virtualbox installation
 

Hi everybody, I am traying to install virtualbox-4.2.12-3.

Here are the installed packages :

# pacman -Ss virtualbox
community/libvirt 1.0.6-1
API for controlling virtualization engines
(openvz,kvm,qemu,virtualbox,xen,etc)
community/phpvirtualbox 4.2_4-1
PHP/AJAX web interface for VirtualBox 4.*
community/virtualbox 4.2.12-3
Powerful x86 virtualization for enterprise as well as home use
community/virtualbox-ext-vnc 4.2.12-3
VirtualBox VNC extension pack
community/virtualbox-guest-dkms 4.2.12-3 [Installiert]
VirtualBox Guest kernel modules sources
community/virtualbox-guest-iso 4.2.12-1
The official VirtualBox Guest Additions ISO image
community/virtualbox-guest-modules 4.2.12-6
Guest kernel modules for VirtualBox
community/virtualbox-guest-modules-lts 4.2.12-2
Guest kernel modules for VirtualBox
community/virtualbox-guest-utils 4.2.12-3 [Installiert]
VirtualBox Guest userspace utilities
community/virtualbox-host-dkms 4.2.12-3 [Installiert]
VirtualBox Host kernel modules sources
community/virtualbox-host-modules 4.2.12-6 [Installiert]
Host kernel modules for VirtualBox
community/virtualbox-host-modules-lts 4.2.12-2
Host kernel modules for VirtualBox
community/virtualbox-sdk 4.2.12-3
VirtualBox Software Developer Kit (SDK)

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Optionale Abhängigkeiten für virtualbox
qt4: VirtualBox GUI support[Installiert]
vde2: Virtual Distributed Ethernet support[Installiert]
virtualbox-sdk: Developer kit
virtualbox-host-dkms: Host kernel source modules for non-stock
kernels[Installiert]
net-tools: Host-only or bridged networking support[Installiert]

WARNING: The vboxdrv kernel module is not loaded. Either there is no module
available for the current kernel (3.9.3-1-ARCH) or it failed to
load. Please reinstall the kernel module virtualbox-host-modules or
if you don't use our stock kernel compile the modules with

sudo dkms autoinstall

You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed.

I did it :
sudo dkms autoinstall
Error! echo
Your kernel headers for kernel 3.9.3-1-ARCH cannot be found at
/usr/lib/modules/3.9.3-1-ARCH/build or /usr/lib/modules/3.9.3-1-ARCH/source.

Is there a serious problem with the kernel ??

on startup of virtualbox I get these messages :

(process:1259): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon:
Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.

(process:1259): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon:
Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.

(process:1259): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon:
Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
Qt WARNING: QGtkStyle was unable to detect the current GTK+ theme.
Qt WARNING: Qt: Session management error: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed

(process:1259): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon:
Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.

Qt WARNING: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile

Error! echo
Your kernel headers for kernel 3.9.3-1-ARCH cannot be found at
/usr/lib/modules/3.9.3-1-ARCH/build or /usr/lib/modules/3.9.3-1-ARCH/source.
Error! echo
Your kernel headers for kernel 3.9.3-1-ARCH cannot be found at
/usr/lib/modules/3.9.3-1-ARCH/build or /usr/lib/modules/3.9.3-1-ARCH/source.

These are the error messages. I can start virtualbox.
Have run systemctl enable dkms.service

I tried to do a pacman -Syu : no packages could be installed because of conflicts.

Have removed virtualbox and reinstalled it with the same result.

What can I do ? Thanks a lot...

To compile kernel modules you need the development package for your kernel, which contains the matching header files. It should be called something like:

Thank You smallpond. I just wonder why I need to recompile a kernel. Also, I cannot deinstall all packages of virtualbox to restart a clean new install. Looks like a mess.
Under Debian it is so much simpler.

Debian handles the Virtual Box fine from what ive seen.

You aren't trying to recompile the kernel, just a kernel module named vboxdrv needed by virtualbox but not included with your kernel. You can't recompile a module without header files which match your kernel.

Kernel
 

Thanks for your input : I read about the kernel but I am reinstalling everything from scratch right now. Pacman -Syu cannot update the system, some virtualbox modules cant be removed because of dependencies. I read about the bugs in VB.

Hi : the problem was due to the redundant installation of virtualbox-host-dkms for custom kernels - I use a standard kernel. My fault. Reinstallation from scratch gave a perfectly running system.
The documentation is very good ! Thanks.Problem solved.

Hey Emrod,

Glad to hear that you came right.

Best Regards
Marios