Installing virtualbox

Subzero01 · August 21, 2015, 4:01am

Hi again
I have installed virtualbox on my system. It did not work at first, so I did some googling and found that things where not installed. Having installed them . I got the info from http://www.linuxtechi.com/installation-steps-of-virtualbox-on-opensuse-13-1-13-2/

I tried again and I got this

linux-ejoz:~> virtualbox
WARNING: The vboxdrv kernel module is not loaded. Either there is no module
         available for the current kernel (3.16.7-21-desktop) or it failed to
         load. Please recompile the kernel module and install it by

           sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

         You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed.
Qt WARNING: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile

This line was repeated about hundred times"Qt WARNING: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile"
so i did “sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup” and got

Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules                                                 done
Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules                                                       failed
  (Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)

Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong and got this

Makefile:183: *** Error: unable to find the sources of your current Linux kernel. Specify KERN_DIR=<directory> and run Make again.  Stop.

As it stands now when I start virtualbox, it prints that line a hundred time and virtual starts. however with that error above will the program function properly.

using KDE

Thank you for your assistance

gogalthorp · August 21, 2015, 5:13am

Install the kernel source or development package

Sauerland · August 21, 2015, 7:04am

Please post:

zypper se -si kernel make gcc virtualbox vbox

Subzero01 · August 22, 2015, 3:01am

Thank you Sauerland Here is the result of zypper se -si kernel make gcc virtualbox vbox

S | Name                         | Type    | Version                     | Arch   | Repository                   --+------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------+--------+----------------------------- i | automake                     | package | 1.13.4-5.1.2                | noarch | openSUSE-13.2-Oss            i | automake                     | package | 1.13.4-5.1.2                | noarch | openSUSE-13.2-0              i | kernel-devel                 | package | 3.16.7-24.1                 | noarch | openSUSE-13.2-Update         i | kernel-firmware              | package | 20141122git-5.1             | noarch | openSUSE-13.2-Update         i | kernel-macros                | package | 3.16.7-24.1                 | noarch | openSUSE-13.2-Update         i | kernel-source                | package | 3.16.7-24.1                 | noarch | openSUSE-13.2-Update         i | vboxgtk                      | package | 0.8.2-6.1.5                 | noarch | openSUSE-13.2-Oss            i | vboxgtk                      | package | 0.8.2-6.1.5                 | noarch | openSUSE-13.2-0              i | vboxgtk-lang                 | package | 0.8.2-6.1.5                 | noarch | openSUSE-13.2-Oss            i | vboxgtk-lang                 | package | 0.8.2-6.1.5                 | noarch | openSUSE-13.2-0              i | gcc                             | package | 4.8-7.1.2                   | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-Oss            i | gcc                                  | package | 4.8-7.1.2                   | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-0              i | gcc48                               | package | 4.8.3+r212056-2.2.4         | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-Oss            i | gcc48                              | package | 4.8.3+r212056-2.2.4         | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-0              i | kernel-default-devel                | package | 3.16.7-24.1                 | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-Update         i | kernel-desktop                 | package | 3.16.7-21.1                 | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-Update         i | kernel-desktop                   | package | 3.16.7-7.1                  | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-Update         i | kernel-desktop-devel         | package | 3.16.7-24.1                 | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-Update         i | kernel-syms                           | package | 3.16.7-24.1                 | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-Update         i | kernel-xen-devel                     | package | 3.16.7-24.1                 | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-Update         i | libgcc_s1-32bit                      | package | 4.8.3+r212056-2.2.4         | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-Oss            i | libgcc_s1-32bit                    | package | 4.8.3+r212056-2.2.4         | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-0              i | libgcc_s1                             | package | 4.8.3+r212056-2.2.4         | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-Oss            i | libgcc_s1                              | package | 4.8.3+r212056-2.2.4         | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-0              i | make                                  | package | 4.0-2.2.3                   | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-Oss            i | make                                 | package | 4.0-2.2.3                   | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-0              i | python-virtualbox                   | package | 4.3.20-13.1                 | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-Update         i | virtualbox                              | package | 4.3.20-13.1                 | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-Update         i | virtualbox-guest-kmp-desktop | package | 4.3.20_k3.16.7_21-13.1      | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-Update         i | virtualbox-host-kmp-desktop  | package | 4.3.20_k3.16.7_21-13.1      | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-Update         i | libatomic1-gcc49                  | package | 4.9.0+r211729-2.1.7         | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-Oss            i | libitm1-gcc49                      | package | 4.9.0+r211729-2.1.7         | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-Oss            i | libtsan0-gcc49                    | package | 4.9.0+r211729-2.1.7         | x86_64 | openSUSE-13.2-Oss            i | VirtualBox-4.3                    | package | 4.3.30_101610_openSUSE123-1 | x86_64 | VirtualBox for openSUSE 12.3

Subzero01 · August 22, 2015, 3:10am

Here is the result of zypper se -si kernel make gcc virtualbox vbox

Sorry about the last post. put the result in code tags, it did’nt work, i hope you can read this one. What show here is not what it looks like
when i post it
Thank you

Sauerland · August 22, 2015, 2:41pm

You have installed Virtualbox from openSUSE and from the Oracle-VirtualBox-Repo.
Only one at same time will work
You have all your kernel-build installed for kernel 3.16.7-24.1, but the kernel is not installed, only 3.16.7-21.1.
Try to install kernel-desktop-3.16.7-24.1.
vboxgtk is broken, install virtualbox-qt
There is a VirtualBox-Repo for openSUSE 13.2, you do not need the one for 12.3:
http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/opensuse/13.2

Solution:

Deinstall Virtualbox from Oracle and vboxgtk:

zypper rm VirtualBox-4.3 vboxgtk

Delete the Oracle-Repo:

zypper rr 'VirtualBox for openSUSE 12.3'

Install virtualbox-qt and kernel 3.16.7-24.1-desktop:

zypper in -f virtualbox-qt kernel-desktop-3.16.7-24.1

wolfi323 · August 23, 2015, 8:46pm

Just one additional note:

That doesn’t matter really.
The version for kernel 3.16.7-21.1 should work fine on 3.16.7-24.1 as well.