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Old 04-30-2012, 01:35 PM   #1
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Exclamation Problem With VirtualBox On Centos 6.2


Hi Dears

i installed VirtualBox 4.2 on Linux (centos 6.2)
there isn't any problem, until as long as i want to start new os, an error is shown:
Code:
Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or there is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdrv. Please reinstall the kernel module by executing

'/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup'

as root. If it is available in your distribution, you should install the DKMS package first. This package keeps track of Linux kernel changes and recompiles the vboxdrv kernel module if necessary
the /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup command results:
Code:
[root@ks28515 modules]# /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
Stopping VirtualBox kernel modulesOpening /proc/modules: No such file or directory
Opening /proc/modules: No such file or directory
Opening /proc/modules: No such file or directory
 [  OK  ]
Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [  OK  ]
Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMSError! echo
Your kernel headers for kernel 3.2.13-grsec-xxxx-grs-ipv6-64 cannot be found at
/lib/modules/3.2.13-grsec-xxxx-grs-ipv6-64/build or /lib/modules/3.2.13-grsec-xxxx-grs-ipv6-64/
source.
 [FAILED]
  (Failed, trying without DKMS)
Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules [FAILED]
  (Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)
in /lib/modules folder just there is 2.6.32-220.13.1.el6.x86_64

all kernels already installed !! what should i do??!

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Old 04-30-2012, 07:52 PM   #2
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Try "modprobe vboxdrv" to start the module.

Edit: as root.

Last edited by frankbell; 04-30-2012 at 07:56 PM.
 
Old 05-02-2012, 06:40 AM   #3
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Try "modprobe vboxdrv" to start the module.

Edit: as root.
Code:
[root@ks28515 ~]# modprobe vboxdrv
FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/3.2.13-grsec-xxxx-grs-ipv6-64/modules.dep: No such file or d
irectory
when i change the 2.6.32-220.13.1.el6.x86_64 to 3.2.13-grsec-xxxx-grs-ipv6-64 :

Code:
[root@ks28515 ~]# modprobe vboxdrv
FATAL: Module vboxdrv not found.
 
Old 05-02-2012, 08:09 PM   #4
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I'm afraid I've shot my bolt. There's something going on here that's deeper than anything I've had to tackle.

Here's a thought: Not all distros install kernel headers and sources by default. I believe that CentOS is one that does not. See about installing the correct kernel headers and kernel-devel packages for the kernel you are using.

This is an older webpage, but it describes what I'm referring to: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rhel5-i...l-source-code/
 
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Old 05-10-2012, 07:26 AM   #5
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I'm afraid I've shot my bolt. There's something going on here that's deeper than anything I've had to tackle.

Here's a thought: Not all distros install kernel headers and sources by default. I believe that CentOS is one that does not. See about installing the correct kernel headers and kernel-devel packages for the kernel you are using.

This is an older webpage, but it describes what I'm referring to: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rhel5-i...l-source-code/
i searched for the 3.2.13-grsec-xxxx-grs-ipv6-64 kernel anywhere , but nothing was found!

i found only a kernel like that , that's name : bzImage-3.2.13-xxxx-grs-ipv6-32 !! how to install !!?!!

Last edited by mhm233; 05-10-2012 at 07:30 AM.
 
Old 05-10-2012, 08:45 PM   #6
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You should be able to find the kernel-headers and the kernel-devel packages for your CentOS in the Add/Remove Software program, which is the GUI frontend for YUM. If you are not using a GUI, you can get them with YUM, but off the top of my head I don't know the exact syntax for installing them.

Last edited by frankbell; 05-10-2012 at 08:46 PM.
 
Old 05-15-2012, 11:07 AM   #7
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Run (and post the result) to identify the kernel version you're using
Code:
uname -r
It seems like your vbox is looking for headers and modules for 3.2.13 but you only have them installed for 2.6.32. Maybe you've updated your kernel and not installed the updated headers? I'd start by checking that. Can you also supply the log /var/log/vbox-install.log ?
 
Old 05-15-2012, 11:15 AM   #8
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Also, how did you install virtualbox? Did you configure and compile from source? and I forgot to ask if you have netboot disable in bios as this can create issues as well.

Last edited by djsoundfx; 05-15-2012 at 11:28 AM.
 
  


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