* [gentoo-user] VboxClient: the virtualbox kernel service is not running. Exiting
@ 2023-12-12 20:27 thelma
2023-12-12 20:56 ` Vít Smolík
2023-12-12 20:58 ` Wol
0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: thelma @ 2023-12-12 20:27 UTC (permalink / raw
To: Gentoo mailing list
After upgrade when I log in, I have message pop-up on to right hand screen:
"VboxClient: the virtualbox kernel service is not running. Exiting"
Anybody know what it is or how to fix it? There are various posts about it but non of them apply to Gentoo installation.
The drivers seems to be loaded.
lsmod | grep vbox
vboxnetflt 28672 0
vboxnetadp 28672 0
vboxdrv 421888 2 vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt
--
Thelma
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* Re: [gentoo-user] VboxClient: the virtualbox kernel service is not running. Exiting
2023-12-12 20:27 [gentoo-user] VboxClient: the virtualbox kernel service is not running. Exiting thelma
@ 2023-12-12 20:56 ` Vít Smolík
2023-12-12 20:58 ` Wol
1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Vít Smolík @ 2023-12-12 20:56 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
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Dne út 12. 12. 2023 21:28 uživatel <thelma@sys-concept.com> napsal:
> After upgrade when I log in, I have message pop-up on to right hand screen:
>
> "VboxClient: the virtualbox kernel service is not running. Exiting"
>
> Anybody know what it is or how to fix it? There are various posts about
> it but non of them apply to Gentoo installation.
>
> The drivers seems to be loaded.
>
> lsmod | grep vbox
> vboxnetflt 28672 0
> vboxnetadp 28672 0
> vboxdrv 421888 2 vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt
>
>
> --
> Thelma
>
Pretty stupid question, but is the notification on the host system (the
system running the vm) or in the OS running on the VM?
May the Force be with you,
Vít Smolík.
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* Re: [gentoo-user] VboxClient: the virtualbox kernel service is not running. Exiting
2023-12-12 20:27 [gentoo-user] VboxClient: the virtualbox kernel service is not running. Exiting thelma
2023-12-12 20:56 ` Vít Smolík
@ 2023-12-12 20:58 ` Wol
2023-12-12 22:06 ` thelma
1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Wol @ 2023-12-12 20:58 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On 12/12/2023 20:27, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
> After upgrade when I log in, I have message pop-up on to right hand screen:
>
> "VboxClient: the virtualbox kernel service is not running. Exiting"
>
> Anybody know what it is or how to fix it? There are various posts about
> it but non of them apply to Gentoo installation.
>
> The drivers seems to be loaded.
>
> lsmod | grep vbox
> vboxnetflt 28672 0
> vboxnetadp 28672 0
> vboxdrv 421888 2 vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt
>
>
Is this a vbox upgrade or a kernel upgrade? If it's a kernel upgrade, I
always force a re-emerge of the modules.
Cheers,
Wol
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* Re: [gentoo-user] VboxClient: the virtualbox kernel service is not running. Exiting
2023-12-12 20:58 ` Wol
@ 2023-12-12 22:06 ` thelma
2023-12-12 22:17 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: thelma @ 2023-12-12 22:06 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On 12/12/23 13:58, Wol wrote:
> On 12/12/2023 20:27, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
>> After upgrade when I log in, I have message pop-up on to right hand screen:
>>
>> "VboxClient: the virtualbox kernel service is not running. Exiting"
>>
>> Anybody know what it is or how to fix it? There are various posts about it but non of them apply to Gentoo installation.
>>
>> The drivers seems to be loaded.
>>
>> lsmod | grep vbox
>> vboxnetflt 28672 0
>> vboxnetadp 28672 0
>> vboxdrv 421888 2 vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt
>>
>>
> Is this a vbox upgrade or a kernel upgrade? If it's a kernel upgrade, I always force a re-emerge of the modules.
>
> Cheers,
> Wol
>
It was a virtualbox upgrade (not kernel), the notification is on Gentoo host system running VM.
I might be related to "app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions"
Unmerging this package solved the problem, no more pop-up at login.
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* [gentoo-user] Re: VboxClient: the virtualbox kernel service is not running. Exiting
2023-12-12 22:06 ` thelma
@ 2023-12-12 22:17 ` Grant Edwards
2023-12-12 22:39 ` thelma
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Grant Edwards @ 2023-12-12 22:17 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On 2023-12-12, thelma@sys-concept.com <thelma@sys-concept.com> wrote:
> It was a virtualbox upgrade (not kernel), the notification is on
> Gentoo host system running VM.
Were you trying to run guest additions on the host?
> I might be related to "app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions"
> Unmerging this package solved the problem, no more pop-up at login.
https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions
"VirtualBox kernel modules and user-space tools for Gentoo guests"
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/VirtualBox
Guest Additions
To install the Guest Additions, invoke the following command on the
Gentoo guest system:
root #emerge --ask app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions
You do not install Gentoo virtualbox-guest-additions on the Gentoo
host.
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Re: VboxClient: the virtualbox kernel service is not running. Exiting
2023-12-12 22:17 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
@ 2023-12-12 22:39 ` thelma
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: thelma @ 2023-12-12 22:39 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On 12/12/23 15:17, Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2023-12-12, thelma@sys-concept.com <thelma@sys-concept.com> wrote:
>
>> It was a virtualbox upgrade (not kernel), the notification is on
>> Gentoo host system running VM.
>
> Were you trying to run guest additions on the host?
Gentoo is a main machine; Windows is running in VirtualBox on Gentoo Host.
So the package "app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions"
I think it installs some additional enhancement in Windows VM.
>
>> I might be related to "app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions"
>> Unmerging this package solved the problem, no more pop-up at login.
>
> https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions
>
> "VirtualBox kernel modules and user-space tools for Gentoo guests"
>
> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/VirtualBox
>
> Guest Additions
>
> To install the Guest Additions, invoke the following command on the
> Gentoo guest system:
>
> root #emerge --ask app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions
>
> You do not install Gentoo virtualbox-guest-additions on the Gentoo
> host.
No, I stared Windows VM and installed virtualbox-guest-additions in there; it installed OK
The the error message I was getting
"VboxClient: the virtualbox kernel service is not running. Exiting"
was when I log into XFCE desktop, the above masses just pop-up for about 4-sec. and it dissipated.
Where were no errors starting Windows-VM, it is just annoying message pop-up; never seen it before.
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