package virtualbox-ose-dkms * failed to install/upgrade: virtualbox-ose kernel module failed to build (types.h:97:31: fatal error: linux/autoconf.h: No such file or directory)

This is affecting me also, running 10.10 with the latest 2.6.38RC1 kernel amd64, however I am running 4.0.2 package version.

Confirmed.This appears to effect both the closed-source and open source versions' DKMS modules. (I'm also on Maverick with .38-rc1 using the PPA of Virtualbox).

I've tried stepping through the DKMS script but it's a nightmare to follow if, like me, you're not really sure what you're looking at.

You need to change the following line
# include <linux/autoconf.h>
with
# include <generated/autoconf.h>
on every .h file in the /usr/share/virtualbox/src/vboxhost directory.

After that it compiles with no problem with DKMS. Just use
sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

This page https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/72714/ gave me the idea ...

It appears that these are all of the files that need to be patched....

hostname:/usr/share/virtualbox/src/vboxhost$ grep -d recurse '<linux/autoconf.h>' *

vboxdrv/SUPDrvInternal.h:# include <linux/autoconf.h>
vboxdrv/include/iprt/types.h:# include <linux/autoconf.h>
vboxdrv/include/internal/iprt.h:# include <linux/autoconf.h>
vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/the-linux-kernel.h:# include <linux/autoconf.h>
vboxnetadp/include/iprt/types.h:# include <linux/autoconf.h>
vboxnetadp/include/internal/iprt.h:# include <linux/autoconf.h>
vboxnetadp/r0drv/linux/the-linux-kernel.h:# include <linux/autoconf.h>
vboxnetflt/include/iprt/types.h:# include <linux/autoconf.h>
vboxnetflt/r0drv/linux/the-linux-kernel.h:# include <linux/autoconf.h>

For the lazies:

sudo find /usr/share/virtualbox/src/vboxhost -name *.h -exec perl -pi -w -e 's/linux\/autoconf/generated\/autoconf/g;' {} \;
sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

It isn't better doing

sudo cp /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r`/include/generated/autoconf.h /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r`/include/linux/

???

This bug was fixed in the package virtualbox-ose - 4.0.2-dfsg-1ubuntu1

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virtualbox-ose (4.0.2-dfsg-1ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low

  * Merge from Debian unstable, remaining changes:
    - Add Apport hook.
      - debian/virtualbox-ose.files/source_virtualbox-ose.py
      - debian/virtualbox-ose.install
    - Drop *-source packages.
  * Drop ubuntu-01-fix-build-gcc45.patch, fixed upstream.
  * Drop ubuntu-02-as-needed.patch, added to the Debian package.

virtualbox-ose (4.0.2-dfsg-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * New upstream release. (LP: #709027)
    - Ships with a manual and upstream changelog.
      (Closes: #483702, #541127; LP: #243782)
  * Adapt patches for new upstream version.
  * Add new required build-dependencies:
    default-jdk, genisoimage, makeself, texlive-fonts-extra,
    texlive-fonts-recommended, texlive-latex-extra, texlive-latex-recommended.
  * Set VBOX_JAVA_HOME to /usr/lib/jvm/default-java.
  * Add 28-no-selinux-fedora.patch so VirtualBox doesn't try to install
    selinux-fedora/vbox_x11.pp which is stripped by the dfsg-free target.
  * Update install files.
  * Add 29-fix-ftbfs-as-needed.patch to fix FTBFS with ld --as-needed.
  * Automatically generate the pixmap icon from png.
  * Fix the watch file.
  * Update man pages.
  * Support passing through USB 1.1 devices to virtual machines.
  * Update vdfuse for VirtualBox 4.
  * Make the kernel modules buildable with kernel 2.6.38-rc2. (LP: #705593)
    - Add 30-kernel-2.6.38.diff
 -- Felix Geyer <email address hidden> Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:27:25 +0100

It affects Natty Narwhal's packages as well.

Ok. That was poorly timed. Sorry.

This bug is still affecting Ubuntu 10.04 users as seen by regular duplicates. Yes, it seems a lot of lucid users have upgraded their kernels.

In 10.4 there is no such folder "usr/share/virtualbox/src/vboxhost" even there is no src.
I install it from ubuntu's repo

cheers

All,

If you get this bug after doing an upgrade, it's likely because virtualbox doesn't seem to always upgrade with the system. You'll likely have to uninstall the old version and install the newer one (>= 4.0.2 according to comment #8).