My problem is when I try to start, it keeps telling me that it can’t find a Kernel. When I type the command that it tells me to enter in the console it tells me that it failed to load the kernel. So I figure it has to do with the install. I check the install of VirtualBox and it’s fine. I tried looking in the VirtualBox manual for troubleshooting. I can’t find anything that relates to my problem. It’s not that it’s refusing to load the kernel, it’s not finding it.
LearningKameleon wrote:
> I’m having issues with VirtualBox.
>
> My problem is when I try to start, it keeps telling me that it can’t
> find a Kernel. When I type the command that it tells me to enter in the
> console it tells me that it failed to load the kernel. So I figure it
> has to do with the install. I check the install of VirtualBox and it’s
> fine. I tried looking in the VirtualBox manual for troubleshooting. I
> can’t find anything that relates to my problem. It’s not that it’s
> refusing to load the kernel, it’s not finding it.
>
> I’m trying to install OpenSuse 11.1 Beta 5 on it.
>
>
Just to clarify (though I assume you have tried this):
Assuming that is the VB kernel module that cannot be found, it needs to
be compiled for the kernel in use (and, therefore, each update). The command
/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
needs to execute as root and the kernel source for the current kernel
needs to be installed (plus some other items). caf4926 should be along
shortly
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PeeGee
Asus M2V-MX SE, AMD LE1640, openSuSE 11.0 x86-64/XP Home dual boot
Asus M2NPV-VM, AMD 64X2 3800+, openSuSE 10.3 x86-64/XP Home dual boot
Yeah I’ve tried that even as root. Unfortunately it keeps telling me that it has failed to load the kernel. So now I’m lost on what to do next. I’ve even tried Troubleshooting with it (According to the VirtualBox Manual)
You need the kernel-source package (of the same version as the running kernel) installed and of course the development tools like make and gcc. Also one or two other packages, like pam-devel IIRC. If you look at the log left behind by:
Ok the thing is I tried to run VirtualBox got the message that I need to run that command I ran the command in console and it told me that it failed. So there’s obviously somewhere else that I’m suppose to be typing the command in. I know I installed make and gcc, however I don’t know if I have pam-devel iirc, I’ll check that when I get home.
I DID run it as root, I ran it in the console, and everytime I did that, it failed to recompile the Kernel. The problem maybe due to missing files, but I can’t find out yet since I have to go home and check and because I don’t have internet connection there.
It’s bad enough that there is confusion due to the OSE and PUEL versions, but those OSE package builders are not helping things by putting a cryptic message in /etc/init.d/vboxdrv which says “NO, it has been compiled” when they should explain that one cannot compile a current version from an OSE binary package.
