Bug 28149 - VirtualBox 6.1.16 won't compile on kernel 5.10.6
Summary: VirtualBox 6.1.16 won't compile on kernel 5.10.6
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: 7
Hardware: x86_64 Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Mageia Bug Squad
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Reported: 2021-01-17 14:29 CET by egc
Modified: 2021-01-21 15:48 CET (History)
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Source RPM: kernel-desktop-5.10.6-1.mga7
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Output of /var/log/vbox-setup.log (60.92 KB, text/plain)
2021-01-17 14:32 CET, egc 		Details
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Description egc 2021-01-17 14:29:48 CET 
Description of problem:
Driver compiling error of downloaded VirtualBox 6.1.16 on kernel 5.10.6

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-desktop-5.10.6-1.mga7
VirtualBox-6.1.16-140961-Linux_amd64.run

How reproducible:
any time

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Update to kernel 5.10.6
2. Download VirtualBox-6.1.16-140961-Linux_amd64.run from virtualbox.org and run it
3. Error message:
"vboxdrv.sh: failed: Look at /var/log/vbox-setup.log ..."
I'll attach the output of /var/log/vbox-setup.log.
Comment 1 egc 2021-01-17 14:32:15 CET 
Created attachment 12224 [details]
Output of /var/log/vbox-setup.log

Output of /var/log/vbox-setup.log during compiling the driver on kernel 5.10.6
Comment 2 Thomas Backlund 2021-01-17 14:32:50 CET 
virtualbox upstream does not officially support 5.10 series kernels yet.

Mageia already provide virtualbox 6.1.16 rpms that works

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

Comment 3 Thomas Backlund 2021-01-17 14:34:43 CET 
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0466.html
Comment 4 egc 2021-01-21 15:48:36 CET 
ok, works again with virtualbox 6.1.18.
Thanks!
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