VirtualBox for Slackware Users

Daedra · 03-18-2022, 08:55 PM

While "/sbin/modprobe vboxdrv" in rc.modules.local will fix the issue, use the rc.vboxdrv method. It will make sure all the required modules and other settings are loaded at boot time. so remove rc.vboxdrv and add this to your /etc/rc.d/rc.local

Code:

# Start vboxdrv
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.vboxdrv ]; then
  /etc/rc.d/rc.vboxdrv start
fi

then reboot to test

knet · 03-18-2022, 09:02 PM

Thanks for the save Daedra.

cwizardone · 04-19-2022, 04:46 PM

The latest stable release of VirtualBox, version 6.1.34, is now available.

The change log, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-6.1#v34

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

Edit in: Installed, along with its companion extension pack, and it is running as it should in -current.

marav · 04-19-2022, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwizardone

The latest stable release of VirtualBox, version 6.1.34, is now available.

The change log, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-6.1#v34

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

Edit in: Installed, along with its companion extension pack, and it is running as it should in -current.

This update is strongly recommended:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21491
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21488
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21487

Daedra · 04-20-2022, 09:12 PM

I upgraded to 6.1.34 using ppr:kut's SlackBuild. A simple version bump was all it needed, everything built and installed fine, however I can't start any VM's. Looks like its a known bug with the latest version. Can any one else confirm they are having this problem. Thanks

https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewto...p?f=7&t=105815

Daedra · 04-21-2022, 05:29 PM

Disregard, A patch was posted in the thread above which fixes the issue. I had to modify it to make it work, here it is if anyone is interested.

Code:

diff -up VirtualBox-6.1.34/Config.kmk.orig VirtualBox-6.1.34/Config.kmk
--- VirtualBox-6.1.34/Config.kmk.orig	2022-04-21 17:20:08.982249736 -0500
+++ VirtualBox-6.1.34/Config.kmk	2022-04-21 17:23:36.276570980 -0500
@@ -4502,11 +4502,14 @@ ifeq ($(VBOX_LDR_FMT),elf)
 TEMPLATE_VBoxR0_TOOL                = $(VBOX_GCC_TOOL)
 TEMPLATE_VBoxR0_CFLAGS              = -fno-pie -nostdinc -g $(VBOX_GCC_pipe) $(VBOX_GCC_WERR) $(VBOX_GCC_PEDANTIC_C) \
 	$(VBOX_GCC_Wno-variadic-macros) $(VBOX_GCC_R0_OPT) $(VBOX_GCC_R0_FP) -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-exceptions \
-	$(VBOX_GCC_fno-stack-protector) -fno-common $(VBOX_GCC_fvisibility-hidden) -std=gnu99 $(VBOX_GCC_IPRT_FMT_CHECK)
+	$(VBOX_GCC_fno-stack-protector) -fno-common -ffreestanding $(VBOX_GCC_fvisibility-hidden) -std=gnu99 $(VBOX_GCC_IPRT_FMT_CHECK)
 TEMPLATE_VBoxR0_CXXFLAGS            = -fno-pie -nostdinc -g $(VBOX_GCC_pipe) $(VBOX_GCC_WERR) $(VBOX_GCC_PEDANTIC_CXX) \
 	$(VBOX_GCC_Wno-variadic-macros) $(VBOX_GCC_R0_OPT) $(VBOX_GCC_R0_FP) -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-exceptions \
 	$(VBOX_GCC_fno-stack-protector) -fno-common $(VBOX_GCC_fvisibility-inlines-hidden) $(VBOX_GCC_fvisibility-hidden) \
 	-fno-rtti $(VBOX_GCC_IPRT_FMT_CHECK)
+if $(VBOX_GCC_VERSION_CC) >= 40500 # 4.1.2 complains, 4.5.2 is okay, didn't check which version inbetween made it okay with g++.
+TEMPLATE_VBoxR0_CXXFLAGS            = -ffreestanding
+endif
 TEMPLATE_VBoxR0_CFLAGS.amd64        = -m64 -mno-red-zone -mno-sse -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -ffreestanding
 TEMPLATE_VBoxR0_CXXFLAGS.amd64      = -m64 -mno-red-zone -mno-sse -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow -fasynchronous-unwind-tables
 TEMPLATE_VBoxR0_CXXFLAGS.freebsd    = -ffreestanding

yvesjv · 04-30-2022, 09:30 PM

Hello all,

Downloaded from https://repo.liwjatan.org/pprkut/current/source/ the three folders for virtualbox

Tried to istaled the created packages and and now seeing this error
# cat /var/log/vbox-setup.log
Building the main VirtualBox module.
Error building the module:
/opt/VirtualBox/vboxdrv.sh: line 537: /usr/lib64/virtualbox/src/vboxhost/build_in_tmp: No such file or directory

Had a search and found this post, it looks similar.
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...6-30-a-733291/

The sub-directory src within /usr/lib64/virtualbox/ doesn't exist for me...
Did I miss something here that I have to fix?

Daedra · 04-30-2022, 09:48 PM

/opt/virtualbox shouldn't be there if you are just using ppr:kut's scripts. What files do you have in /opt/virtualbox?

yvesjv · 04-30-2022, 09:55 PM

Thanks for the great info.
The src folder and including subfolders + files are there in /opt/Virtualbox but not in /usr/lib64/virtualbox/

I've recursively copied the src folder to /usr/lib64/virtualbox/
Tried running /sbin/vboxconfig again... and success!

Thank you!

ppr:kut · 05-01-2022, 04:38 AM

There's also no vboxconfig in my packages. So it looks like you have some mix of from-source install and from-binary install going on

cwizardone · 05-13-2022, 12:28 PM

The first new test build since mid March has been released.
Test build 6.1.35-151427 and a companion extension pack
can be found at, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds

kermitdafrog8 · 05-13-2022, 12:55 PM

Does this version correct the error in the previous release?

cwizardone · 05-17-2022, 09:26 AM

VirtualBox has released another new Test build, version 6.1.35-151478, but it does not build with the 5.18-rc7 kernel.

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds

cwizardone · 05-18-2022, 02:29 PM

Quote:

VirtualBox On Linux Affected By Security Vulnerability Leaking Host Data To Guests
Written by Michael Larabel. 18 May 2022.
Security researcher Jason Donenfeld who is known for leading the development of the WireGuard open-source software has outlined a new security vulnerability affecting the Oracle VM VirtualBox software........

The full story can be found here, https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pa...-Host-To-Guest

cwizardone · 05-25-2022, 03:10 PM

VirtualBox has released another new Test build, version 6.1.35-151573, and it does build with the 5.18.0 kernel.
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds