Install this version:
emerge -a =app-emulation/virtualbox-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-modules-7.2.8
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-7.2.8
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2.8 | 8 | ~amd64 | 0/$(ver_cut 1-2) |
# Copyright 2022-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
# XXX: the tarball here is just the kernel modules split out of the sources
# using the upstream provided export_modules.sh
# https://distfiles.gentoo.org/pub/dev/ceamac@gentoo.org/app-emulation/virtualbox-modules/make-modules-from-source
EAPI=8
inherit linux-mod-r1
MY_P="vbox-host-kernel-module-src-${PV^^}"
DESCRIPTION="Kernel Modules for Virtualbox"
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/$(ver_cut 1-2)"
KEYWORDS="~amd64"
CONFIG_CHECK="~!SPINLOCK JUMP_LABEL ~PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS ~KPROBES"
KPROBES_ERROR="CONFIG_KPROBES is required for kernel 6.16+; modules fail to build with kernel 6.19+"
src_compile() {
local modlist=( {vboxdrv,vboxnetflt,vboxnetadp}=misc )
local modargs=( KERN_DIR="${KV_OUT_DIR}" KERN_VER="${KV_FULL}" )
linux-mod-r1_src_compile
}
src_install() {
linux-mod-r1_src_install
insinto /usr/lib/modules-load.d/
newins "${FILESDIR}"/virtualbox.conf-r1 virtualbox.conf
insinto /etc/modprobe.d # bug #945135
newins - virtualbox.conf <<-EOF
# modprobe.d configuration file for VBOXSF
# Starting with kernel 6.12,
# KVM initializes virtualization on module loading by default.
# This prevents VirtualBox VMs from starting.
# See also:
# https://bugs.gentoo.org/945135
# https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-7.1
# ------------------------------
options kvm enable_virt_at_load=0
EOF
}
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | vbox-host-kernel-module-src-7.2.8.tar.xz | 861596 bytes | https://distfiles.gentoo.org/pub/dev/ceamac@gentoo.org//virtualbox-modules/vbox-host-kernel-module-src-7.2.8.tar.xz |