Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:02:48 +0100 From: Leslie Jensen <leslie@eskk.nu> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Loading kernel modules for virtualbox via script Message-ID: <4B314208.30409@eskk.nu> In-Reply-To: <4B313B01.1040900@FreeBSD.org> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0912202157330.32571@fledge.watson.org> <4B2F60BA.7010002@bsdforen.de> <4B2FF8A0.8080009@eskk.nu> <4B312A6D.4040907@FreeBSD.org> <4B31378D.2010801@eskk.nu> <4B313B01.1040900@FreeBSD.org>
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On 2009-12-22 22:32, Doug Barton wrote: > Leslie Jensen wrote: >> >> On 2009-12-22 21:22, Doug Barton wrote: >>> The appropriate way to do this is to add them to /boot/loader.conf, >>> like this: >>> >>> vboxdrv_load="yes" >>> vboxnetflt_load="yes" >>> vboxnetadp_load="yes" >>> >>> You could also write a new-style rc.d script to do this fairly easily, >>> see >>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/rc-scripts.html >>> >>> for more information. There are also existing ports that use rc.d to >>> load kernel modules, although none of the names come to mind off hand. >>> >>> >>> Doug >>> >> Thanks for your answer. >> >> I did test to load the modules as you suggest. They do load but >> virtualbox produces an error when starting a virtual machine. > > If what you're saying is that you tried loading the modules in > /boot/loader.conf and that produced an error, then you need to start a > NEW thread on this list and describe what you did, and what the > results are in detail. This method worked fine for me in 9-current, so > if it's not working for you then we need to find out why. > >> I found information in the forums suggesting that one could load the >> modules via a script i /etc/rc.d/. But with 8.0 that did not work. > > Do you understand why it didn't work? Do you understand that my > suggestion is different than the one you received on the forum? > >> I've tried to load vboxdrv and vboxnetflt via loader.conf and then load >> vboxnetadp manually before starting virtualbox. That also produces the >> error when starting a VM. > > That sounds like a deeper issue to me that has nothing to do with HOW > you load them. Once again, you need to start a NEW thread to try and > diagnose the problem you're having. > >> For now I load the modules manually with a script that also starts >> virtualbox. > > If you have an actual solution that works then you should include that > information in the new thread you're going to create. :) > > > Doug > It started with the tread below http://forums.freebsd.org/showpost.php?p=45664&postcount=5 I asumed it was the accepted way to resolve this matter, therefore I just asked for a way to automate it when the script in /etc/rc.d/ failed on 8.0. I'll start a new tread and describe what I've done. /Les
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