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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’]

Bug #899759 reported by anderson souza dos santos on 2011-12-03

This bug affects 3 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

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:

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anderson souza dos santos (anderson-souza26) wrote on 2011-12-03:

DKMSBuildLog.txt Edit (8.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (923 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
LsMod.txt Edit (1.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
VirtualBoxOse.DpkgList.txt Edit (5.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) on 2011-12-04

summary:

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’]

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2012-01-06:

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

Changed in virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Michael Thayer (michael-thayer) wrote on 2012-01-06:

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

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Tong Sun (suntong001) wrote on 2012-01-21:

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]