vbox guest additions after kernel update

[chrismurphy]

After a yum update that includes a kernel update, Virtual Box Guest Additions no longer appear to work. At least, the 3D acceleration, copy/paste between host and guest, and Shared folders, no longer work. This wasn't the case with F16.

If I re-rerun the script to reinstall (which actually means removing DKMS and non-DKSM modules, and then rebuilding them from source), and reboot, things work again. Is anyone else seeing this? And is it expected? Makes me wonder if it's a bug and then if it's a kernel bug related to DKMS, or if it's a vbox bug related to DKMS, if it I'm just lucky.

[JValeck]

This is the error I am getting;
Failed to open a session for the virtual machine XP-Pro.

The virtual machine 'XP-Pro' has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1.

Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: Machine
Interface: IMachine {5eaa9319-62fc-4b0a-843c-0cb1940f8a91}

Then it says I should '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup', which fails!

-Val

[marco765]

noticed this dkms bug today https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=790521

maybe related?

[JValeck]

This is what happened when ran vboxdrv setup

[r2d2@localhost ~]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost r2d2]# /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]
Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [ OK ]
Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMSError! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 2.6.42.12-1.fc15.x86_64 (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/4.1.6/build/make.log for more information.
[FAILED]
(Failed, trying without DKMS)
Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules [FAILED]
(Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)
[root@localhost r2d2]#

I am not knowlegeable enough to understand the log file. If someone wants it I will try to post it.


-Val

[JValeck]

Just figured out how to attach the log file. Hope this works.

-Val

[chrismurphy]

2.6.42.12-1.fc15.x86_64 (x86_64)

a.) F17 beta is at 3.3.2-1 so I don't see how this kernel is relevant to the convo.

b.) I'm not having any problems running the guest addition install script, it builds just fine. The problem is that the additions stop working after a kernel update, whereas with F16 my recollection is that guest additions continued to function.

[pedromadeira]

I'm on an yum updated F17 using VirtualBox VirtualBox-4.1-4.1.12_77245_fedora16-1.x86_64 and having no problems here.

It can't use DKMS after a kernel update but compiles well even with this new kernel 3.3.2-1.fc17.x86_64.

[JValeck]

I found a link that may correct my problem with vbox and F15.

http://blog.andreas-haerter.com/2011/11/19/virtualbox-4.1.6-fedora-15-kernel-2.6.41.1-compilation-error-vboxpci-linux.o

-Val

[chrismurphy]

Appears to be a known issue.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2012-April/107316.html

[fpmurphy]

It has always been the case that you generally need to rebuild VirtualBox guest additions whenever the kernal is rev'ed.

[chrismurphy]

Has not ever been the case for me during the entire F16 life cycle. I've only had to rebuild when guest additions themselves change versions (because vbox has changed versions).

[Mister B]

I've been having the same issue on F17 and IIRC I had it on F16 as well.

[Dutchy]

Reinstalled those plenty of times after kernel updates in my F16 guest.

[JValeck]

I reciently was pointed to this link:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=815103

-Val

[solo2101]

I saved this (http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo) file in the /etc/yum.repos.d/ folder... that way everytime I do a "#yum update" I also get the VirtualBox update...
not that it has to do with the issue...but...