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Install VirtualBox 4.1.6 on Fedora 16/15,

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Oracle VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualizationproduct for enterprise as well as home use. VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer forx86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software.

VirtualBox supports a large number of guest operating systems:

Windows 3.x Windows NT 4.0 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows 7 DOS Linux (2.4 and 2.6) Solaris OpenSolaris OpenBSD

This guide shows howto install VirtualBox 4.1 (currently 4.1.6) on Fedora 16, Fedora 15,Fedora 14, Fedora 13, Fedora 12, CentOS 6/5.7, Red Hat (RHEL) 6.1/6/5.7. This howto usesVirtual Box yum repositories.

1. Change to root User

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sudo-i

2. Install Fedora or RHEL Repo Files

cd/etc/yum.repos.d/

## Fedora 16/15/14/13/12 userswget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo

## CentOS 6/5.7 and Red Hat (RHEL) 6/5.7 userswget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/rhel/virtualbox.repo

3. Update latest packages

yum update

Note: Reboot if you got kernel update.

4. Install following dependency packages

CentOS 5 and Red Hat (RHEL) 5 needs EPEL repository, install it with following command:

rpm -Uvh http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpmyum install binutils gccmakepatch libgomp glibc-headers glibc-devel kernel-headers kernel-devel dkms

## PAE kernel users install ##yum install binutils gccmakepatch libgomp glibc-headers glibc-devel kernel-

headers kernel-PAE-devel dkms

5. Install VirtualBox Latest Version (current 4.1.6)

yum install VirtualBox-4.1

Note:This command create automatically vboxusers group and VirtualBox user must be member ofthat group.This command also build needed kernel modules.

Rebuild kernel modules with following command:

/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup## OR ##service vboxdrv setup

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usermod -a-G vboxusers user_name

7. Start VirtualBox

Use launcher or simply:

VirtualBox

Troubleshooting

If you have problems with KERN_DIR parameter or your kernel directory is not automaticallydetected then set KERN_DIR environment variable manually, using following method:

## Current running kernel on Fedora ##KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/ùname -r`

## Current running kernel on CentOS and Red Hat (RHEL) ##KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/ùname -r`-ùname -m`

## Fedora example ##KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/2.6.33.5-124.fc13.i686

## CentOS and Red Hat (RHEL) example ##KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-194.11.1.el5-x86_64

## Export KERN_DIR ##export KERN_DIR

Check also:

Install VirtualBox Guest Additions on Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat (RHEL)

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1. ghostdawg / March 1, 2010Thanks. I was looking for something like this and it was very helpful, since Im fairly

new with using Fedora distros.

Reply2. remke / June 24, 2010

??? Add VirtualBox User to vboxusers Group:(( . but not by using wheel group this is intended for giving admin stuff to normal

users

Instead:/etc/group:vboxusers:x:501:remke

->>> usermod -aG vboxusers remke

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o JR/ June 25, 2010Hi remke,

Thanks for correction. It was typo on commandnow this guide is updated :)

Reply3. danijelpg / July 22, 2010

Hi,Can anyone help,i cannot install VirtualBox-3.2 on CentOS 5.4 i386 .ive updated the system,installed:kernel-devel; kernel-PAE-devel; kernel-xen;kernel-xen-devel;nothing worked, always the same problem: Recompiling VirtualBox kernel module

[FAILED](Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)

Wat can i try next?

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o JR/ July 22, 2010
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Hi danijelpg,

Could you post/var/log/vbox-install.log file content here?

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4. dado PG MNE / July 22, 2010Hii am trying to install VBox-3.2.6 on CentOS 5.4 i386i have not installed KVMi have installed Development Tools (gcc, make, automake)but i cannot install DKMS using: yum install dkms, anyone ones why???and second, more important: when i try to install VBox i get then massage:recompiling vbox kernel module FAILED

output from rpm -qa kernel\* | sort says then i have kernel-xenand when i remove it because of installing kernel-PAE-devel, after attemp to reboot,system cannot reboot.my questions are:- how to install DKMS- how to switch from kernel-xen to kernel-devel or kernel-PAE-devel

any PLEASE help!

