Problem with 2.6.27 kernel
Posted: 12. Aug 2008, 02:54
I'm running Fedora rawhide on one machine. (Fedora 10 alpha, more or less.)
It's using kernel 2.6.27-0.244.rc2.git1.fc10.x86_64.
(As you can see, a Fedora kernel.)
Whether I install trying to use the Fedora 9 rpm or the 1.6.4 amd64.run script, I get the following errors in /var/log/ vbox-install.log after running /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
(I can paste the complete log if you feel it would be helpful)
It seems to be similar to a problem mentioned on ArchLinux forums
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=402575
It starts around post number 8.
I haven't seen any thing else about it while googling, so it's quite possible it's simply a problem with this Fedora kernel or the kernel the poster on the ArchLinux forums was using. (The suggested solutions there didn't work for me, I can post relevant errors if you feel it would be helpful)
However, as I haven't seen anything else about it while googling, I strongly suspect it's simply some sort of Fedora kernel issue. However, I would be curious to know if others are having trouble with 2.6.27 kernels. (So few distributions are using it yet that I think that could also be a reason.)
I haven't tried with a vanilla 2.6.27 kernel, my time is a bit limited and this isn't a high priority for me. (It's a test install, and for my really necessary use of VBox, I have it on a CentOS install, where it gives no trouble.)
However, I thought I'd throw the question out here to see if it's one of those Just Me(TM) problems. I'm not sure what other information would be helpful. It's a 64 bit installation on a laptop that also has a CentOS install and Fedora 9 install--all 64 bit and all running Vbox 1.6.4 from their respective rpms without problem.
EDIT: One more thing possibly worth mentioning--the Fedora 9 rpm worked without problem on rawhide until rawhide updated to the 2.6.27 kernel.
It's using kernel 2.6.27-0.244.rc2.git1.fc10.x86_64.
(As you can see, a Fedora kernel.)
Whether I install trying to use the Fedora 9 rpm or the 1.6.4 amd64.run script, I get the following errors in /var/log/ vbox-install.log after running /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
Code: Select all
v_linux)" -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(vboxdrv)" -c -o /tmp/vbox.6/linux/SUPDrv
-linux.o /tmp/vbox.6/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c
In file included from include/linux/smp.h:28,
from include/linux/topology.h:33,
from include/linux/mmzone.h:683,
from include/linux/gfp.h:4,
from include/linux/slab.h:12,
from /tmp/vbox.6/SUPDRV.h:98,
from /tmp/vbox.6/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:35:
include/asm/smp.h:187:28: error: mach_apicdef.h: No such file or directory
In file included from include/linux/smp.h:28,
from include/linux/topology.h:33,
from include/linux/mmzone.h:683,
from include/linux/gfp.h:4,
from include/linux/slab.h:12,
from /tmp/vbox.6/SUPDRV.h:98,
from /tmp/vbox.6/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:35:
:
include/asm/smp.h: In function ‘hard_smp_processor_id’:
include/asm/smp.h:191: error: implicit declaration of function ‘GET_APIC_ID’
In file included from /tmp/vbox.6/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:35:
/tmp/vbox.6/SUPDRV.h:104:30: error: asm/semaphore.h: No such file or directory
/tmp/vbox.6/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c: In function ‘supdrvOSGipResume’:
/tmp/vbox.6/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:1331: error: too many arguments to function ‘sm
p_call_function’
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vbox.6/linux/SUPDrv-linux.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vbox.6] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.27-0.244.rc2.git1.fc10.x86_64'
make: *** [vboxdrv] Error 2
It seems to be similar to a problem mentioned on ArchLinux forums
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=402575
It starts around post number 8.
I haven't seen any thing else about it while googling, so it's quite possible it's simply a problem with this Fedora kernel or the kernel the poster on the ArchLinux forums was using. (The suggested solutions there didn't work for me, I can post relevant errors if you feel it would be helpful)
However, as I haven't seen anything else about it while googling, I strongly suspect it's simply some sort of Fedora kernel issue. However, I would be curious to know if others are having trouble with 2.6.27 kernels. (So few distributions are using it yet that I think that could also be a reason.)
I haven't tried with a vanilla 2.6.27 kernel, my time is a bit limited and this isn't a high priority for me. (It's a test install, and for my really necessary use of VBox, I have it on a CentOS install, where it gives no trouble.)
However, I thought I'd throw the question out here to see if it's one of those Just Me(TM) problems. I'm not sure what other information would be helpful. It's a 64 bit installation on a laptop that also has a CentOS install and Fedora 9 install--all 64 bit and all running Vbox 1.6.4 from their respective rpms without problem.
EDIT: One more thing possibly worth mentioning--the Fedora 9 rpm worked without problem on rawhide until rawhide updated to the 2.6.27 kernel.