diff --git a/system/virtualbox/doinst.sh b/system/virtualbox/doinst.sh
index a5d2e8eae6..653a8da81e 100644
--- a/system/virtualbox/doinst.sh
+++ b/system/virtualbox/doinst.sh
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ fi
 config etc/vbox/vbox.cfg.new
 config etc/default/virtualbox.new
 preserve_perms etc/rc.d/rc.vboxdrv.new
+preserve_perms etc/rc.d/rc.vboxballoonctrl-service.new
 
diff --git a/system/virtualbox/slack-desc b/system/virtualbox/slack-desc
index bc28f01128..b9a2b5aeb7 100644
--- a/system/virtualbox/slack-desc
+++ b/system/virtualbox/slack-desc
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
           |-----handy-ruler-------------------------------------------------------|
 virtualbox: virtualbox (x86 Virtualizer)
 virtualbox:
-virtualbox: VirtualBox is a powerful PC virtualization solution allowingyou to run
-virtualbox: a wide range of PC operating systems on your Linux system. This
+virtualbox: VirtualBox is a powerful PC virtualization solution allowing you to
+virtualbox: run a wide range of PC operating systems on your Linux system. This
 virtualbox: includes Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, DOS, OpenBSD and others. VirtualBox
 virtualbox: comes with a broad feature set and excellent performance, making it
 virtualbox: the premier virtualization software solution on the market.
diff --git a/system/virtualbox/vbox-disable_vboxpci_build.diff b/system/virtualbox/vbox-disable_vboxpci_build.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04f0359145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/virtualbox/vbox-disable_vboxpci_build.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--- Makefile.kmk.orig	2011-08-15 14:28:45.000000000 +0200
++++ Makefile.kmk	2011-09-16 12:21:33.049000016 +0200
+@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
+ include $(KBUILD_PATH)/subheader.kmk
+ if1of ($(KBUILD_TARGET), linux)
+ 
++ ifdef VBOX_VITH_VBOXDRV
+  #
+  # The driver.
+  # Note! For Linux, this is just a compile test. Don't use the binary!
+@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
+  	VBoxPci.c
+  VBoxPci_LIBS          += \
+  	$(PATH_STAGE_LIB)/SUPR0IdcClient$(VBOX_SUFF_LIB)
++ endif # VBOX_VITH_VBOXDRV
+ 
+ 
+  #
diff --git a/system/virtualbox/vboxdrv.sh-setup.diff b/system/virtualbox/vboxdrv.sh-setup.diff
index 1ebcb32b4c..de679fe801 100644
--- a/system/virtualbox/vboxdrv.sh-setup.diff
+++ b/system/virtualbox/vboxdrv.sh-setup.diff
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
---- vboxdrv.sh.in.orig	2011-05-16 18:33:43.000000000 +0200
-+++ vboxdrv.sh.in	2011-06-12 10:10:38.074000027 +0200
-@@ -42,16 +42,8 @@
+--- vboxdrv.sh.in.orig	2011-08-15 14:28:34.000000000 +0200
++++ vboxdrv.sh.in	2011-09-13 15:22:47.192000014 +0200
+@@ -42,18 +42,8 @@
  
  if [ -n "$INSTALL_DIR" ]; then
      VBOXMANAGE="$INSTALL_DIR/VBoxManage"
@@ -8,16 +8,18 @@
 -    BUILDVBOXDRV="$INSTALL_DIR/src/vboxhost/vboxdrv/build_in_tmp"
 -    BUILDVBOXNETFLT="$INSTALL_DIR/src/vboxhost/vboxnetflt/build_in_tmp"
 -    BUILDVBOXNETADP="$INSTALL_DIR/src/vboxhost/vboxnetadp/build_in_tmp"
+-    BUILDVBOXPCI="$INSTALL_DIR/src/vboxhost/vboxpci/build_in_tmp"
  else
      VBOXMANAGE="/usr/lib/%PACKAGE%/VBoxManage"
 -    DODKMS="/usr/share/%PACKAGE%/src/vboxhost/do_dkms"
 -    BUILDVBOXDRV="/usr/share/%PACKAGE%/src/vboxhost/vboxdrv/build_in_tmp"
 -    BUILDVBOXNETFLT="/usr/share/%PACKAGE%/src/vboxhost/vboxnetflt/build_in_tmp"
 -    BUILDVBOXNETADP="/usr/share/%PACKAGE%/src/vboxhost/vboxnetadp/build_in_tmp"
+-    BUILDVBOXPCI="/usr/share/%PACKAGE%/src/vboxhost/vboxpci/build_in_tmp"
  fi
  