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JR/ July 23, 2010What happen when you try to install DKMS? Please post all error messages?

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5. ricardo / August 2, 2010Worked like a charm for my Fedora 13 x86_64 with KDE.

Thanks a lot.

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6. Christian Soderlund / August 27, 2010RHEL6 does not work yet as the repo tries a directory that does not exist. However usingthe fedora13 version on RHEL6 works so you will need to use that repo instead (with
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some manual editing of the .repo file). Maybe you could add that to the oterwise greatguide!

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JR/ August 29, 2010Hi Christian,

Thanks! Good point, I added this to guide.

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7. Charith / September 20, 2010Can anyone to help me to install Sun virtual box in fedora 13

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o JR/ September 20, 2010Hi Charith,

Did you read this blog post aboutInstalling Sun VirtualBox 3.2.8 on Fedora 13and did you try installing Sun VirtualBox according to the instructions?

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8. Sarah Slagstedt / September 23, 2010I have dkms installed and I have done everything as above but get the old message

Failed to open a session for the virtual machine win.The virtual machine win has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1.

When starting from command line Virtualbox I get

[root@embla yum.repos.d]# VirtualBox

WARNING: The vboxdrv kernel module is not loaded. Either there is no moduleavailable for the current kernel (2.6.33.3-85.fc13.i686) or it failed toload. 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.WARNING: The compilation of the vboxdrv.ko kernel module failed during the
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installation for some reason. Starting a VM will not be possible.Please consult the User Manual for build instructions.Qt WARNING: QGtkStyle was unable to detect the current GTK+ theme.Qt WARNING: Qt: Session management error: None of the authentication protocolsspecified are supported

Any suggestions?

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o JR/ September 24, 2010Hi Sarah,

Do you have Gnome installed?

This problem occurs because the system tries to detect the GTK+ theme, but itdoes not exist.

You can try to fix this in the following wayStart qtconfig-qt4 program:

qtconfig-qt4

And change another theme than GTK/GTK+ (QGtkStyle).

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Joe / October 2, 2010Thanks this is very helpful, the only thing is that Im also getting the sameerror.

-No precompiled module for this kernel foundtrying to build one.Messagesemitted during module compilation will be logged to /var/log/vbox-install.log.

Compilation of the kernel module FAILED! VirtualBox will not start untilthisproblem is fixed. Please consult /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out whythekernel module does not compile. Most probably the kernel sources are not
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found.Install them and execute

/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

as root.-

I have tried everything as explained there with out errors, Im runningFedora 13 x64, this same problem is happening to me running ClearOS 5.2and 5.1 (which is based on CentOS 5.5, I think), the exact same message,would you please give some advice ??

Thanks a lot again.

Reply JR/ October 4, 2010

Hi Joe,

Are you getting the same qt4 errors or are you getting this No

precompiled module for this kernel found error?

Please post what you get when you run following command (asroot):


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9. richard_site/ October 12, 2010What to do with this?

# VirtualBoxWARNING: The vboxdrv kernel module is not loaded. Either there is no moduleavailable for the current kernel (2.6.31.5-127.fc12.i686.PAE) or it failed toload. Please recompile the kernel module and install it by


You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed.

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o JR/ October 12, 2010Hi richard,

Try run following command (as root):


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10.antonio / October 17, 2010Hi!

When a VM I get this error in a window:Error In suplibOsInit (window title)

Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

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


as root. Users of Ubuntu, Fedora or Mandriva should install the DKMS package first.This package keeps track of Linux kernel changes and recompiles the vboxdrv kernelmodule if necessary.

