Changeset 93183 in vbox for trunk

Timestamp:

Jan 11, 2022 11:34:31 AM (3 years ago)

Author:

vboxsync

Message:

ValidationKit/vboxinstaller.py: Temporary hack to skip installing the kernel drivers on testboxs running BigSur and later until the proper solution is ready, bugref:9044

File:

• trunk/src/VBox/ValidationKit/testdriver/vboxinstaller.py (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/src/VBox/ValidationKit/testdriver/vboxinstaller.py

@@ -695 +695 @@
     def _installVBoxOnDarwin(self):
         """ Installs VBox on Mac OS X."""
+
+        # TEMPORARY HACK - START
+        # Don't install the kernel drivers on the testboxes with BigSur and later
+        # Needs a more generic approach but that one needs more effort.
+        sHostName = socket.getfqdn();
+        if    sHostName.startswith('testboxmac10') \
+           or sHostName.startswith('testboxmac11'):
+            self._fKernelDrivers = False;
+        # TEMPORARY HACK - END
+
         sDmg = self._findFile('^VirtualBox-.*\\.dmg$');
         if sDmg is None: