[OpenIndiana-discuss] [OmniOS-discuss] Fix to VirtualBox installer under OI/OmniOS

[Predrag Zečević - Unix Systems Administrator]

Of course, meant vboxconfig.sh (not vboxcontrol.sh) :-)

On 07/ 9/15 03:00 PM, Predrag Zečević - Unix Systems Administrator wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>
> VB 5.0.0 is just released, and I have tried to patch vboxcontrol.sh -
> but got error during installation.
>
> So, changed manually lines
>
>   273                         errorprint "Failed to parse the Solaris
> kernel major version."
>   274                         exit 1
>
> to
>
>   273                         return 0
>
> and fixed pkginfo checksum. After that, installation went fine:
>
>
> $ yes '' | pfexec pkgadd -d . -a ./autoresponse
>
> The following packages are available:
>    1  SUNWvbox     Oracle VM VirtualBox
>                    (i386) 5.0.0,REV=2015.07.09.12.00.101573
>
> Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process
> all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]:
> Processing package instance <SUNWvbox> from
> </export/NoBackup/Virtualization/VirtualBox/Install>
>
> Oracle VM VirtualBox(i386) 5.0.0,REV=2015.07.09.12.00.101573
> Oracle Corporation
> ## Executing checkinstall script.
> Checking package dependencies...
> Done.
> Waiting for services from previous installation to be removed.........
> Warning!!! Some service(s) still appears to be present
> ## Processing package information.
> ## Processing system information.
>     2 package pathnames are already properly installed.
> ## Verifying disk space requirements.
> ## Checking for conflicts with packages already installed.
>
> Installing Oracle VM VirtualBox as <SUNWvbox>
> ...
> ...
> ...
> ## Executing postinstall script.
> Checking for older bits...
> Installing new ones...
> Detected Solaris 2015.0 Version
> Loading VirtualBox kernel modules...
>     - Loaded: Host module
>     - Loaded: NetAdapter module
>     - Detected: Force-load file //etc/vboxinst_vboxflt.
>     - Loaded: NetFilter (STREAMS) module
>     - Detected: Force-load file //etc/vboxinst_vboxusb.
>     - Loaded: USBMonitor module
>     - Loaded: USB module
> Configuring services...
>     - Enabled: Zone access service
> Installing MIME types and icons...
> Installing Python bindings...
>     - Installed: Bindings for Python 2.6
> Updating the boot archive...
>
> Installation of <SUNWvbox> was successful.
>
>
> FYI!
> With best regards.
> Predrag Zečević
>
> On 06/24/15 04:43 PM, Jim Klimov wrote:
>>
>>   Hello Predrag,
>>
>>   Thanks for bringing that bit to my attention - now the same patch is
>> reorganized (on GitHub) to suffice for both 4.3.28 and 5.0rc1 versions
>> of vboxconfig.sh.
>>
>>   Jim
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