Then I run /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-vmc, it will be ignoredin a future release.Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [ OK ]Removing old VirtualBox netadp kernel module [ OK ]Removing old VirtualBox netflt kernel module [ OK ]Removing old VirtualBox kernel module [ OK ]Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMSError! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 2.6.32.21-168.fc12.i686 (i686)Consult the make.log in the build directory/var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/3.2.10/build/ for more information.[FALL](Failed, trying without DKMS)Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules [FALL](Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)
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I have them GTK+

Thanks!!!!

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o antonio / October 17, 2010ups!! I have Fedora 12

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JR/ October 17, 2010Hi antonio,

Could you post messages from/var/log/vbox-install.log file. After runningfollowing command (as root):


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antonio / October 17, 2010Hi JR,Thank. Here vbox-install.log:

Uninstalling modules from DKMSremoving old DKMS module vboxhost version 3.2.10

------------------------------Deleting module version: 3.2.10completely from the DKMS tree.------------------------------Done.Attempting to install using DKMS

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/3.2.10/source ->

/usr/src/vboxhost-3.2.10

DKMS: add Completed.

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping...

Building module:cleaning build area....
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make KERNELRELEASE=2.6.32.21-168.fc12.i686 -C/lib/modules/2.6.32.21-168.fc12.i686/buildM=/var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/3.2.10/build....(bad exit status: 2)00

Failed to install using DKMS, attempting to install withoutmake KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C /lib/modules/2.6.32.21-168.fc12.i686/build SUBDIRS=/tmp/vbox.0SRCROOT=/tmp/vbox.0 modules/usr/src/kernels/2.6.32.21-168.fc12.i686/scripts/gcc-version.sh:line 25: gcc: no se encontr la orden/usr/src/kernels/2.6.32.21-168.fc12.i686/scripts/gcc-version.sh:line 26: gcc: no se encontr la orden/usr/src/kernels/2.6.32.21-168.fc12.i686/arch/x86/Makefile:81:stack protector enabled but no compiler supportmake[1]: gcc: No se encontr el programa

test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \echo; \echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \echo " include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf aremissing."; \echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fixit."; \echo; \/bin/false)mkdir -p /tmp/vbox.0/.tmp_versions ; rm -f/tmp/vbox.0/.tmp_versions/*make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/vbox.0gcc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/vbox.0/linux/.SUPDrv-linux.o.d -nostdinc -isystem -Iinclude -I/usr/src/kernels/2.6.32.21-168.fc12.i686/arch/x86/include -include include/linux/autoconf.h -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Werror-implicit-function-declaration -Wno-format-security -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks -Os -msoft-float -mregparm=3 -freg-struct-return -march=i686 -ffreestanding -pipe -Wno-sign-compare -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-optimize-sibling-calls -g -pg -I/lib/modules/2.6.32.21-168.fc12.i686/build/include -I/tmp/vbox.0/ -I/tmp/vbox.0/include -I/tmp/vbox.0/r0drv/linux -I/tmp/vbox.0/vboxdrv/ -I/tmp/vbox.0/vboxdrv/include -I/tmp/vbox.0/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DRT_OS_LINUX -DIN_RING0 -DIN_RT_R0 -DIN_SUP_R0 -DVBOX -DRT_WITH_VBOX -DVBOX_WITH_HARDENING -DCONFIG_VBOXDRV_AS_MISC -DRT_ARCH_X86 -DVBOX_WITH_64_BITS_GUESTS -DMODULE -


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D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(SUPDrv_linux)" -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(vboxdrv)" -D"DEBUG_HASH=27" -D"DEBUG_HASH2=27" -c -o/tmp/vbox.0/linux/SUPDrv-linux.o /tmp/vbox.0/linux/SUPDrv-

linux.c/bin/sh: gcc: no se encontr la ordenmake[2]: *** [/tmp/vbox.0/linux/SUPDrv-linux.o] Error 127make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vbox.0] Error 2make: *** [vboxdrv] Error 2

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JR/ October 18, 2010I do not understand Spanish well, but it seems that gcc does

not exist. So try following (as root):yum installgcc

Then run following again:


Does it work then? Or do you receive more errors?