  # silently exit if the package was uninstalled but not purged,
-@@ -288,48 +280,7 @@
+@@ -299,58 +289,7 @@
  # setup_script
  setup()
  {
@@ -25,6 +27,11 @@
 -    begin_msg "Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules"
 -    $DODKMS uninstall > $LOG
 -    succ_msg
+-    if find /lib/modules/`uname -r` -name "vboxpci\.*" 2>/dev/null|grep -q vboxpci; then
+-        begin_msg "Removing old VirtualBox pci kernel module"
+-        find /lib/modules/`uname -r` -name "vboxpci\.*" 2>/dev/null|xargs rm -f 2>/dev/null
+-        succ_msg
+-    fi  
 -    if find /lib/modules/`uname -r` -name "vboxnetadp\.*" 2>/dev/null|grep -q vboxnetadp; then
 -        begin_msg "Removing old VirtualBox netadp kernel module"
 -        find /lib/modules/`uname -r` -name "vboxnetadp\.*" 2>/dev/null|xargs rm -f 2>/dev/null
@@ -59,6 +66,11 @@
 -          --no-print-directory install >> $LOG 2>&1; then
 -          failure "Look at $LOG to find out what went wrong"
 -      fi
+-      if ! $BUILDVBOXPCI \
+-          --use-module-symvers /tmp/vboxdrv-Module.symvers \
+-          --no-print-directory install >> $LOG 2>&1; then
+-          failure "Look at $LOG to find out what went wrong"
+-      fi
 -    fi
 -    rm -f /etc/vbox/module_not_compiled
 -    succ_msg
diff --git a/system/virtualbox/virtualbox.SlackBuild b/system/virtualbox/virtualbox.SlackBuild
index 25e5cf8155..2ce1b7070d 100644
--- a/system/virtualbox/virtualbox.SlackBuild
+++ b/system/virtualbox/virtualbox.SlackBuild
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 PRGNAM=virtualbox
 SRCNAM=VirtualBox
-VERSION=4.0.8
+VERSION=4.1.4
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ fi
 # Patch taken from gentoo
 patch -p1 -i $CWD/virtualbox-4-makeself-check.patch
 
+# building the vboxpci kernel module is not disabled by --disable-kmods
+patch -d src/VBox/HostDrivers/VBoxPci -i $CWD/vbox-disable_vboxpci_build.diff
+
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 ./configure \
@@ -144,12 +147,14 @@ mkdir -p $PKG/usr/{lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX,share,include}/virtualbox \
   $PKG/usr/share/{pixmaps,mime/packages} \
   $PKG/etc/{default,rc.d,vbox}
 
-cp -f src/VBox/Installer/linux/vboxdrv.sh.in $PKG/etc/rc.d/rc.vboxdrv.new
-sed -i "s/%PACKAGE%/virtualbox/g" $PKG/etc/rc.d/rc.vboxdrv.new
-sed -i "s/%NOLSB%/yes/" $PKG/etc/rc.d/rc.vboxdrv.new
-sed -i "s/%DEBIAN%/no/" $PKG/etc/rc.d/rc.vboxdrv.new
-sed -i "s/%GROUP%/vboxusers/" $PKG/etc/rc.d/rc.vboxdrv.new
-sed -i "s/\[ -z \"\$DEBIAN\"/#\[ -z \"\$DEBIAN\"/" $PKG/etc/rc.d/rc.vboxdrv.new
+for i in vboxdrv vboxballoonctrl-service; do
+  cp -f src/VBox/Installer/linux/$i.sh.in $PKG/etc/rc.d/rc.$i.new
+  sed -i "s/%PACKAGE%/virtualbox/g" $PKG/etc/rc.d/rc.$i.new
+  sed -i "s/%NOLSB%/yes/" $PKG/etc/rc.d/rc.$i.new
+  sed -i "s/%DEBIAN%/no/" $PKG/etc/rc.d/rc.$i.new
+  sed -i "s/%GROUP%/vboxusers/" $PKG/etc/rc.d/rc.$i.new
+  sed -i "s/\[ -z \"\$DEBIAN\"/#\[ -z \"\$DEBIAN\"/" $PKG/etc/rc.d/rc.$i.new
+done
 
 cp -f $CWD/vbox.cfg $PKG/etc/vbox/vbox.cfg.new
 sed -i "s|LIBDIR|lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX|" $PKG/etc/vbox/vbox.cfg.new
@@ -196,7 +201,8 @@ cd out/linux.$BUILDDIR/release/bin/
   mv $PKG/usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/virtualbox/VBox.sh $PKG/usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/virtualbox/VBox
 cd $TMP/$SRCNAM-${VERSION}_OSE
 
-for i in VBoxManage vboxmanage VBoxSDL vboxsdl VBoxHeadless vboxheadless VBoxVRDP $guiapp $vboxwebsrv; do
+for i in VBoxManage vboxmanage VBoxSDL vboxsdl VBoxHeadless \
+  vboxheadless VBoxVRDP VBoxBalloonCtrl $guiapp $vboxwebsrv; do
   ln -s /usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/virtualbox/VBox $PKG/usr/bin/$i
 done
 
diff --git a/system/virtualbox/virtualbox.info b/system/virtualbox/virtualbox.info
index 01066b0a57..885a79dc48 100644
--- a/system/virtualbox/virtualbox.info
+++ b/system/virtualbox/virtualbox.info
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 PRGNAM="virtualbox"
-VERSION="4.0.8"
+VERSION="4.1.4"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.virtualbox.org"
-DOWNLOAD="http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.0.8/VirtualBox-4.0.8.tar.bz2 \
-          http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.0.8/VBoxGuestAdditions_4.0.8.iso \
-          http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.0.8/UserManual.pdf \
-          http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.0.8/SDKRef.pdf"
-MD5SUM="a3e81289f2357fcf4bbe3e77805f38b6 \
-        598ca9b231c1f1ff7817aa76c80f55d6 \
-        39712ccbc16b04c1cda209ae16446bf2 \
-        d332f36212b6534e2ce4381e1aea520f"
+DOWNLOAD="http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.1.4/VirtualBox-4.1.4.tar.bz2 \
+          http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.1.4/VBoxGuestAdditions_4.1.4.iso \
+          http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.1.4/UserManual.pdf \
+          http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.1.4/SDKRef.pdf"
+MD5SUM="dc6e6801b3823332b6ca2e9915221aae \
+        3ea70652459c8590efb8c64f83f4736a \
+        bc048d1e58d84ece4a186199ee48d4c8 \
+        2ced36e5b79a30b8b4356ce2c099afa8"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64="UNTESTED"
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Heinz Wiesinger"