Package: virtualbox-source Version: 1.4.0svn4130-dfsg-1 Severity: normal
Hi, The virtualbox-modules packages' postinst attempts to modprobe the module, which fails if the current kernel doesn't have the module. For example, I'm preparing the upgrade to 2.6.22-2, but currently running 2.6.22-1; so I didn't bother compiling virtualbox-modules for 2.6.22-1. The virtualbox-modules for 2.6.22-2 then fails during its postinst... A quick fix would (I imagine) be to check that the currently running kernel matches the version for which the module was compiled before attempting the modprobe. A more complete fix could perhaps be similar to that used by kqemu: have a -common package with an init.d script which loads the module... Alternatively, the best solution might be to wrap virtualbox itself and load/unload the module so that it's loaded while virtualbox is running. Regards, Stephen -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (200, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages virtualbox-source depends on: ii bzip2 1.0.3-7 high-quality block-sorting file co ii debhelper 5.0.53 helper programs for debian/rules ii dpatch 2.0.27 patch maintenance system for Debia ii kbuild 1080-2 framework for writing simple makef ii module-assistant 0.10.11 tool to make module package creati virtualbox-source recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
