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Diffstat (limited to 'app-emulation/virtualbox-bin/files/virtualbox-bin-wrapper')
| -rw-r--r-- | app-emulation/virtualbox-bin/files/virtualbox-bin-wrapper | 27 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/app-emulation/virtualbox-bin/files/virtualbox-bin-wrapper b/app-emulation/virtualbox-bin/files/virtualbox-bin-wrapper index 7ea5eca943b2..147edc4a2d46 100644 --- a/app-emulation/virtualbox-bin/files/virtualbox-bin-wrapper +++ b/app-emulation/virtualbox-bin/files/virtualbox-bin-wrapper @@ -29,17 +29,17 @@ if [ "$1" = "shutdown" ]; then SHUTDOWN="true" elif [ ! -e /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/vboxdrv.ko ]; then cat << EOF -WARNING: There is no module available for the currente kernel (`uname -r`). - Please recompile the kernel module and install it by +WARNING: There is no module available for the current kernel (`uname -r`). + Please recompile the kernel module and install it by: - sudo emerge -1 virtualbox-modules + sudo emerge -1 app-emulation/virtualbox-modules You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed. EOF elif ! lsmod|grep -q vboxdrv; then cat << EOF WARNING: The vboxdrv kernel module is not loaded. - Please load the kernel by + Please load the kernel module by: sudo modprobe vboxdrv @@ -47,27 +47,30 @@ WARNING: The vboxdrv kernel module is not loaded. EOF elif [ ! -c /dev/vboxdrv ]; then cat << EOF -WARNING: The character device /dev/vboxdrv does not exist. Try +WARNING: The character device /dev/vboxdrv does not exist. + Please try to reload the kernel module by: - sudo /etc/init.d/virtualbox restart + sudo rmmod vboxdrv; sleep 2; sudo modprobe vboxdrv - and if that is not successful, try to re-install the package. + and if that is not successful, try to re-install the package by: + + sudo emerge -1 app-emulation/virtualbox-modules You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed. EOF elif [ ! -w /dev/vboxdrv ]; then if [ "`id | grep vboxusers`" = "" ]; then cat << EOF -WARNING: You are not a member of the "vboxusers" group. Please add yourself - to this group before starting VirtualBox. +WARNING: You are not a member of the "vboxusers" group. + Please add yourself to this group before starting VirtualBox. You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed. EOF else cat << EOF -WARNING: /dev/vboxdrv not writable for some reason. If you recently added the - current user to the vboxusers group then you have to logout and - re-login to take the change effect. +WARNING: /dev/vboxdrv not writable for some reason. + If you recently added the current user to the "vboxusers" group + then you have to logout and re-login to take the change effect. You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed. EOF |