Although I've already put some days of work into building this system up - I'll try that if I can find an old distro version - I've got to get this working doggone it. I never said this was the same bug - the devs/maintainers said that and moved my report. (Not that I was cool enough to do full research - I just submitted an automatic bug report)
On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 10:27 PM, Alkis Georgopoulos < 1081...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Στις 09/04/2013 01:48 πμ, ο/η Doug Coulter έγραψε: > > Precise is not making me at all happy. VB does work on machines I > > "upgraded" that had it already, but not on this new build. > > If you install linux-image-generic-pae (3.2.0.39.47), the one that > 12.04.1 had, and boot your system with it, and virtualbox still doesn't > run, then it's another issue, not the one described in this bug. > > This bug report is about a regression from 12.04.1 to 12.04.2+. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a > duplicate bug report (1165520). > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1081307 > > Title: > virtualbox-dkms 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2: virtualbox kernel module > failed to build [merge request] > > Status in "virtualbox" package in Ubuntu: > Fix Released > Status in "virtualbox" source package in Precise: > Fix Committed > Status in "virtualbox" source package in Quantal: > Fix Released > Status in "virtualbox" source package in Raring: > Fix Released > > Bug description: > I'm using aptitude as a packet manager. > > ProblemType: Package > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 > Package: virtualbox-dkms 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic 3.2.30 > Uname: Linux 3.5.0-26-generic x86_64 > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia > ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15 > Architecture: amd64 > DKMSKernelVersion: 3.5.0-18-generic > Date: Tue Nov 20 23:13:23 2012 > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 > (20120425) > MarkForUpload: True > PackageArchitecture: all > PackageVersion: 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2 > SourcePackage: virtualbox > Title: virtualbox-dkms 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2: virtualbox kernel module > failed to build > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > [Impact] > Users are not able to use virtualbox from the repository on 12.04 with > 3.5 kernel. It is totally broken. > The patch proposed backports only the relevant parts from upstream to > fix the bug. > The patch is from: https://www.virtualbox.org/changeset/41660/vbox > > [Test Case] > Upgrade to 3.5 kernel on 12.04 and install virtualbox. > > [Development Fix] > Fixed during Quantal cycle. > > [Stable Fix] > Is being fixed in 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.3 upload to precise-proposed. > > [Regression Potential] > It is best to use the latest upstream version. But since that will cause > major disruption, we have to track this package and corresponding bugs for > regressions. > > jamespage: Please also check backwards compatibility with the 3.2 > kernel; the patch should support this but best to make sure (not all > 12.04 installs with have 3.5). > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox/+bug/1081307/+subscriptions > -- Why guess when you can know. Measure! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1081307 Title: virtualbox-dkms 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2: virtualbox kernel module failed to build [merge request] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox/+bug/1081307/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs