VirtualBox error if kernel module loader in /boot/loader.conf (WAS Re: Loading kernel modules for virtualbox via script)

[Mario Lobo]

On Tuesday 22 December 2009 19:48:27 Leslie Jensen wrote:
> On 2009-12-22 23:17, Paul Wootton wrote:
> > I too get an error on starting a VM if I try to load the modules from
> > /boot/loader.conf. For me, the loading of vboxnetflt does not seem to
> > work correctly. I dont load vboxnetadp, so I cant comment on that.
> >
> > /boot/loader.conf
> > zfs_load="YES"
> > vboxdrv_load="YES"
> > vboxnetflt_load="YES"
> >
> >
> > If I try to start a VM that is using the "Bridged Ethernet" adapter, the
> > error I get is
> >
> > "Failed to start the virtual machine Win Vista
> >
> > Failed to open/create the internal network 'HostInterfaceNetworking-re0'
> > (VERR_SUPDRV_COMPONENT_NOT_FOUND).
> >
> > Failed to attach the network LUN
> > (VERR_SUPDRV_COMPONENT_NOT_FOUND).
> >
> > Unknown eror creating VM (VERR_SUPDRV_COMPONENT_NOT_FOUND).
> >
> > Details
> > Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
> > Component: Console
> > Interface: IConsole {0a51994b-cbc6-4686-94eb-d4e4023280e2}"
> >
> >
> > I know the module got loaded.
> > [paul at demophon /usr/home/paul]$ kldstat
> > Id Refs Address Size Name
> > 1 25 0xffffffff80100000 e7c540 kernel
> > 2 1 0xffffffff80f7d000 18a788 zfs.ko
> > 3 2 0xffffffff81108000 3778 opensolaris.ko
> > 4 2 0xffffffff8110d000 41e88 vboxdrv.ko
> > 5 1 0xffffffff8114f000 6960 vboxnetflt.ko
> > 6 1 0xffffffff81223000 38fc linprocfs.ko
> > 7 1 0xffffffff81227000 1bcc4 linux.ko
> >
> > If I then do a kldunload vboxnetflt followed by kldload vboxnetflt, I
> > can now start and stop my VMs to my heart's content.
> > Im using 9 CURRENT and I only started using /boot/loader.conf for the
> > vbox modules about a month back. The vboxnetflt module has never worked
> > correctly for me this way
> >
> > Paul
> 
> Thanks for starting the new tread :-)
> 
> This is exactly the same problem I'm having.
> 
> I'm on 8.0-RELEASE
> 
> /Les
> 
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This is a known problem for a while but I think it's almost microscopic.


Just place the following script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/vboxkos

-----------------------------------
#!/bin/sh
echo ' VirtualBox'
/sbin/kldload vboxnetflt
/sbin/kldload vboxnetadp <- optional
------------------------------------

and take vboxnetflt_load="YES" out of loader.conf.
Load only vboxdrv.ko there !

The modules will be loaded late enough and everything will work.
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Mario Lobo
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