troubles getting vbox to work dkms [UPDATE-Solved]

[wutsinterweb]

I have solved (sort of) the problem, see my submission later in this thread.

My terminal seems stuck at this after running a purge:

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lenny@lenny:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up virtualbox-dkms (5.2.10-dfsg-6) ...
Removing old virtualbox-5.2.10 DKMS files...

-------- Uninstall Beginning --------
Module:  virtualbox
Version: 5.2.10
Kernel:  4.15.0-23-generic (x86_64)
-------------------------------------

Status: This module version was INACTIVE for this kernel.
depmod.....

DKMS: uninstall completed.

------------------------------
Deleting module version: 5.2.10
completely from the DKMS tree.
------------------------------
Done.
Loading new virtualbox-5.2.10 DKMS files...
Building for 4.15.0-23-generic
Building initial module for 4.15.0-23-generic

[wutsinterweb]

Left the terminal going all night and this morning it's still stuck at that same spot.

[WharfRat]

Paste back the results of dkms status and inxi -S

[wutsinterweb]

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lenny@lenny:~$ dkms status
bcmwl, 6.30.223.271+bdcom, 4.15.0-20-generic, x86_64: installed
bcmwl, 6.30.223.271+bdcom, 4.15.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed
virtualbox, 5.2.10, 4.15.0-23-generic, x86_64: built
virtualbox-guest, 5.2.10, 4.15.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed (original_module exists)
lenny@lenny:~$ inxi -s
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 48.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
lenny@lenny:~$ inxi -S
System:    Host: lenny Kernel: 4.15.0-23-generic x86_64 bits: 64
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.8.4  Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara
lenny@lenny:~$ 

[WharfRat]

You returned inxi -s which is pretty much useless in this context - use a capital -S with inxi -S

[catweazel]

You returned inxi -s which is pretty much useless in this context - use a capital -S with inxi -S

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lenny@lenny:~$ inxi -S
System:    Host: lenny Kernel: 4.15.0-23-generic x86_64 bits: 64
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.8.4  Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara

[wutsinterweb]

No, I did do that, after making a mistake with s, I did it with S, please look again.

[WharfRat]

No, I did do that, after making a mistake with s, I did it with S, please look again.

OK, I probably missed it.

I'm running 18.3 and have VB 5.1.34 so when I saw VB 5.2.10 i just needed to verify your Mint version.

I see dkms was able to build the modules, but for some reason cannot install them.

I also see virtualbox-guest - are you running Mint in a VB or native

Also paste back apt search virtualbox|grep ^i

[wutsinterweb]

Mint running in laptop bare metal and trying to run a VB of Windows 10, throwing up the errors.

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          Desktop: Cinnamon 3.8.4  Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara
lenny@lenny:~$ apt search virtualbox|grep ^i
i A virtualbox                      - x86 virtualization solution - base binarie
i   virtualbox-ext-pack             - extra capabilities for VirtualBox, downloa
i   virtualbox-guest-dkms           - x86 virtualization solution - guest additi
i   virtualbox-qt                   - x86 virtualization solution - Qt based use
i A virtualbox-source               - x86 virtualization solution - kernel modul
lenny@lenny:~$ 

[WharfRat]

This package virtualbox-guest-dkms is not correct - it's for a VB installed Mint

What you want is virtualbox-dkms

So sudo apt-get purge virtualbox-guest-dkms && sudo apt-get install virtualbox-dkms should take care of it.

You also might want to install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso for additional VB guest support.

[wutsinterweb]

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lenny@lenny:~$ sudo apt-get purge virtualbox-guest-dkms && sudo apt-get install virtualbox-dkms
[sudo] password for lenny: 
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. 
lenny@lenny:~$ 

which I tried to do and it hangs, as per posts above.

[WharfRat]

Are you saying that you ran sudo dpkg --configure -a to no avail

What version of dkms is 19 running dkms --version

[wutsinterweb]

Yes, as I posted above, it gets stuck in the process.

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lenny@lenny:~$ dkms --version
dkms: 2.2.1.0
lenny@lenny:~$ 

[WharfRat]

Since apt won't let you continue, try clearing virtualbox guest with sudo dkms remove -m virtualbox-guest -v 5.2.10 -k 4.15.0-23-generic

Then try removing virtualbox with sudo dkms remove -m virtualbox -v 5.2.10 -k 4.15.0-23-generic

If these work then reinstall virtualbox and install virtualbox-dkms with sudo apt-get install --reinstall virtualbox && sudo apt-get install virtualbox-dkms

[wutsinterweb]

I ran the first two lines successfully, then tried running the 3rd line with this result:

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lenny@lenny:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall virtualbox && sudo apt-get install virtualbox-dkms
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. 
lenny@lenny:~$ 

[wutsinterweb]

I tried this, it is stuck as you can see:

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lenny@lenny:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall virtualbox && sudo apt-get install virtualbox-dkms
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. 
lenny@lenny:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up virtualbox-dkms (5.2.10-dfsg-6) ...
Loading new virtualbox-5.2.10 DKMS files...
Building for 4.15.0-23-generic
Building initial module for 4.15.0-23-generic

[WharfRat]

I can't help you much further since I'm not running Mint 19 and you have different versions of VB and dkms.

Run sudo apt-get install --reinstall virtualbox again then open another terminal instance and run strace -p $(pidof dkms)

Break it after a few minutes with ctl-c and paste back some of the output.

You might have to file a bug report at https://github.com/linuxmint/linuxmint/issues

[wutsinterweb]

CTRL-C didn't seem to work, I think I had to literally hard shut the terminal itself. I will try that, however, thank you.

[wutsinterweb]

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enny@lenny:~$ strace -p $(pidof dkms)
strace: option requires an argument -- 'p'
Try 'strace -h' for more information.
lenny@lenny:~$ 

[WharfRat]

Maybe dkms transferred control to another process.

Run sudo apt-get install --reinstall virtualbox again and in another terminal instance after a few minutes run pgrep -a dkms