Closed lambdafu closed 4 years ago
I think this one is similar to https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/74890 and is related to kernel update from 5.3.13 to 5.4.1
Seems like this LKML thread is related to this problem: https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/10/15/909
Is there a work around for this?
I've tried using an pinned older commit but getting an error of:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
building Nix...
building the system configuration...
error: assertion failed at /nix/store/0272yl38a4mc20i2a5078m85bldipbjm-source/pkgs/os-specific/linux/prl-tools/default.nix:9:1
(use '--show-trace' to show detailed location information)
My workaround is not to use the latest kernel packages:
- boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
+ #boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
Resolved in master thanks to #74260. I'll cherry-pick the changes to release-19.09 tomorrow unless any opposition arises.
Finally in the 19.09 channel now so I'll close. Re-open if the issue remains after updating.
Issue description
I can't install virtualbox, because the kernel drivers fail to build (see below). Googeling around, I found something mildly relevant (the cause seems to be a fix for a dual build error by the OpenSUSE maintainer, see here).
Steps to reproduce
Set
virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enable = true
.Technical details
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