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antonio / October 18, 2010JR,

Sorry, I did not realize it was in Spanish.

Installing gcc, Virtualbox works correctly!!!!

Thanks!!!!

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JR/ October 18, 2010No problem, with Spanish :) I would haveasked more specifically if I had not got ittranslated myself :)
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Nice to hear that you got it workingcorrectly!

Youre welcome!

Reply11.Woodsman / October 26, 2010

Errors I am getting trying to get Virtual Box running on Oracle Linux(Red Hat EnterpriseLinux Server release 5.5 (Tikanga))

[root@tag5263 ~]# /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setupStopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [ OK ]Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMS

Error! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.18-194.el5 cannot be found at/lib/modules/2.6.18-194.el5/build or /lib/modules/2.6.18-194.el5/source.[FAILED](Failed, trying without DKMS)Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules [FAILED](Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)[root@tag5263 ~]#

Any help would be appreciated I tried everything I read in the article and comments.

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o JR/ October 26, 2010Hi Woodsman,



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12.K2 / October 28, 2010I got a problem when I try to start using VirtualBox. This is Fedora 13 & here I post theerror message from the terminal screen:

[root@localdomain yum.repos.d]# VirtualBoxWARNING: The vboxdrv kernel module is not loaded. Either there is no module


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available for the current kernel (2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE) or it failed toload. Please recompile the kernel module and install it by


You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed.So I follow the instruction then there is the result:

[root@localdomain yum.repos.d]# sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setupWARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config files belong into/etc/modprobe.d/.Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [ OK ]Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMSError! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE cannot be found at

/lib/modules/2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE/build or /lib/modules/2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE/source.[FAILED](Failed, trying without DKMS)Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules [FAILED](Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)

And there is the message in /var/log/vbox-install.log:


Deleting module version: 3.2.10completely from the DKMS tree.Done.Attempting to install using DKMS

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/3.2.10/source ->/usr/src/vboxhost-3.2.10

DKMS: add Completed.You can use thekernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where its located.Failed to install using DKMS, attempting to install withoutMakefile:159: *** Error: unable to find the sources of your current Linux kernel. SpecifyKERN_DIR= and run Make again. Stop.

I am a beginner of Linux so please help to describe the problem, any help will beappreicated! ^_^


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o JR/ October 30, 2010Hi K2,



Also you could try following:

yum installgcc kernel-devel kernel-headers

Then do following:

KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/`uname -r`export KERN_DIR

Then try run following again:


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K2 / October 31, 2010

Thanks for your help, JR! :DI followed your instruction & copy the result below:

[root@localdomain yum.repos.d]# /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setupWARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config filesbelong into /etc/modprobe.d/.Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [ OK ]Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMSError! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE cannot befound at

/lib/modules/2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE/build or /lib/modules/2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE/source.[FAILED](Failed, trying without DKMS)Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules [FAILED](Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)[root@localdomain yum.repos.d]# yum install gcc kernel-devel kernel-headers
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Loaded plugins: presto, refresh-packagekitrpmfusion-free-updates | 3.3 kB 00:00updates/metalink | 5.0 kB 00:00updates | 4.7 kB 00:00updates/primary_db | 4.1 MB 00:07

virtualbox | 951 B 00:00Setting up Install ProcessPackage gcc-4.4.4-10.fc13.i686 already installed and latest versionPackage kernel-devel-2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686 already installed and latestversionPackage kernel-headers-2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686 already installed and latestversionNothing to do[root@localdomain yum.repos.d]# KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/uname -r[root@localdomain yum.repos.d]# export KERN_DIR

[root@localdomain yum.repos.d]# /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setupWARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config filesbelong into /etc/modprobe.d/.Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [ OK ]Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMSError! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE cannot befound at/lib/modules/2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE/build or /lib/modules/2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE/source.[FAILED](Failed, trying without DKMS)Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules [FAILED](Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)

And this is the messages from /var/log/vbox-install.log file:





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DKMS: add Completed.You can use thekernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where its located.Failed to install using DKMS, attempting to install without/bin/sh: line 0: test: /usr/src/kernels/uname: binary operator expectedMakefile:177: *** Error: KERN_DIR does not point to a directory. Stop.

