Wow, did I screw up - tax day and need your help, fast !!!

[Bazooka Joe]

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 12:30 PM, David C. Uhrig
<david at twintop-tahoe.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Bazooka Joe <fastfish at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > Taxes are due today and I have waited until the last minute to do
>  >   them.  (i know)
>  >
>  >   I have virtualbox running xp that I use for turbotax.
>  >
>  >   Well, last weekend procrastinating doing my taxes I decided to upgrade
>  >   to Hardy.  Today I find out that my VirtualBox doesn't work any more.
>  >
>  >   I run sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup and get errors
>  >
>  >   Any ideas? Short of installing gusty on another comp (which I would
>  >   have to get started on that now).
>  >
>  >   --help
>  >
>  >
>  >   make KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C /lib/modules/2.6.24-15-generic/build
>  >   SUBDIRS=/tmp/vbox.0 SRCROOT=/tmp/vbox.0 modules
>  >   make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-15-generic'
>  >   test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || (
>  >           \
>  >         echo;                                                           \
>  >         echo "  ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid.";               \
>  >         echo "         include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf
>  >   are missing.";  \
>  >         echo "         Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to
>  >   fix it.";       \
>  >         echo;                                                           \
>  >         /bin/false)
>  >   mkdir -p /tmp/vbox.0/.tmp_versions ; rm -f /tmp/vbox.0/.tmp_versions/*
>  >   make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/vbox.0
>  >   gcc -m32 -Wp,-MD,/tmp/vbox.0/linux/.SUPDrv-linux.o.d  -nostdinc
>  >   -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.2.3/include -D__KERNEL__
>  >   -Iinclude  -include include/linux/autoconf.h -Wall -Wundef
>  >   -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common
>  >   -Werror-implicit-function-declaration -O2 -pipe -msoft-float
>  >   -mregparm=3 -freg-struct-return -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2
>  >   -march=i586 -mtune=generic -ffreestanding -maccumulate-outgoing-args
>  >   -Iinclude/asm-x86/mach-default -fomit-frame-pointer -g
>  >   -fno-stack-protector -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign
>  >   -I/lib/modules/2.6.24-15-generic/build/include  -I/tmp/vbox.0/
>  >   -I/tmp/vbox.0/include -I/tmp/vbox.0/r0drv/linux -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE
>  >   -DRT_OS_LINUX -DIN_RING0 -DIN_RT_R0 -DIN_SUP_R0
>  >   -DCONFIG_VBOXDRV_AS_MISC -DRT_ARCH_X86 -DUSE_NEW_OS_INTERFACE_FOR_MM
>  >   -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s"
>  >   -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(SUPDrv_linux)"
>  >   -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(vboxdrv)" -c -o
>  >   /tmp/vbox.0/linux/.tmp_SUPDrv-linux.o /tmp/vbox.0/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c
>  >   In file included from /tmp/vbox.0/include/iprt/types.h:72,
>  >                  from /tmp/vbox.0/include/VBox/types.h:21,
>  >                  from /tmp/vbox.0/SUPDRV.h:26,
>  >                  from /tmp/vbox.0/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:22:
>  >   include/linux/types.h:40: error: redefinition of typedef 'uintptr_t'
>  >   /tmp/vbox.0/include/iprt/stdint.h:118: error: previous declaration of
>  >   'uintptr_t' was here
>  >   In file included from include/linux/thread_info.h:33,
>  >                  from include/linux/preempt.h:9,
>  >                  from include/linux/spinlock.h:49,
>  >                  from /tmp/vbox.0/SUPDRV.h:84,
>  >                  from /tmp/vbox.0/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:22:
>  >   include/linux/bitops.h:6:1: warning: "BIT" redefined
>  >   In file included from /tmp/vbox.0/include/VBox/cdefs.h:20,
>  >                  from /tmp/vbox.0/SUPDRV.h:25,
>  >                  from /tmp/vbox.0/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:22:
>  >   /tmp/vbox.0/include/iprt/cdefs.h:1019:1: warning: this is the location
>  >   of the previous definition
>  >   make[2]: *** [/tmp/vbox.0/linux/SUPDrv-linux.o] Error 1
>  >   make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vbox.0] Error 2
>  >   make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-15-generic'
>  >   make: *** [vboxdrv] Error 2
>  >
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>
>  Joe,
>
>     You might check to see if you've gotten a kernel upgrade recently.
>  If so, you need to reinstall the VirtualBox package so that it has the
>  right drivers for your new kernel, or, try running an old one. Since
>  you appear to be running the Hardy Beta (2.6.24-15 kernel), you can
>  grab the Gutsy package from VirtualBox's site and install it. I've had
>  to do this with each new kernel release.
>
>  -David C. Uhrig
>
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Thx it worked, W/ a bit hammering I am back in . Now it is time to
pony up w/ the man.