Comment 54 for bug 1081307

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 <
<email address hidden>> 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+.
>
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> 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).
>
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