Cannot install virtualbox addition inside a linux guest system

hkl8324 · 12-31-2008, 09:15 AM

When I ran
# ./VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run
It returned:

Code:

VirtualBox 2.1.0 Guest Additions installation
Please install the build and header files for your current Linux kernel.
The current kernel version is 2.6.26.5-11m.mo5.i686
Problems were found which would prevent the Guest Additions from installing.
Please correct these problems and try again

.

I am using a fedora based system so I yum installed kernel-devel
, make, gcc, and kernel-headers-2.6.26.5-11m.mo5.i686

Code:

Package kernel-devel-2.6.26.7-2m.mo5.i686 already installed and latest version
Package make-3.81-6m.mo5.i686 already installed and latest version
Package gcc-4.3.1-7m.mo5.i686 already installed and latest version
Package matching kernel-headers-2.6.26.5-11m.mo5.i686 already installed. Checking for update.

Even after installing them, the system returned the same error...
It there anyway I could do too find what I am missing?

AlucardZero · 12-31-2008, 10:53 AM

Did you install those on the host or the guest?

hkl8324 · 12-31-2008, 12:00 PM

guest

:

knudfl · 12-31-2008, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Package kernel-devel-2.6.26.7-2m.mo5.i686 already installed

Probably wrong version, will not match

Quote:

The current kernel version is 2.6.26.5-11m.mo5.i686

Result : when the VirtualBox installer looks for 2.6.26.5
devel files, nothing is found.

hkl8324 · 12-31-2008, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knudfl

Probably wrong version, will not match

Result : when the VirtualBox installer looks for 2.6.26.5
devel files, nothing is found.

O..thank you
After updating the source and installed the right version, it started to compile...