[Bug 1792670] Re: Kernel module cannot be built on Linux 4.17+

2018-09-17 Thread Gianfranco Costamagna via ubuntu-bugs
once Ubuntu moves to such kernels, I'll be really happy to fix it :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1792670 Title: Kernel module cannot be built on Linux 4.17+ To manage notification

[Bug 1792670] Re: Kernel module cannot be built on Linux 4.17+

2018-09-17 Thread Gianfranco Costamagna via ubuntu-bugs
right now, 4.17 is not a thing In ubuntu, and neither 4.19 is even stable, we still have a lot of work to do to make the modules compatible with them. As said, if you want to play with kernels, you are free to use virtualbox-source and module-assistant to experience your fixes, and even post pa

[Bug 1792670] Re: Kernel module cannot be built on Linux 4.17+

2018-09-15 Thread Fox Foster
Hi, I’m unsure of what you mean - this is an issue with installing Virtualbox through apt on a host machine - not an issue with guest addons inside VMs. Unless I misunderstand completely, it’s also not a kernel failure: a function in the kernel was removed as part of an API change between kernel

[Bug 1792670] Re: Kernel module cannot be built on Linux 4.17+

2018-09-15 Thread Gianfranco Costamagna via ubuntu-bugs
pllease use vbox-guest-source if you want to try snapshot kernels, or be prepared to fix kernel failures. ** Changed in: virtualbox (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs