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[SOLVED] vboxadditions not installing in kernel

PostPosted: Mar 12th, '12, 18:05
by nccpgmr9
running in virtual box

latest kernel-> Linux localhost 3.3.0-desktop-0.rc7.1.mga2 #1 SMP Sat Mar 10 22:22:46 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
kernel-desktop-devel-3.3.0-0.rc7.1.mga2 - The kernel-devel files for kernel-desktop-3.3.0-0.rc7.1.mga2​
kernel-desktop-devel-latest - Virtual rpm for latest kernel-desktop-devel​
kernel-desktop-latest - Virtual rpm for latest kernel-desktop​ 

all installed and with all updates but as you see vboxadditions fails to install module during boot

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vboxadditions (4.1.8-3.mga2): Installing module.
....Started Cleanup of /var/run and /var/lock                              [  OK  ]
Starting Recreate Volatile Files and Directories...                           
Started Recreate Volatile Files and Directories                        [  OK  ]
Starting Console System Startup Logging...                                     
Starting Restore Sound Card State...                                           
Started Restore Sound Card State                                       [  OK  ]
Started Console System Startup Logging                                 [  OK  ]
...................(bad exit status: 10)
  Build failed.  Installation skipped.
Checking for new hardware [  OK  ]


from build log:

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DKMS make.log for vboxadditions-4.1.8-3.mga2 for kernel 3.3.0-desktop-0.rc7.1.mga2 (x86_64)
Mon Mar 12 11:43:43 EDT 2012
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.3.0-desktop-0.rc7.1.mga2'
  LD      /var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/built-in.o
  CC [M]  /var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.o
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:100:5: warning: braces around scalar initializer [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:100:5: warning: (near initialization for ‘driver.fops’) [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:101:9: error: field name not in record or union initializer
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:101:9: error: (near initialization for ‘driver.fops’)
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:101:9: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:101:9: warning: (near initialization for ‘driver.fops’) [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:102:9: error: field name not in record or union initializer
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:102:9: error: (near initialization for ‘driver.fops’)
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:102:9: warning: excess elements in scalar initializer [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:102:9: warning: (near initialization for ‘driver.fops’) [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:103:9: error: field name not in record or union initializer
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:103:9: error: (near initialization for ‘driver.fops’)
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:103:9: warning: excess elements in scalar initializer [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:103:9: warning: (near initialization for ‘driver.fops’) [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:107:9: error: field name not in record or union initializer
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:107:9: error: (near initialization for ‘driver.fops’)
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:107:9: warning: excess elements in scalar initializer [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:107:9: warning: (near initialization for ‘driver.fops’) [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:111:9: error: field name not in record or union initializer
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:111:9: error: (near initialization for ‘driver.fops’)
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:111:9: warning: excess elements in scalar initializer [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:111:9: warning: (near initialization for ‘driver.fops’) [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:112:9: error: field name not in record or union initializer
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:112:9: error: (near initialization for ‘driver.fops’)
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:112:9: warning: excess elements in scalar initializer [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:112:9: warning: (near initialization for ‘driver.fops’) [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:113:9: error: field name not in record or union initializer
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:113:9: error: (near initialization for ‘driver.fops’)
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:113:9: warning: excess elements in scalar initializer [enabled by default]
/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.c:113:9: warning: (near initialization for ‘driver.fops’) [enabled by default]
make[1]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo/vboxvideo_drm.o] Error 1
make: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/vboxadditions/4.1.8-3.mga2/build/vboxvideo] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.3.0-desktop-0.rc7.1.mga2'

Re: vbox additions not installing in kernel

PostPosted: Mar 12th, '12, 22:07
by doktor5000
Has already been reported, you may want to follow https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4842

Re: vboxadditions not installing in kernel (REPORTED-DISREGU

PostPosted: Mar 13th, '12, 12:01
by nccpgmr9
thanks- keep forgetting to look there first

after updates today are better now