 · 06-23-2022, 10:49 AM

As long as I can build the kernel modules on 5.18.x I'm good.

kermitdafrog8 · 06-23-2022, 06:57 PM

I found a way to build the kernel modules for 5.18.6 with Virtualbox 6.1.34 version.

fourtysixandtwo · 06-23-2022, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kermitdafrog8

I found a way to build the kernel modules for 5.18.6 with Virtualbox 6.1.34 version.

I just did the same.

Here's the unified diff to save others the trouble.

Code:

--- VBoxNetFlt-linux.c  2022-06-23 16:11:28.546566742 -0600
+++ VBoxNetFlt-linux.c  2022-06-23 16:00:29.347244260 -0600
@@ -2311,7 +2311,7 @@
                 vboxNetFltDumpPacket(pSG, true, "host", (fDst & INTNETTRUNKDIR_WIRE) ? 0 : 1);
                 Log6(("vboxNetFltPortOsXmit: pBuf->cb dump:\n%.*Rhxd\n", sizeof(pBuf->cb), pBuf->cb));
                 Log6(("vboxNetFltPortOsXmit: netif_rx_ni(%p)\n", pBuf));
-                err = netif_rx_ni(pBuf);
+                err = netif_rx(pBuf);
                 if (err)
                     rc = RTErrConvertFromErrno(err);
             }

kermitdafrog8 · 06-23-2022, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fourtysixandtwo

I just did the same.

Here's the unified diff to save others the trouble.

Code:

--- VBoxNetFlt-linux.c  2022-06-23 16:11:28.546566742 -0600
+++ VBoxNetFlt-linux.c  2022-06-23 16:00:29.347244260 -0600
@@ -2311,7 +2311,7 @@
                 vboxNetFltDumpPacket(pSG, true, "host", (fDst & INTNETTRUNKDIR_WIRE) ? 0 : 1);
                 Log6(("vboxNetFltPortOsXmit: pBuf->cb dump:\n%.*Rhxd\n", sizeof(pBuf->cb), pBuf->cb));
                 Log6(("vboxNetFltPortOsXmit: netif_rx_ni(%p)\n", pBuf));
-                err = netif_rx_ni(pBuf);
+                err = netif_rx(pBuf);
                 if (err)
                     rc = RTErrConvertFromErrno(err);


             }

I removed the _ni from the other line too. Not sure if that makes a difference. I just assumed it was referring to the same function.

ctrlaltca · 06-24-2022, 04:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kermitdafrog8

I removed the _ni from the other line too. Not sure if that makes a difference. I just assumed it was referring to the same function.

You are correct, they were alias since a long time and the _ni function has been removed recently since there was no usage of it anymore inside the kernel:

https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20220...linutronix.de/

cwizardone · 06-28-2022, 02:00 PM

VirtualBox has been released a new Test build, version-6.1.35-152011 and a companion extension pack.
Both can be found at, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds

Edit in: Built successfully with the 5.19-rc4 kernel and runs as it should.

fourtysixandtwo · 07-02-2022, 06:29 AM

A little followup on 5.18.6 with Virtualbox 6.1.34 on 15.0.

I was having issues with random segfaults when building larger slackbuilds and slackpkg randomly freezing on larger upgrade-all's, all in multiple VMs. These issues only started after upgrading to the 5.18.6 kernel.

Upgrading to the latest 6.1.35 testbuild seems to be the solution.

rkomar · 07-03-2022, 01:21 PM

I can second the above the suggestion. I was having trouble with segfaults in a ubuntu64 guest on my slackware64-current host until I upgraded to the virtualbox test build. I didn't notice any problems when running my slackware32 guest, though. Thank goodness for this thread!

cwizardone · 07-11-2022, 09:37 AM

VirtualBox has been released a new Test build, version-6.1.35-152223 and a companion extension pack.
Both can be found at, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds

Edit in: Built successfully with the 5.19-rc6 kernel and runs as it should

cwizardone · 07-20-2022, 08:22 AM

The latest stable release of VirtualBox, version 6.1.36, is now available.

The change log, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-6.1#v36

The download page, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

Edit in: Works with both the 5.18.12 and 5.19-rc7 kernels.

cwizardone · 07-27-2022, 06:46 AM

VirtualBox has released a new Test build, version-6.1.37-152565 and a companion extension pack, version-6.1.37-152564.
Both can be found at, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds