On 01/08/2010 03:47 PM, richard terry wrote: > hi List, > > I've upgraded to kernel 2.6.32 and virtual box dosn't work. > > I looked at the wiki re the various methods of upgrading the driver: > > [root@laptop pkg]# vbox_build_module > Building vboxdrv for Linux 2.6.32-ARCH > make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv' > for f in . linux r0drv r0drv/linux VBox common/err common/string common/log > generic math/gcc; \ > do rm -f $f/*.o $f/.*.cmd $f/.*.flags; done > rm -rf .vboxdrv* .tmp_ver* vboxdrv.* Module.symvers Modules.symvers > modules.order > make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv' > make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxnetflt' > for f in . linux r0drv r0drv/linux VBox common/err common/string common/log > generic math/gcc; \ > do rm -f $f/*.o $f/.*.cmd $f/.*.flags; done > rm -rf .vboxnetflt* .tmp_ver* vboxnetflt.* Modules.symvers modules.order > make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxnetflt' > make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxnetadp' > for f in . linux r0drv r0drv/linux VBox common/err common/string common/log > generic math/gcc; \ > do rm -f $f/*.o $f/.*.cmd $f/.*.flags; done > rm -rf .vboxnetadp* .tmp_ver* vboxnetadp.* Modules.symvers modules.order > make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxnetadp' > rm -f vboxdrv.ko vboxnetflt.ko vboxnetadp.ko > *** Building 'vboxdrv' module *** > make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv' > Makefile:147: *** Error: unable to find the sources of your current Linux > kernel. Specify KERN_DIR=<directory> and run Make again. Stop. > make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv' > make: *** [all] Error 2 > > > kernel-headers-2.6.32-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz is installed. > > Any help appreciated. > Richard, I can confirm that after the latest kernel update, VirtualBox is dead. You were lucky, after I started vb, and small dialog appeared saying "spawning" and then my box locked. I was able to grab a screenshot before the box blackscreened: http://www.3111skyline.com/download/Archlinux/bugs/vbspawn800.jpg fullsized: http://www.3111skyline.com/download/Archlinux/bugs/vbspawn.jpg I had to power-off the box to shutdown. Another (possibly related) issue is that X is now consuming 75-90% of my CPU. Something is not right. Here is the top screenshot showing the behavior: http://www.3111skyline.com/download/Archlinux/bugs/X84-90percent.jpg -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com
