[OpenIndiana-discuss] Cannot install vbox on new hipster install

[Geoff Nordli]

Yes, look at omnios discuss, I ran into the same issue.

https://www.mail-archive.com/omnios-discuss@lists.omniti.com/msg08090.html

basically the answer is this:

         build# pkgtrans VirtualBox-5.1.18-SunOS-amd64-r114002.pkg . all
         Transferring <SUNWvbox> package instance
         build# rm SUNWvbox/install/checkinstall
         build# sed -i /checkinstall/d SUNWvbox/pkgmap
         build# pkgadd -d . SUNWvbox

So far it has been working OK with the binary, but I don't know about 
the GUI, because Omnios doesn't have a gui.

Also remember to add the following to the /etc/system file and reboot, 
or your VM will cause a system panic.

set disable_smap=1

At some point Martin was building a package specifically for hipster, 
but I don't know what state that is in anymore.

https://openindiana.org/pipermail/openindiana-discuss/2016-September/019531.html

Have a great day!!

Geoff



On 2017-04-12 09:13 PM, Harry Putnam wrote:
> [Sorry to have messed this up on first go around.. still not sure
> how I managed to get the wrong subject in to the original post]
>
> Originall posted under subject:
> Subject: What do I need to install so that ~/.inputrc
>
> Which is completely unsuitable to the actual subject.
> Hopefully I haven't completely destroyed any chance of getting a
> reply.
>
>
> When I tried installing vbox-5.1.18 with `pkgadd -d':
>
> [The pkg from vbox site for solaris]
>
> I get this error:
>
> Oracle VM VirtualBox(i386) 5.1.18,REV=2017.03.15.16.41.114002
> Oracle Corporation
> ## Executing checkinstall script.
> Checking package dependencies...
> ## Missing packages:
> ## IPS : system/library/gcc/gcc-c++-runtime or
> system/library/gcc-45-runtime system/library/gcc/gcc-c-runtime or
> system/library/gcc-45-runtime
> ## SVr4:  SUNWPython SUNWPython-devel
> ##
> ## Please install either the IPS or SVr4 packages before installing VirtualBox.
> pkgadd: ERROR: checkinstall script did not complete successfully
>
> Attempting to install any of IPS listed results in the above error.
>
> I tried a few earlier version of vbox back to 5.1.0 and a few
> inbetween.  With the same results.
>
> Anyone else ran into this?  Is there a known workaround?
>
> -------       -------       ---=---       -------       -------
> NOTE:
> I very recently moved from 151_9 on hardware to hipster on the same
> hardware.  Not an upgrade in place but a fresh install from 161030
> iso.
>
> Previously on 151_9 I had been running Vbox 5.0.28 and over time had
> created several vms I wanted to keep.
>
> So, I kept a pair of mirred discs out of the install proceedure,
> imported them to retriev the vms.
> So I have 4 vms that I want to keep but seeminly not able to get vbox
> in a version compatable with hipster.
>
> Hopefully someone will have some ideas.
>
>
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