Bug 612971 - the VirtualBox kernel modules are not updated if a new kernel is installed
Summary: the VirtualBox kernel modules are not updated if a new kernel is installed
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Status: CLOSED UPSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: dkms
Version: 13
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Matt Domsch
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-07-09 12:40 UTC by Joachim Backes
Modified: 2010-09-13 07:00 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2010-09-13 06:59:20 UTC
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Description Joachim Backes 2010-07-09 12:40:24 UTC 
Description of problem:
I'm running F13 and VirtualBox from virtualbox.org (not Virtualbox-ose). Each time a new kernel is installed, the virtualbox box driver modules are *not
rebuilt*. So, after rebooting my box and starting VirtualBox for the first time (after kernel update), the VirtualBox start is
rejected and a PopupUp appears saying something as "Fedora users should
install DKMS", and I have to do "/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup" manually.

After having done "/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup" once, then VirtualBox starts flawless (until the next kernel update).

But in my box, the most recent (??) version of dkms is installed:
dkms-2.1.0.1-1.fc12.noarch.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
dkms-2.1.0.1-1.fc12.noarch.

How reproducible:
Each time after the kernel is updated

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Update kernel
2.Reboot
3.Start VirtualBox
  
Actual results:
VirtualBox rejects start

Expected results:
The VM is booted

Additional info:
Comment 1 Joachim Backes 2010-09-13 06:59:20 UTC 
My error: I forgot to install dkms
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