Bug 23883

Summary:	Virtual machine cannot run with server kernel
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Pierre Jarillon <jarillon>
Component:	RPM Packages	Assignee:	Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	major
Priority:	Normal	CC:	tmb
Version:	6
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	x86_64
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:	kernel-server-latest-4.18.12-1.mga6	CVE:
Status comment:

Description Pierre Jarillon 2018-11-22 11:19:00 CET

kernel-server-latest-4.18.12-1.mga6 and virtualbox-5.2.22-1.mga6 cannot work together.

A virtual machine Windows 7 was running perfectly until virtualbox was numbered 5.2.20 or 5.2.22. Now, a request for vboxdrv is made and the virtual machine cannot start.

After a long search, I have started the physical machine with a desktop kernel kernel-desktop-latest-4.14.78-1.mga6 allowing to start Windows 7.

This is tested with 5 physical machines.

Comment 1 Thomas Backlund 2018-11-22 13:33:40 CET

Backport kernels dont have prebuilt kmods, so you need to install dkms-virtualbox and kernel-server-devel-latest to use virtualbox with it

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
CC: (none) => tmb
Resolution: (none) => INVALID

Comment 2 Pierre Jarillon 2018-11-22 18:33:51 CET

I understand but:

1- I have tried to load kernel-server-devel-latest - this is not enough because vboxdrv is not compiled when it is loaded

2- No clear message is provided... I have found after reading a bunch of files.

3- This is a regression for Mageia, it was working before the updates.

I don't know if this is related to the kernel, virtualbox, the package or anything else...
A search in the about vboxdrv tells in the best case to run 
'/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup' but it does not exists in Mageia.
I understand that you don't want to solve the problem. At least a clear message and and a little  documentation must be provided.

Resolution: INVALID => (none)
Status: RESOLVED => REOPENED

Comment 3 Thomas Backlund 2018-11-22 18:38:14 CET

(In reply to Pierre Jarillon from comment #2)
> I understand but:
> 
> 1- I have tried to load kernel-server-devel-latest - this is not enough
> because vboxdrv is not compiled when it is loaded


Because you dont have dkms-virtualbox installed.


> 3- This is a regression for Mageia, it was working before the updates.


Backports IS NOT UPDATES !

If you cant handle backports, dont use them

Status: REOPENED => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => INVALID

Comment 4 Pierre Jarillon 2018-11-22 18:51:13 CET

I disagree, I have never use backports!

kernel-server-4.14.78-1.mga6 - Linux Kernel for server use with x86_64                                                                                                                         
Attention : C'est une mise à jour officielle qui est supportée par Mageia.

  Média : Core Updates (distrib3)

Resolution: INVALID => (none)
Status: RESOLVED => REOPENED

Comment 5 Thomas Backlund 2018-11-22 18:56:02 CET

Sigh,

read you own initial report:

"kernel-server-latest-4.18.12-1.mga6 and virtualbox-5.2.22-1.mga6 cannot work together"

That kernel is in backports !

Status: REOPENED => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => INVALID

Comment 6 Pierre Jarillon 2018-11-22 23:50:23 CET

I don't how it come: only core, non-free and tainted and their updates are selected...

Resolution: INVALID => FIXED