On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 12:42:17PM +0100, Michael Meskes wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 11:44:57PM -0600, Steve M. Robbins wrote:
> > Package: virtualbox-ose-dkms
> > Version: 3.1.2-dfsg-1
> > Severity: normal
> > ...
> >   r...@riemann{~}modprobe vboxdrv
> >   FATAL: Error inserting vboxdrv 
> > (/lib/modules/2.6.32-trunk-amd64/updates/dkms/vboxdrv.ko): Invalid module 
> > format
> 
> This comes from a new kernel version that changes ABI but not the
> kernel version number. Therefore dkms doesn't see the need to
> rebuild but with the ABI change it has to.

I don't understand: the kernel version *did* change.  VirtualBox
worked when I booted 2.6.31-1-amd64 and did not work when I booted
2.6.32-trunk-amd64.  Those are different kernel versions.

Why isn't the module being rebuilt?

-Steve

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