Virtualbox on Lenny

jnnewton · 03-18-2011, 01:05 PM

So, heres a rundown of what i've done, from http://wiki.debian.org/VirtualBox#Starting . The problem part is here:

Code:

josh@NAS:/dev$ su
Password:
NAS:/dev# invoke-rc.d udev reload
invoke-rc.d: initscript udev, action "reload" failed.
NAS:/dev# modprobe -r vboxdrv ; modprobe vboxdrv
NAS:/dev# exit

then when trying to start, i get this:

Code:

josh@NAS:/dev$ virtualbox
WARNING: The character device /dev/vboxdrv does not exist.
         Please install the virtualbox-ose-modules package for your kernel and
         load the module named vboxdrv into your system.

         You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed.
Qt WARNING: VirtualBox: cannot connect to X server
josh@NAS:/dev$

So, if anyone knows how to fix this, help me out!

frankbell · 03-18-2011, 10:03 PM

Maybe this will help:

http://wiki.debian.org/VirtualBox#Th...rvdoesnotexist

I always find that modprobe vboxdrv is enough to start the VirtualBox kernel.

j1alu · 03-19-2011, 02:16 AM

I never did it the way described on the wiki page you link to.
That is what i do (for virtualbox-ose):

Code:

apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
apt-get install module-assístant virtualbox-ose-source
m-a update
m-a prepare
m-a a-i virtualbox-ose

If that is not enough i add

Code:

vboxdrv

to /etc/modules
and do

Code:

adduser my_name vboxusers

With dkms that should get done automatically (in case you got the kernel headers).
For the PUEL-version you run
/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

Upgrading to the actual Debian stable (version 6, release name "Squeeze" might be an idea.

I use this Ubuntu-wiki as reminder, but it is German:
http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/VirtualBo...leml%C3%B6sung
The English Ubuntu-wiki has a similar entry.

good luck and double-check the commands i gave (its early).

EDDY1 · 03-19-2011, 02:39 AM

I just installed using synaptic and there weren't any commands to run.

j1alu · 03-19-2011, 03:05 AM

I wrote:
"With dkms that should get done automatically (in case you got the kernel headers)"

If that didn't do it in your case i ain't got no idea why it works for you. I always had to run said commands.

EDDY1 · 03-19-2011, 03:24 AM

Quote:

I wrote:
"With dkms that should get done automatically (in case you got the kernel headers)"

If that didn't do it in your case i ain't got no idea why it works for you. I always had to run said commands.
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I'm not original poster I was stating that virtual-box installation can be accomplshed through synaptic.

j1alu · 03-19-2011, 05:02 AM

I realize that you are not the original poster.
You can install it with synaptic, with apt-get, with aptitude or with any other tool.
Still you will have to use the commands or dkms.
In both cases you will need to install the kernel-headers first of all.
In synaptic click on "show details" and it will show you that it makes use of dkms.
I guess. If not i did it wrong for a dozen times and most how-to's out there are wrong too.

EDDY1 · 03-19-2011, 12:17 PM

Quote:

I realize that you are not the original poster.
You can install it with synaptic, with apt-get, with aptitude or with any other tool.
Still you will have to use the commands or dkms.
In both cases you will need to install the kernel-headers first of all.
In synaptic click on "show details" and it will show you that it makes use of dkms.
I guess. If not i did it wrong for a dozen times and most how-to's out there are wrong too.

You are correct that some commands have to be run from terminal, especially when you have to run Guest Additions

j1alu · 03-19-2011, 12:24 PM

Installing the guest-additions is a different story. You do it from within the guest.

frankbell · 03-19-2011, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j1alu

I never did it the way described on the wiki page you link to.

I don't have any expertise.

I followed the instructions in the Debian wiki for installing VirtualBox in Lenny and it worked. Then it survived the upgrade to Squeeze.