On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:55:24 +0200 Frank Mehnert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Monday 22 October 2007, Richard wrote: > > I'm using 1.5.0_OSE, virtualbox-1.5.0-6mdv2008.0 > > To make this clear: This is the OSE version compiled by Mandriva > itself and not by innotek. > > > without the built in manual, I'm using the manual from > > http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/End-user_documentation > > the commands VBoxAddIF and others dont exist on this system, and it > > s very vaugue as to what the user should be when tuctl is used to > > create the tap device. > > > > ie. what should the user be in this line :- > > tunctl -t tap1 -u <user> > > > > I've myself as a user as well as vbox, I've created a group > > "vboxusers" and made /dev/net/tun part of that group. > > I've followed the advance networking howto > > http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Advanced_Networking_Linux. > > This will not work for newer kernels. The innotek binaries contain > the /etc/init.d/vboxnet script for setting up the bridge stuff during > boot. The OSE version does not contain the script. Thanks for the info Frank I've uninstalled the MDV version and installed your binary. started vbox and had complaints of a different version running.So I uninstalled the vboxdrv module, so it then complained of a missing module, so I went to install the module and that now fails. Start again time !!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] Download]# rpm -ev VirtualBox-1.5.2_25433_mdv2007.1-1.i586.rpm error: package VirtualBox-1.5.2_25433_mdv2007.1-1.i586.rpm is not installed [EMAIL PROTECTED] Download]# rpm -ivh Vi VirtualBox-1.4.0_21864_mdv2007.1-1.i586.rpm VirtualBox-1.4.0_21864_mdv2007.1-1.i586.rpm.run VirtualBox-1.5.2_25433_mdv2007.1-1.i586.rpm [EMAIL PROTECTED] Download]# rpm -ivh VirtualBox-1.5.2_25433_mdv2007.1-1.i586.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] package VirtualBox-1.5.2_25433_mdv2007.1-1 is already installed [EMAIL PROTECTED] Download]# Sorry about the line lengths, but the above says if I uninstall your rpm its not there and if I install the RPM its already there. the rpm database says its not installed as well:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Download]# rpm -q Virtualbox package Virtualbox is not installed Now maybe you can see why I dont like to load RPMs on a MDV 2008 sytem that were built for MDV 2007.1 So I'm stuck now having to sort out the RPM database, or load on top of the failed install from the tar ball. and if I use the tar ball does it install the kernel module vboxdrv ??? me mega miffed ! -- Best Wishes Richard Bown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Registered Linux User 365161 OS Mandriva 2008.0 Kernel 2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv HAM Callsign G8JVM : Locator IO82SP QRV all bands 80mtrs to 3 cms ,( non WARC ) http://www.software-radio.org.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
