Hi, has anyone tried to install the binary package from virtualbox.org on OS 11.0 cause all they have r packages for 10.3 so I was wondering if its safe to install.
The reason I can’t use the OSE version is cause on a custom kernel there won’t be any prebuilt modules or is it possible to compile a module for the one from the repo as well?
The 10.3 RPM works fine on 11.0. That should do you until they make one for 11.0.
thanks I will install it right now
The one in the repos has no USB support, and gave me lots of problems!
I recommend getting the latest binary blob from their website.
Sun microsystems bought it apparently, so you are redirected to their site for downloading.
Alright I have installed it, added myself to vboxusers group and even modified fstab for usb support but I still get the message
Could not load the Host USB Proxy Service (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND). The service might be not installed
This part is distro specific, I can’t tell you the exact steps since I had no interest in the USB support but there are some wiki pages out there that tell you how to enable the USB support on OpenSUSE, other pages for other distros. Otherwise you can just click Ok and the rest of it works, it’s not fatal unless you must have USB support.
Alright then thanks
snakeeyes wrote:
> Alright I have installed it, added myself to vboxusers group and even
> modified fstab for usb support but I still get the message
>
> Could not load the Host USB Proxy Service (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND). The
> service might be not installed
>
>
Either arrange for
mount -a
to be issued at start up, or run
sudo mount -a
before running VB. (details elsewhere in the group)
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PeeGee
Asus M2V-MX SE, AMD 64X2 3800+, openSuSE 10.3 x86-64/XP Home dual boot
Asus M2NPV-VM, AMD LE1640, openSuSE 11.0 x86-64/XP Home dual boot
ken yap wrote:
>
> This part is distro specific, I can’t tell you the exact steps since I
> had no interest in the USB support but there are some wiki pages out
> there that tell you how to enable the USB support on OpenSUSE, other
> pages for other distros. Otherwise you can just click Ok and the rest
> of it works, it’s not fatal unless you must have USB support.
With 11.0, I’ve had the best reults downloading the VirtualBox generic Linux
i386 package and installing from the .run script. That builds all the
kernel specific stuff and seems to avoid most of the problems in 11.0.
The Sun RPM also works the same way. You need the kernel source to build the driver module. Only difference is that it’s a RPM instead of a tarball. We are not talking about the difference between the Sun’s and the OSE package, that is already known.
ken yap wrote:
>
> Will Honea;1850056 Wrote:
>>
>> With 11.0, I’ve had the best reults downloading the VirtualBox generic
>> Linux
>> i386 package and installing from the .run script. That builds all the
>> kernel specific stuff and seems to avoid most of the problems in 11.0.
>>
>
> The Sun RPM also works the same way. You need the kernel source to
> build the driver module. Only difference is that it’s a RPM instead of
> a tarball. We are not talking about the difference between the Sun’s
> and the OSE package, that is already known.
Granted - but when I went to get the 1.6.2 stuff from the website they had
moved to 1.6.4 and I had all sorts of problems with the 10.3 rpm today
while the tarball version went in with no problem.
I installed 1.6.4 from the 10.3 RPM last night and had no problems at all. There is one known issue for people who have enabled debug logs, they appear in one’s home directory. I think there will be an update soon.