On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 9:30 PM, Ahmad Samir <ahmadsamir3891@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 13/06/14 18:57, Sudhir Khanger wrote: >> >> On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 9:16 PM, Ahmad Samir <ahmadsamir3891@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> AFAICS, the RpmFusion package uses akmod not DKMS to build the kernel >>> module(s). >>> >>> With kmod you have two options either install kmod-VirtualBox which has >>> pre-built kernel modules in which case you'll have to wait for the >>> package >>> to get updated to get the modules for the updated kernel; or install >>> akmod-VirtualBox which should build the module at boot, of course the >>> build >>> can fail and require a patch... etc. >>> >>> -- >>> Ahmad Samir >> >> >> I haven't had any problems with the Oracle supplied VirtualBox for a >> few months. The one from RPMFusion kept lagging behind; yum would >> upgrade to latest kernel irrespective of if VirtualBox's dependencies >> are met or not. >> > > I am not with or against using the package from upstream; but you could > remove kmod-VirtualBox and install akmod-VirtualBox and that one doesn't > depend of a specific kernel version as it's supposed to build the kernel > modules automatically for a new kernel. > > > > -- > Ahmad Samir > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org Sorry but my experience is that akmod keeps failing to build modules for the latest kernel. -- Regards, Sudhir Khanger. sudhirkhanger.com https://github.com/donniezazen -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
