Okay i had already installed virtualbox 6.1.12-3 using yay. I install the ext but it’s not the right one.
[ricklinux@eos-xfce ~]$ pacman -Qs | grep virtualbox
local/virtualbox 6.1.12-3
local/virtualbox-ext-oracle 6.1.13.139853-1
local/virtualbox-host-modules-arch 6.1.12-8
[ricklinux@eos-xfce ~]$
OK, go here:
grab the build files (for 6.1.12) and run makepkg -sri (or download the ext pack from virtualbox.org and install it by hand).
Okay…I’m getting the same as before where it won’t launch.
Probably because you have the kernel modules for 6.1.12-4. Try:
sudo pacman -U https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/v/virtualbox-host-dkms/virtualbox-host-modules-arch-6.1.12-5-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
to get the modules for 6.1.12-3.
I tried that and it didn’t work still so i’m starting over and i uninstalled it all.
You’re jumping around a lot.
Which packages do you have installed now?
None …
So does this command install everything?
Use this:
and this:
to get the previous versions of virtualbox, the kernel module, and the extension pack.
You can switch away from the DKMS module later if you want to, but let’s get something working first.
It doesn’t work.
Edit:
[ricklinux@eos-xfce ~]$ pacman -Qs | grep virtualbox
local/virtualbox 6.1.12-3
local/virtualbox-host-dkms 6.1.12-3
[ricklinux@eos-xfce ~]$
Doesn’t show the ext?
Okay …i forgot it’s dkms modules. So it launches but now i have to try it.
Thank You … I’ll let you know if it works.
You’ll need to install the package you built using the AUR packaging files (e.g. makepkg -i), or download and add manually via the VirtualBox UI.
I did manually add it but it’s not showing in the command? Also Github is absolutely slow as mollasses. I can’t even download the ISO from there it’s over an hour so there has to be something wrong with that. I end up getting it from the Alpix server.
Edit: The extension shows it’s installed but didn’t show on the command. maybe because of the dkms modules?
If you manually added it via the VirtualBox interface then it’s not a system package so won’t show up via pacman - but if it shows up in VirtualBox then that’s fine.
Oh ya right … I forgot about that. 
Seems you’re having a lot of trouble with virtual box. You could also invest that troubleshooting time in familiarizing yourself with virt-manager (in case you are not already familiar with it) and run your machines on QEMU/KVM. You get much better performance and have more control over the exposed hardware as it gets closer to the metal.
I’m saying the part with familiarizing because there is a bit of a learning curve, when coming from vbox. At least I struggled with the transition, but after that I was astonished by the performance difference.
There is an upgrade already showing for the virtualbox-host-dkms but it’s the 6.1.12-4
Isn’t the point of this whole exercise the fact that one of the -4 packages isn’t working so you were manually installing all -3 packages. In essence downgrading? So then why update to a broken package? I know nothing about vms sorry.
I’m not sure what you mean? I normally just install from the wiki. It’s only 3 i think.