Changes between Version 27 and Version 28 of User_FAQ
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- Feb 15, 2007 5:56:36 PM (18 years ago)
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v27 v28 19 19 * If '''USB doesn't work,''' check your usbfs permissions. See "Troubleshooting" -> "Linux hosts" in the [wiki:"Downloads" User Manual] for a solution. 20 20 21 * Debian packages: If the installation of the ! 21 * Debian packages: If the installation of the !VirtualBox_*.deb package was not successful because the compilation of the kernel module fails, it might not be possible to remove the package nor to install other packages as the pre-remove (prerm) script of the package (which is executed prior to package removing or upgrading) aborts with an error "(Kernel module not found)...fail!". In that case do the following: 22 22 * Edit /etc/init.d/virtualbox and change line 129 from 'exit 1' to 'exit 0' 23 * Reinstall the virtualbox package by 'dpkg -i <the VirtualBox package for your distribution>'. An installation failure of this package is expected.23 * Reinstall the virtualbox package by 'dpkg -i <the !VirtualBox package for your distribution>'. An installation failure of this package is expected. 24 24 * Edit /var/lib/dpkg/info/virtualbox.postinst and change line 39 from 'exit 1' to 'exit 0' 25 25 * Execute 'dpkg --configure --pending' 26 * The package should now be installed successfully. However, the kernel module is still not compiled. Before you will be able to execute VirtualBox you have to create a kernel module for your current kernel, as described in the User Manual (see our Downloads section).26 * The package should now be installed successfully. However, the kernel module is still not compiled. Before you will be able to execute !VirtualBox you have to create a kernel module for your current kernel, as described in the User Manual (see our Downloads section). 27 27 28 28 == Windows hosts ==