Install this version:
emerge -a =app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-modules-7.2.8
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-modules-7.2.8
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-modules-7.2.8
# Copyright 2022-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
# XXX: the tarball here is just the kernel modules split out of the sources
# using the upstream provided export_modules.sh
# https://distfiles.gentoo.org/pub/dev/ceamac@gentoo.org/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules/make-modules-from-source
EAPI=8
inherit linux-mod-r1
MY_P="vbox-guest-kernel-module-src-${PV^^}"
DESCRIPTION="Kernel Modules for Virtualbox Guest Additions"
HOMEPAGE="https://www.virtualbox.org/"
SRC_URI="https://distfiles.gentoo.org/pub/dev/ceamac@gentoo.org/${CATEGORY}/${PN}/${MY_P}.tar.xz"
S="${WORKDIR}"
LICENSE="GPL-3"
SLOT="0/$(ver_cut 1-2)"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~x86"
PATCHES=(
"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-7.2.6-log-use-c99.patch
"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-7.2.8-no-vboxvideo.patch
)
CONFIG_CHECK="~DRM_TTM ~DRM_VMWGFX"
WARNING_DRM_TTM="DRM_TTM is needed for running the vboxvideo driver."
WARNING_DRM_VMWGFX="DRM_VMWGFX is the recommended driver for VMSVGA."
src_compile() {
local modlist=( {vboxguest,vboxsf}=misc )
local modargs=( KERN_DIR="${KV_OUT_DIR}" KERN_VER="${KV_FULL}" )
linux-mod-r1_src_compile
}
src_install() {
linux-mod-r1_src_install
insinto /etc/modprobe.d # 485996
newins - vboxsf.conf <<-EOF
# modprobe.d configuration file for VBOXSF
# Internal Aliases - Do not edit
# ------------------------------
alias fs-vboxsf vboxsf
EOF
}
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | vbox-guest-kernel-module-src-7.2.8.tar.xz | 754192 bytes | https://distfiles.gentoo.org/pub/dev/ceamac@gentoo.org//virtualbox-guest-modules/vbox-guest-kernel-module-src-7.2.8.tar.xz |