Detect virtualbox guests via dmidecode so guest additions aren't

required

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lib/ohai/plugins/linux/virtualization.rb b/lib/ohai/plugins/linux/virtualization.rb
index 95b57ef4..c6fa9492 100644
--- a/lib/ohai/plugins/linux/virtualization.rb
+++ b/lib/ohai/plugins/linux/virtualization.rb
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ Ohai.plugin(:Virtualization) do
       elsif modules =~ /^vboxdrv/
         virtualization[:system] = "vbox"
         virtualization[:role] = "host"
-      elsif modules =~ /^vboxguest/
-        virtualization[:system] = "vbox"
-        virtualization[:role] = "guest"
       end
     end
 
@@ -103,6 +100,11 @@ Ohai.plugin(:Virtualization) do
           virtualization[:system] = "xen"
           virtualization[:role] = "guest"
         end
+      when /Manufacturer: Oracle Corporation/
+        if so.stdout =~ /Product Name: VirtualBox/
+          virtualization[:system] = "vbox"
+          virtualization[:role] = "guest"
+        end
       else
         nil
       end