question about installing virtualbox on debian etch
Hi
I recently tried to install virtualbox in my debian etch. However, after I install it, when the computer configuring virtualbox, it says:Compilation of the kernel module FAILED! VirtualBox will not start until this problem is fixed. Please consult /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out why the kernel module does not compile. Most probably the kernel sources were not found. Install them and execute /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup as root. If anyone know how to solve this problem please tell me. Thank you P.S THese are from the Terminal "dpkg -i virtualbox_1.5.6-28266_Debian_etch_i386.deb (Reading database ... 82411 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace virtualbox 1.5.6-28266_Debian_etch (using virtualbox_1.5.6-28266_Debian_etch_i386.deb) ... Stopping VirtualBox kernel module: vboxdrv. Shutting down VirtualBox host networking...done. Fontconfig error: "~/.fonts.conf", line 1: XML declaration not well-formed Unpacking replacement virtualbox ... Setting up virtualbox (1.5.6-28266_Debian_etch) ... addgroup: The group `vboxusers' already exists as a system group. Exiting. Messages emitted during module compilation will be logged to /var/log/vbox-install.log. Fontconfig error: "~/.fonts.conf", line 1: XML declaration not well-formed Launching a SCIM daemon with Socket FrontEnd... Loading simple Config module ... Creating backend ... Loading socket FrontEnd module ... Starting SCIM as daemon ... GTK Panel of SCIM 1.4.4 Fontconfig error: "~/.fonts.conf", line 1: XML declaration not well-formed Starting VirtualBox kernel module: vboxdrv Modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why. Starting VirtualBox host networking...done." |
Did you add yourself to the vboxuser group?
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did you install the kernel-sources?
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Hi
I do not think I have installed the kernel-source, but I should I do? and yes I add myself to the vboxuser group. Thanks P.S I also saw that I need to have correct kernel-headers, but which one should I have? My current kernel version is 2.6.18-4-686 |
This is the error I got:
VirtualBox kernel driver not installed. The vboxdrv kernel module was either not loaded or /dev/vboxdrv was not created for some reason. Re-setup the kernel module by executing '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup' as root. VBox status code: -1908 (VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED). Result Code: 0x80004005 Component: Console Interface: IConsole {1dea5c4b-0753-4193-b909-22330f64ec45} |
Did you do what it told you to?
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yeah I did
and then it appear Stopping VirtualBox kernel module: vboxdrv. Recompiling VirtualBox kernel module: vboxdrv Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong and then: cat /var/log/vbox-install.log Makefile:75: *** Error: unable to find the sources of your current Linux kernel. Specify KERN_DIR=<directory> and run Make again. Stop. |
Problem solved!!
I just update my kernel to 2.6.18-6-686 and all the problem solved. Thank you for helping. |
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