[Pkg-virtualbox-devel] Bug#841641: virtualbox-dkms: 4.8.0 kernel: vboxdrv.mod.c:1:0: error: code model kernel does not support PIC mode

[Martin Steigerwald]

Am Freitag, 21. Oktober 2016, 16:58:14 CEST schrieb Gianfranco Costamagna:
> the reason should be
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=841500
> 
> 
> please try with an older kernel or gcc until the situation is sorted out.

Thank you, Gianfranco.

I am Debian 4.7 kernel and am able to run Virtualbox. (5.1.6 until your fixed 
5.1.8 becomes available.)

I will subscribe to the other bug.

Thank you,
Martin

> Il Venerdì 21 Ottobre 2016 18:30, Martin Steigerwald <Martin at Lichtvoll.de>
> ha scritto: Package: virtualbox-dkms
> Version: 5.1.8-dfsg-4
> Severity: normal
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> for 4.8.0 as I self-compiled it the dkms build aborts with:
> 
>   Building modules, stage 2.
>   MODPOST 4 modules
> WARNING: "mcount" [/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/5.1.8/build/vboxpci/vboxpci.ko]
> undefined! WARNING: "mcount"
> [/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/5.1.8/build/vboxnetflt/vboxnetflt.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: "mcount"
> [/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/5.1.8/build/vboxnetadp/vboxnetadp.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: "mcount" [/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/5.1.8/build/vboxdrv/vboxdrv.ko]
> undefined! CC     
> /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/5.1.8/build/vboxdrv/vboxdrv.mod.o
> /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/5.1.8/build/vboxdrv/vboxdrv.mod.c:1:0: error: code
> model kernel does not support PIC mode #include <linux/module.h>
> 
> scripts/Makefile.modpost:114: die Regel für Ziel
> „/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/5.1.8/build/vboxdrv/vboxdrv.mod.o“ scheiterte
> make[1]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/5.1.8/build/vboxdrv/vboxdrv.mod.o]
> Fehler 1 Makefile:1474: die Regel für Ziel „modules“ scheiterte
> make: *** [modules] Fehler 2
> 
> For 4.7.0 debian kernel I seem to have a working build:
> 
> merkaba:~> dkms status | grep virtualbox
> virtualbox, 5.1.8, 4.7.0-1-amd64, x86_64: installed
> 
> Thanks,
> Martin
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: stretch/sid
>   APT prefers unstable
>   APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (200, 'experimental')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> Foreign Architectures: i386
> 
> Kernel: Linux 4.8.0-tp520-btrfstrim+ (SMP w/4 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
> Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
> Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)
> 
> Versions of packages virtualbox-dkms depends on:
> ii  dkms  2.2.1.0+git20160527-1
> 
> Versions of packages virtualbox-dkms recommends:
> ii  virtualbox  5.1.8-dfsg-4
> 
> virtualbox-dkms suggests no packages.
> 
> -- no debconf information


-- 
Martin