What worked for me (Xubuntu Raring 64): 1) remove everything that belongs to older virtualbox version than 4.22 (that I use), especially in: /usr/src and in /var/lib/dkms
Basically, I only have: $ ls /usr/src/ linux-headers-3.8.0-2 linux-headers-3.8.0-2-generic vboxguest-4.2.6 $ ls /var/lib/dkms/ dkms_dbversion vboxguest virtualbox $ ls /var/lib/dkms/vboxguest/ 4.2.6 kernel-3.8.0-2-generic-x86_64 2) make sure that this is a softlink: $ ls -ald /usr/src/vboxguest-4.2.6 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 49 Jan 24 17:28 /usr/src/vboxguest-4.2.6 -> /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-4.2.6/src/vboxguest-4.2.6 3) apply patch shown in #3 to the file: /opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-4.2.6/src/vboxguest-4.2.6/vboxguest/VBoxGuest- linux.c 4) run this one-liner to rebuild all dkms modules $ ls /var/lib/initramfs-tools | sudo xargs -n1 /usr/lib/dkms/dkms_autoinstaller start Let me know if it works for you. PS My setup is: $ uname -a Linux vmxubuntu 3.8.0-2-generic #6-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 25 22:03:57 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1101867 Title: virtualbox-guest-dkms 4.1.22-dfsg-0ubuntu2: virtualbox-guest kernel module failed to build [VBoxGuest-linux.c:206:49: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘g_VBoxGuestPciId’] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox/+bug/1101867/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
