VitrualBox module vboxdrv, vboxnetflt, vboxnetadp

J.A.X · 06-16-2012, 09:13 AM

Hello all,

I'm using Fedora 17 x86_64 bit, I was working with kernel version 3.3.7-1.fc17.x86_64.

I had virtualbox running [ OK ].

Then I wanted to update ( yum update -y), during the update my kernel was upgraded to 3.4.0-1.fc17.x86_64.

But then there was a problem with my VirtualBox, the problem as follows:

When I try to run one of my installed (in VBOX) OSs, VBOX tells me this messege :

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Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908) 
 
The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is probably not loaded. 
 
If you installed or VirtualBox OSE package recently you need to restart the computer for the driver to load. 
 
Alternatively, you may attempt to load the driver by issuing the following command with system administrator (root) privileges: 
 
'/etc/sysconfig/modules/VirtualBox-OSE.modules'

So (after a reboot) I do as VBOX says (as root)

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'/etc/sysconfig/modules/VirtualBox-OSE.modules'

Then I got this :

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ERROR: Module vboxdrv not found. 
ERROR: Module vboxnetflt not found. 
ERROR: Module vboxnetadp not found.

I've no Idea how to add or remove or configure a module

Please help.

camorri · 06-16-2012, 09:28 AM

See this link -->http://download.virtualbox.org/virtu...UserManual.pdf

Look through the section on linix installation. It lists the things that have to be on your system.

They include DKMS and the kernel headers for the current kernel. The original modules were there if v-box was working. With the nes kernel, something is missing. If you have the correct herders and DKMS installed, new vbox* files would have been generated.

J.A.X · 06-16-2012, 01:52 PM

Thank you camorri, but according to the manual

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2.3.2 The VirtualBox kernel module

Which is on page 35, it says

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If DKMS is available and installed, the VirtualBox kernel module should always work automat- 
ically, and it will be automatically rebuilt if your host kernel is updated. 
Otherwise, there are only two situations in which you will need to worry about the kernel 
module:

Which is my case (no DKMS), after that it says :

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The kernel of your Linux host was updated and DKMS is not installed. In that case, the 
kernel module will need to be reinstalled by executing (as root): 
/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

Which is exactly my case, so I tried /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup and get: No such file or directory ...

I've tried to reinstall but did not work, knowing that I've installed DKMS (after it was too late

).

camorri · 06-16-2012, 05:22 PM

Have you got the kernel headers for the new kernel installed? You are missing something, and the headers are the best bet.

J.A.X · 06-17-2012, 04:27 PM

Yes, kernel headers are installed

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[root@localhost rc1.d]# rpm -qa|grep kernel
libreport-plugin-kerneloops-2.0.10-3.fc17.x86_64
kernel-devel-3.4.0-1.fc17.x86_64
kernel-headers-3.4.0-1.fc17.x86_64
abrt-addon-kerneloops-2.0.10-4.fc17.x86_64
kernel-3.3.4-5.fc17.x86_64
kernel-3.4.0-1.fc17.x86_64
kernel-devel-3.3.4-5.fc17.x86_64

Thank you camorri for ur time

camorri · 06-17-2012, 08:22 PM

What happens if you run the command

Quote:

/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

Could you run it, and if there are errors, post the error text.

koxy · 06-20-2012, 07:26 AM

Hello, J.A.X.
I have solved this problem by installing kmod-VirtualBox package from rpmfusion repository. My VirtualBox package is also installed from this repo.

Seems like DKMS installation and running command:

Quote:

/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

works only if you have installed VirtualBox from official repository, not from RPM Fusion.

camorri · 06-20-2012, 09:05 AM

J.A.X. can you mark the thread 'solved' with the thread tools please.