[arch-general] virtualbox-bin aur - vboxdrv -> dkms -> confusion...
Guys, I just updated virtualbox-bin from aur to 4.1.16 and I'm confused by the drop of the /etc/rc.d/vboxdrv init script. After building and installing the package I received the warning: ==> **Warning** ==> This version drop vboxdrv initscript. ==> Please change to dkms instead of vboxdrv in DAEMONS in rc.conf. ==> So I read the https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Virtualbox that explained the switch to dkms allows auto-generation of the virtualbox module on kernel update, but didn't really help me understand what I need to do to manually rebuild the vboxdrv module. The wiki references a 'vboxbuild' that does not exist in the virtualbox-bin package from aur. So how do I rebuild the module manually in this case? Also, since I don't really want the module autogenerated, do I even need dkms in the DAEMONS line of rc.conf? What I want to do is just leave MODULES=(vboxdrv), but I need to know how to build the module? What say the experts? I know I'm missing something simple, I just want to make sure I can build the module when I need to. Thanks. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
On 06/05/2012 03:16 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
So how do I rebuild the module manually in this case?
Also, since I don't really want the module autogenerated, do I even need dkms in the DAEMONS line of rc.conf?
What I want to do is just leave MODULES=(vboxdrv), but I need to know how to build the module? What say the experts?
I know I'm missing something simple, I just want to make sure I can build the module when I need to. Thanks.
I should add that after update to 4.1.16 - both Arch and Win guest are working absolutely fine. So either I'm still running on the old vboxdrv, or the one in /lib/modules/3.3.7-1-ARCH/misc/vboxdrv.ko (dated 6/4) is doing just fine... -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 2:23 PM, David C. Rankin
On 06/05/2012 03:16 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
So how do I rebuild the module manually in this case?
sudo /etc/rc.d/dkms restart.
Also, since I don't really want the module autogenerated, do I even need dkms in the DAEMONS line of rc.conf?
If you don't want such a treat, then don't include dkms into rc.conf. Remember dkms, as vboxdrv didn't, doesn't really compile a thing if there's no need to. But it's up to you.
... -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
-- Javier.
On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 10:16 PM, David C. Rankin
So I read the https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Virtualbox ... This page is for virtualbox official package.
You can find informations in the package comment page. https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=51727
Also, since I don't really want the module autogenerated, do I even need dkms in the DAEMONS line of rc.conf? No.
$ /etc/rc.d/dkms start #build and install dkms registered modules. if LOAD=yes in /etc/conf.d/dkms, module are also loaded. (default behaviour)
What I want to do is just leave MODULES=(vboxdrv), but I need to know how to build the module? What say the experts? I know I'm missing something simple, I just want to make sure I can build the module when I need to. Thanks. $ dkms autoinstall
virtualbox-bin is an AUR package, discution should take place in aur-general. Cheers, -- Sébastien "Seblu" Luttringer www.seblu.net
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virtualbox-bin is an AUR package, discution should take place in aur-general.
... Is there a benefit to the AUR version over the Community version? They should be feature equivalent now. gene
On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 11:20 PM, Genes MailLists
Is there a benefit to the AUR version over the Community version? They should be feature equivalent now.
Most features should be the same as non-free code is in virtualbox-ext-oracle[1]. Using community version is recommended. There is small differences like: - module compilation via dkms (useful with non-upstream kernel). But you also can use dkms-virtualbox with community package. - virtualbox-bin is compiled by Oracle and shipped with compatible Qt libraries. Once it made the difference. [1] http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=44761 [2] http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=55155 -- Sébastien "Seblu" Luttringer www.seblu.net
On 06/05/2012 04:20 PM, Genes MailLists wrote:
Is there a benefit to the AUR version over the Community version? They should be feature equivalent now.
I always thought you had to use the aur version for usb functionality. May have changed, but I have just always used the aur package with the virtualbox-ext-oracle aur package as well. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
2012/6/7 David C. Rankin
On 06/05/2012 04:20 PM, Genes MailLists wrote:
Is there a benefit to the AUR version over the Community version? They should be feature equivalent now.
I always thought you had to use the aur version for usb functionality. May have changed, but I have just always used the aur package with the virtualbox-ext-oracle aur package as well.
-- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
Sun Virtualbox had before a OSE version without usb support and a PUEL version with usb support. Currently, Oracle provides a OSE version (GPL3) and also an extension to add usb support (PUEL). Rafael
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