I’'m attempting to install either the hypervisor or Oracle virtual box for use as a virtual machine. Both indicate that a kernel needs to be installed.
oracle vm indicates the following
The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or there is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdv. Please reinstall the kernel module by executing
‘/ect/init.d/vboxdrv setup’
executing the script provides the following:
/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules done
Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules done
Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMS
Error! Your kernel headers for kernel 3.1.9-1.4-desktop cannot be found at
/lib/modules/3.1.9-1.4-desktop/build or /lib/modules/3.1.9-1.4-desktop/source.
failed
(Failed, trying without DKMS)
Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules failed
(Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)
by the way dkms is installed.
cat /var/log/vbox-install.log
Uninstalling modules from DKMS
removing old DKMS module vboxhost version 4.1.10
Deleting module version: 4.1.10
completely from the DKMS tree.
DKMS: add Completed.
You can use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it’s located.
Failed to install using DKMS, attempting to install without
Makefile:172: *** Error: unable to find the sources of your current Linux kernel. Specify KERN_DIR=<directory> and run Make again. Stop.
As to hypervisor, executing the virtual machine manager indicates:
Error starting Virtual Machine Manager: No module named gconf
Hi
Whenever your installing an application that needs to build kernel
modules (eg vmware, virtualbox, nvidia etc) you only need to have the
kernel-source, kernel-syms, linux-kernel-headers, make and gcc
installed. For virtualbox you don’t need dkms installed.
Ensure the above are installed and then re-run the setup.
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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 3.0.13-0.27-default
up 4 days 6:15, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.02, 0.05
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Am 20.03.2012 14:26, schrieb Parthenolide:
>
> Linux-kernel-headers was not found in yast software management, hence my
> inquiry as to the repository.
>
>
I think what you are looking for is kernel-desktop-devel,
kernel-default-devel … (depends on what uname -a tells you).
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On 2012-03-20 16:36, Parthenolide wrote:
> Here is a list of yast software management with a “kernel-” search
>
> # Status Package | Summary
> | Installed (Available) | Size
>
> [Keep] autofs | A Kernel-Based
> Automounter | 5.0.6-5.4.1 | 1.6 MiB
Please, when you post such things, use code tags.
>> [Keep] kernel-default-devel | Development files
>> necessary for build… | 3.1.9-1.4.1 | 2.7 MiB
This would be it if you are using kernel-default.
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Cheers / Saludos
Carlos E. R.
(training machine)
Parthenolide: Oracle virtual box still does not work.
So VirtualBox works like a champ in openSUSE and while using any kernel version, up to and including kernel 3.3. You should read the following article on the usage and installation of VirtualBox:
Consider using the Virtualization Forum next time as its the right place to ask such questions. Even the opening thread includes some great information.