Quick fix for virtualbox 1.6.4 PUEL version and kernel 2.6.27

[dinxter]

Quick fix for virtualbox 1.6.4 PUEL version and kernel 2.6.27, no guarantees provided :*)

(1) backup /usr/share/virtualbox/src/SUPDRV.h and /usr/share/virtualbox/src/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c

(2) Edit /usr/share/virtualbox/src/SUPDRV.h (LINE 104) and remove the line containing "include <asm/semaphore.h>"

# else /* older kernels */
# include <asm/semaphore.h>
# endif /* older kernels */
# include <asm/semaphore.h> // REMOVE THIS LINE
# include <linux/timer.h>

(3) Edit /usr/share/virtualbox/src/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c (LINE 1331) and change

smp_call_function(VBoxDrvLinuxGipResumePerCpu, pDevExt, 0 /*retry*/, 1 /* wait */);

to
smp_call_function(VBoxDrvLinuxGipResumePerCpu, pDevExt, 1 /* wait */);

as retry option has been dropped in 2.6.27

(4) Run /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

[EDIT] Just to add, this fixes the compilation errors below from /var/log/vbox-install.log

In file included from /tmp/vbox.2/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:35:
/tmp/vbox.2/SUPDRV.h:104:30: error: asm/semaphore.h: No such file or directory
/tmp/vbox.2/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c: In function ‘supdrvOSGipResume’:
/tmp/vbox.2/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:1331: error: too many arguments to function ‘smp_call_function’
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vbox.2/linux/SUPDrv-linux.o] Error 1

[plun]

Thanks !

Works just fine.

[podulator]

magic, thanks

[chacham23]

thanks m8

[vikrant82]

Works fine.

[olskar]

I don't understand what I am supposed to do to fix th compilation errors I get?

/tmp/vbox.1/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c: I funktion "supdrvOSGipResume": /tmp/vbox.1/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:1331: fel: för få argument till funktionen "smp_call_function" make[2]: *** [/tmp/vbox.1/linux/SUPDrv-linux.o] Fel 1 make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vbox.1] Fel 2 make[1]: Lämnar katalogen "/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-19-generic" make: *** [vboxdrv] Fel 2

[chronographer]

Thanks aswell, its worked perfectly, I followed instructions here, just to create a nice circular reference! http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=8997

[scottro]

Just wanted to add my thanks as well. This works, by the way, on Fedora Rawhide which is running 2.6.27-lots of other numbers. (As Rawhide tends to update daily, it's almost a waste to put the particular version, but in this case 2.6.27-0.207.rc4.git7.fc10.x86_64).

[plun]

Originally Posted by olskar I don't understand what I am supposed to do to fix th compilation errors I get?

You don´t compile this one, just installs Suns version (Ubuntu deb file)
and then using "dinxter´s" walk around.

https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP...-F@CDS-CDS_SMI

(Suns version includes a minimal portition of proprietary stuff for USB)

[olskar]

Originally Posted by plun You don´t compile this one, just installs Suns version (Ubuntu deb file) and then using "dinxter´s" walk around. https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP...-F@CDS-CDS_SMI (Suns version includes a minimal portition of proprietary stuff for USB)

But I have to recompile the kernel module with "/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup", that is where it fails with the errormessage I wrote above