Virtualbox does not lunch (FREEBSD 7.2 STABLE)

[Craig Butler]

On Thu, 2009-09-17 at 20:56 +0000, Jeronimo Calvo wrote:
> same thing...
> 
> when making
> 
> #make deinstall i get the same error:
> 
> ===>  Deinstalling for emulators/virtualbox
> > ===>   Deinstalling virtualbox-3.0.51.r22226
> > pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/lib/virtualbox/nls' doesn't exist
> > pkg_delete: unable to completely remove directory
> > '/usr/local/lib/virtualbox/nls'
> > pkg_delete: unable to completely remove directory '/usr/local/lib/virtualbox'
> > pkg_delete: couldn't entirely delete package (perhaps the packing list is
> > incorrectly specified?)
> 
> and when making install, keep saying that is already installed :S

try pkg_delete with the -f flag;

you'll need to;

# pkg_info | grep virtualbox
# pkg_delete -f virtualbox-<versionhere>

then in virtualbox port dir....

# make install

I suspect the make reinstall script failed to symlink the VirtualBox
executable into /usr/local/bin
 
> 
> 2009/9/17 Craig Butler <craig001 at lerwick.hopto.org>:
> > On Thu, 2009-09-17 at 20:45 +0000, Jeronimo Calvo wrote:
> >> I am getting the following error on #make deinstall
> >>
> >> # make deinstall
> >> ===>  Deinstalling for emulators/virtualbox
> >> ===>   Deinstalling virtualbox-3.0.51.r22226
> >> pkg_delete: file '/usr/local/lib/virtualbox/nls' doesn't exist
> >> pkg_delete: unable to completely remove directory
> >> '/usr/local/lib/virtualbox/nls'
> >> pkg_delete: unable to completely remove directory '/usr/local/lib/virtualbox'
> >> pkg_delete: couldn't entirely delete package (perhaps the packing list is
> >> incorrectly specified?)
> >>
> >> Btw, skipping that step and doing a #make reinstall
> >>
> >> it only takes few secs... and gives
> >>
> >> VirtualBox was installed.
> >>
> >> but when i run it as a normal user i get:
> >>
> >> $ VirtualBox
> >> bash: /usr/local/bin/VirtualBox: No such file or directory
> >
> > ok maybe the reinstall is broke... try;
> >
> > # make deinstall
> > # make install
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 2009/9/17 Craig Butler <craig001 at lerwick.hopto.org>:
> >> > On Thu, 2009-09-17 at 20:32 +0100, Jeronimo Calvo wrote:
> >> >> True...
> >> >>
> >> >> when runned
> >> >>
> >> >> $truss VirtualBox
> >> >>
> >> >> it gives me Error in SUPR3hardenedmain...
> >> >>
> >> >> How do i reinstall the package properly to get VBOX_WITH_HARDENING = 0 ?
> >> >
> >> > # cd /usr/ports/emulators/virtualbox/
> >> > # make clean
> >> > # make extract patch
> >> > # edit work/virtualbox-3.0.51r22683/Config.kmk (or LocalConfig.kmk) so
> >> > that VBOX_WITH_HARDENING = 0
> >> > # make
> >> > # make deinstall
> >> > # make reinstall
> >> >
> >> > /Craig B
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks a lot!!
> >> >>
> >> >> 2009/9/17 Craig Butler <craig001 at lerwick.hopto.org>:
> >> >> > On Fri, 2009-09-18 at 07:00 +1200, Jonathan Chen wrote:
> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 06:36:08PM +0000, Jeronimo Calvo wrote:
> >> >> >> > Hi folks!
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > I do have a problem when launching VirtualBox (installed from source),
> >> >> >> > when launched as a normal user it doesnt lunch. Takes few secs... but
> >> >> >> > nothing happens...
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Did you "kldload vboxdrv.ko"?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Hi
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Have you tried running it under truss ?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I think you might find that it will say - Error in SUPR3HardenedMain
> >> >> > and hang...
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Solution;
> >> >> > Rebuild and install Virtualbox port after editing Config.kmk so that
> >> >> > VBOX_WITH_HARDENING = 0
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Hope it helps
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Cheers
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Craig Butler
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