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shinobar · Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 2256 Location: Japan

UPDATE:
virtualbox-4.1.8.sfs for Puppy 4.3.1 and most of Puppies 5.x.
as for Slacko, use virtualbox-4.1.6-slacko.sfs.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=481055#481055

TheAsterisk! · Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 399 Location: SE Wisconsin, US

Updated to version 4.1.8. shinobar's post with SFS options remains linked in the first post.

I've made available an alternate sort of package this time around. Basically, while the old, all-in-one packages, with both the drivers and the rest of the VBox binaries) are still available for download, the newer type of packages are broken up a bit.

A single VBox base package, suitable for all Puppies, is available, and a drivers package is available for each specific Puppy. You install the base package and your specific drivers package, and go!

It's all explained in the packages guide, linked to in the first post. Let me know what you think! Any suggestions, or reports of any difficulties this new arrangement may create should be posted in this thread, or sent to me in a PM.

Regards!

TheAsterisk! · Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 399 Location: SE Wisconsin, US

Added a package for the PAE kernel (2.6.39.4) version of Slacko.

No VirtualBox version change.

gcmartin · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 2637 Location: Earth

tatamata · Joined: 02 May 2010 Posts: 63

Hello.
I have installed VirtualBox 4.1.8 in SnowPuppy020. When I start ReactOS in it, I get error: "Kernel driver not installedd (rc=-1908). The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or there is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdriver. Please reinstall the kernel module by executing '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup' ".
When i execute /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup, it fails, even if I load kernel_src-2.6.38.4-lupe20.sfs.

Do you have an idea?

Thanks.

pemasu · Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5170 Location: Finland

I posted to the pm the correct kernel source sfs link. It is now found from snow puppy-020 first page.

tatamata · Joined: 02 May 2010 Posts: 63

Yes, pemasu, thank you, the kernel source you gave me link, solved the problem:
http://www.smokey01.com/pemasu/Kernel_sources/kernel_src-2.6.35.7-patched-lupe5.sfs

ralph1bart · Joined: 09 Dec 2011 Posts: 1

Upgraded 414 to 418 without a hitch. Desktop Icon didn't even need an update. Realized this is where I got the 414.
Thanks for the work on these pets and the info on what goes with what. And the audio info... i knew something was wrong but didn't know it was the usr or the app.
Regards,
Ralph.

TheAsterisk! · Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 399 Location: SE Wisconsin, US

I've just upgraded my guest Puppy VM to Slacko 531, from Puppy 431. Guest additions (on VBox 4.1.8 ) work- mostly. To resize the display, I have to resize the VM window, then restart X on the guest, but it will then adjust itself just as it should.

I'll see if I can't make a dot-pet of the guest additions. If it works well, I might make guest additions for other Puppy versions, too.

See you all in a bit...

EDIT: Well, X is falling apart on the VM a little more each time I boot it. Strike that idea. I'll try a few other things, but- as usual- no guarantees. Confused

michaellowe · Joined: 17 Dec 2011 Posts: 6 Location: The Garden

Hello, this has been a source of much frustration.
I want to be able to run Win XP Pro in Virtual Box 4.0.0 as I have this loaded as an sfs on the fly in Puppy 5.2.5 which as I understand is supposed to help relieve the memory a little?
Everything went smoothly up until the installation of the win xp pro.
in the VM please find attached a .png file: a screen shot of the message I get, something to do with can't access and lock memory? Have you come across this before? i have also attached a log file of the installation if it may help shed some light into the probem I am faced with. please pay particular attention to line 702 through to line 715 in the log file: vbox.zip which sums up what was going on at the time of the error message
I have the kernelsource sfs and the lupu_devx525.sfs required for my version of puppy loaded as instructed in the vbox usermanual so I can't see why i am getting this error message, what am I missing?Just checked the VBox log and the host ram is 487mb ram available is 232mb
Please help
Kind Regards
M

shinobar · Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 2256 Location: Japan

sebus · Joined: 20 Jan 2012 Posts: 62

TheAsterisk!, not that I complain, but you are not interested in x64?

sebus

TheAsterisk! · Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 399 Location: SE Wisconsin, US

TheAsterisk! · Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 399 Location: SE Wisconsin, US

I'm going to be eliminating some of the redundant VirtualBox packages tonight and tomorrow. All the version 4.1.8 and 3.x.x packages will be left alone, as will the dot-pets that compile their drivers upon installation, but the other ones are subject to my discretion, and may be cut out if the same Puppy has a newer package available.

As always, if you need an older package for some reason, let me know within the next few weeks. I'll keep some local copies around for at least a little while, just in case.