On 1/18/21 2:46 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:31:49 -0700, the...@sys-concept.com wrote:
> 
>> On 1/18/21 2:12 PM, tastytea wrote:
>>> On 2021-01-18 14:04-0700 the...@sys-concept.com wrote:
>>>   
>>>> emerge --info
>>>> Portage 3.0.13 (python 3.8.6-final-0,
>>>> default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop, gcc-9.3.0, glibc-2.32-r5,
>>>> 5.4.80-gentoo-r1 x86_64)
>>>>
>>>> This is new installation.  
>>>> cat /etc/modules-load.d/virtualbox.conf 
>>>> vboxdrv
>>>> vboxnetadp
>>>> vboxnetflt
>>>> vboxpci
>>>>
>>>> All modules are loading OK except "vboxpci"
>>>>
>>>> modprobe vboxpci
>>>> modprobe: FATAL: Module vboxpci not found in directory
>>>> /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1  
>>>
>>> app-emulation/virtualbox-modules does not install vboxpci.ko here. I
>>> guess the information in the wiki is outdated.
>>>
>>> $ equery files app-emulation/virtualbox-modules | grep '\.ko$'
>>> /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1-x86_64/misc/vboxdrv.ko
>>> /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1-x86_64/misc/vboxnetadp.ko
>>> /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1-x86_64/misc/vboxnetflt.ko
>>>
>>> Kind regards, tastytea  
>>
>> I have the same output:
>>
>> # equery files app-emulation/virtualbox-modules | grep '\.ko$'
>> /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1/misc/vboxdrv.ko
>> /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1/misc/vboxnetadp.ko
>> /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1/misc/vboxnetflt.ko
>>
>> What is missing is in 5.4.80-gentoo-r1 is: vboxpci.ko
>>
>> In my old kernel it was there: 
>> /lib/modules/5.4.72-gentoo/misc/vboxpci.ko
> 
> Your old kernel could have it from an older installation of
> virtualbox-modules, that module is no longer installed
> 
> % qlist virtualbox-modules
> /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1/misc/vboxnetflt.ko
> /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1/misc/vboxnetadp.ko
> /lib/modules/5.4.80-gentoo-r1/misc/vboxdrv.ko
> /etc/modprobe.d/vboxdrv.conf
> /usr/lib/modules-load.d/virtualbox.conf
> 
> And the virtualbox.conf file contains
> 
> vboxdrv
> vboxnetflt
> vboxnetadp
> 
> No mention of vboxpci.
> 
> Does VirtualBox work?

Yes, it works.  Gentoo wiki did not get updated, in addition I was copying 
configuration from previous kernel that I just installed a month ago or so.  
It is hard o catch all the changes during updates. 
 

 

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