package virtualbox-ose-guest-dkms 4.0.4-dfsg-1ubuntu4.1 failed to install/upgrade: virtualbox-ose-guest kernel module failed to build [error: assignment of read-only member ‘i_nlink’]

[anderson souza dos santos]

Tentando utliliizar o virtualbox-ose no ubuntu 11.04, com kernel pae

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: virtualbox-ose-guest-dkms 4.0.4-dfsg-1ubuntu4.1
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-rc2.20112011 i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Dec 3 21:15:26 2011
ErrorMessage: virtualbox-ose-guest kernel module failed to build
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 4.0.4-dfsg-1ubuntu4.1
SourcePackage: virtualbox-ose
Title: package virtualbox-ose-guest-dkms 4.0.4-dfsg-1ubuntu4.1 failed to install/upgrade: virtualbox-ose-guest kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-10-23 (41 days ago)
VirtualBoxOse.ModInfo:

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Michael Thayer (michael-thayer)]

Fixed upstream on Nov 8 2011 (https://www.virtualbox.org/changeset/39224), the fix will be in any future 4.0 releases.

[Tong Sun (suntong001)]

Also affects Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric:

% apt-get install virtualbox
Setting up virtualbox (4.1.2-dfsg-1ubuntu1) ...
 * Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]
 * Starting VirtualBox kernel modules
 * No suitable module for running kernel found
                                                                         [fail]
% /etc/init.d/virtualbox restart
 * Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]
 * Starting VirtualBox kernel modules
 * No suitable module for running kernel found
                                                                         [fail]

Fix: install deb package from http://download.virtualbox.org/