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--- Begin Message ---
Package: dkms
Version: 2.1.1.2-5
Severity: normal
dkms: running auto installation service for kernel
2.6.36-rc4-r600fence-netpollirq-smbinit-amd64:
openafs (1.5.75)...failed.
virtualbox-ose (3.0.12)...failed.
Where is the virtualbox-ose (3.0.12) ?
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
|
Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-=========================-=========================-==================================================================
un virtualbox <none> (no description
available)
un virtualbox-2.0 <none> (no description
available)
un virtualbox-2.1 <none> (no description
available)
un virtualbox-2.2 <none> (no description
available)
un virtualbox-3.0 <none> (no description
available)
un virtualbox-3.1 <none> (no description
available)
ii virtualbox-guest-addition 3.2.6-1 guest additions
iso image for VirtualBox
ii virtualbox-ose 3.2.4-dfsg-1~bpo50+1 x86
virtualization solution - base binaries
ii virtualbox-ose-dkms 3.2.8-dfsg-2 x86
virtualization solution - kernel module sources for dkms
un virtualbox-ose-guest-dkms <none> (no description
available)
un virtualbox-ose-modules <none> (no description
available)
un virtualbox-ose-modules-2. <none> (no description
available)
un virtualbox-ose-modules-2. <none> (no description
available)
un virtualbox-ose-modules-2. <none> (no description
available)
un virtualbox-ose-modules-2. <none> (no description
available)
ii virtualbox-ose-qt 3.2.4-dfsg-1~bpo50+1 x86
virtualization solution - Qt based user interface
un virtualbox-ose-source <none> (no description
available)
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (990, 'stable'), (500, 'testing'), (300, 'unstable'), (295,
'experimental'), (290, 'stable-i386'), (280, 'testing-i386'), (270,
'unstable-i386'), (150, 'experimental-i386')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.36-rc4-r600fence-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages dkms depends on:
ii build-essential 11.4 Informational list of build-essent
ii coreutils 8.5-1 GNU core utilities
ii dpkg-dev 1.15.8.4 Debian package development tools
ii gcc 4:4.4.4-2 The GNU C compiler
ii make 3.81-5 The GNU version of the "make" util
ii module-init-tools 3.4-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
Versions of packages dkms recommends:
ii 1.14.4-1 Gives a fake root environment
ii 2.6.32+27~bpo50+1 Header files for Linux 2.6-amd64 (
ii 2.6.26-13lenny2 Header files for Linux 2.6.26-1-am
ii 3.local Header files related to Linux kern
ii 2.6.32-21~bpo50+1 Header files for Linux 2.6.32-bpo.
ii 2.6.34-1~experimenta Header files for Linux 2.6.34-1-am
ii 2.6.34-rc4-amd64-10. Header files related to Linux kern
ii 2.6.35-0-amd64-10.00 Header files related to Linux kern
ii 2.6.36-rc1-amd64-10. Header files related to Linux kern
ii 2.6.36-rc2-r600fence Header files related to Linux kern
ii 2.6.36-rc3-r600fence Header files related to Linux kern
ii 2.6.36-rc4-r600fence Header files related to Linux kern
ii 2.6.36-rc4-r600fence Header files related to Linux kern
ii 2.6.36-rc4-r600fence Header files related to Linux kern
ii 2.6.32-21~bpo50+1 Linux 2.6.32 for 64-bit PCs
ii 2.6.34-1~experimenta Linux 2.6.34 for 64-bit PCs
ii 2.6.35-0-amd64-10.00 Linux kernel binary image for vers
ii 2.6.36-rc3-r600fence Linux kernel binary image for vers
ii 2.6.36-rc4-r600fence Linux kernel binary image for vers
ii 2.6.36-rc4-r600fence Linux kernel binary image for vers
ii 2.1.41 generates programs menu for all me
ii 2.5.9-5 Apply a diff file to an original
ii 1.6.9p17-3 Provide limited super user privile
dkms suggests no packages.
-- debconf-show failed
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:06:49 +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> > there may have been a bug in the virtualbox package at some point that
> > left the 3.0.12 files lying around on your system. you can manually
> > remove those with:
> >
> > $ sudo dkms remove -m virtualbox-ose -v 3.0.12 --all
> >
>
> It does not work which may be the reason the files were left behind:
>
> dkms remove -m virtualbox-ose -v 3.0.12 --all
> dkms.conf: Error! No 'DEST_MODULE_LOCATION' directive specified.
> dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_NAME' directive specified.
> dkms.conf: Error! No 'PACKAGE_VERSION' directive specified.
>
> Error! Bad conf file.
> File: /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox-ose/3.0.12/source/dkms.conf does not represent
> a valid dkms.conf file.
ok, so somehow your vbox 3.0.12 dkms.conf got messed up. to fix that,
you can manually remove the /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox-ose/3.0.12 folder.
> Still dkms could handle the issue more gracefully and still install
> the new virtualbox-ose on kernel install.
you probably need to do a "dkms add" once you've cleaned up the broken
3.0.12. or you can just reinstall the virtualbox dkms package.
mike
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