6.5.0-25-generic kernel broke due to VirtualBox; don't install

[Jeffrey Walton]

On Fri, Mar 8, 2024 at 3:44 PM Aaron Rainbolt <arraybolt3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/8/24 13:09, Aaron Rainbolt wrote:
> > On 3/8/24 09:56, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> >>
> >> A heads up... Installing the latest HWE kernel, 6.5.0-25-generic,
> >> broke due to VirtualBox. Boot hung with the message "Failed to start
> >> LSB: VirtualBox Linux kernel module."
> >>
> >> If you have VirtualBox installed, you should boot to an old kernel,
> >> remove the 6.5.0-25 kernel, and block the kernel package with
> >> something like `sudo apt-mark hold '*6.5.0-25-generic*'`.
> >>
> >> Jeff
> > Could you report this on Launchpad against the virtualbox package?
> > That way it can get greater visibility. If not, no problem, I'll try
> > to verify the issue and report it when I can.
> OK, so I did some testing, and I cannot reproduce this issue. I'm able
> to have Virtualbox and the 6.5.0-25-generic kernel installed at the same
> time - my physical system boots up just fine, and a Tiny Core Linux VM
> runs pretty well.

Uh oh, one of those.

I also have the USB extension pack installed, in case it makes a
difference. I_think_ it may be the USB 3.0 one nowadays.

Jeff