Please let me know if any idea to fix this, thanks! ^_^

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13.K2 / October 31, 2010Thanks for your help, JR! :DI followed your instruction & copy the result below:

[root@localdomain yum.repos.d]# /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

WARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config files belong into/etc/modprobe.d/.Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [ OK ]Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMSError! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE cannot be found at/lib/modules/2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE/build or /lib/modules/2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE/source.[FAILED](Failed, trying without DKMS)Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules [FAILED]

(Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)[root@localdomain yum.repos.d]# yum install gcc kernel-devel kernel-headersLoaded plugins: presto, refresh-packagekitrpmfusion-free-updates | 3.3 kB 00:00updates/metalink | 5.0 kB 00:00updates | 4.7 kB 00:00updates/primary_db | 4.1 MB 00:07virtualbox | 951 B 00:00Setting up Install ProcessPackage gcc-4.4.4-10.fc13.i686 already installed and latest versionPackage kernel-devel-2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686 already installed and latest versionPackage kernel-headers-2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686 already installed and latest versionNothing to do[root@localdomain yum.repos.d]# KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/uname -r[root@localdomain yum.repos.d]# export KERN_DIR[root@localdomain yum.repos.d]# /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setupWARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config files belong into/etc/modprobe.d/.Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]
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Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [ OK ]Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMSError! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE cannot be found at/lib/modules/2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE/build or /lib/modules/2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE/source.

[FAILED](Failed, trying without DKMS)Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules [FAILED](Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)

And this is the messages from /var/log/vbox-install.log file:




DKMS: add Completed.You can use thekernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where its located.

Failed to install using DKMS, attempting to install without/bin/sh: line 0: test: /usr/src/kernels/uname: binary operator expectedMakefile:177: *** Error: KERN_DIR does not point to a directory. Stop.

Please let me know if any idea to fix this, thanks! ^_^

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14.MissyB / November 7, 2010Sometimes it is soooo hard to love Fedora, but all of my problems have been solved with

info on your sitethank you so much! Beats posting on forums and getting patronisingresponses from people who havent bothered to read actual problem! Thank you again!

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o JR/ November 7, 2010Hi MissyB, nice to see you here! :)
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Glad to hear that my site has been helpful to you! And feel free to ask if you haveany problems. I will try my best to answer :)

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15.Bijon / November 14, 2010Hi,

Thank you so much for your great post. I have just completed set-up virtualbox on myCentos VPS by simply copying and pasting the commands. Keep up great job. Ill be

back if I need further help.

Thanks

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16.Brian / December 3, 2010Can someone type what needs to be reconfigured in the Kernel? This is the spot i amstuck on.

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17.BrianBrian / December 3, 2010the RC1908 not installed is the issue

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18.brian / December 3, 2010where is this to be pasted?!


## Current running kernel on CentOS and Red Hat (RHEL) ##

KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/`uname -r`-`uname -m`## Fedora example ##KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/2.6.33.5-124.fc13.i686

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19.Brian / December 4, 2010I am new to Fedora ..I have successfully installed all steps accept this one

Add KERN_DIR environment variable



## Fedora example ##KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/2.6.33.5-124.fc13.i686



can someone tell me what this means?

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o JR/ December 4, 2010Hi Brian,

On Fedora paste following lines to console as root:


Then install VirtualBox using YUM (as root):


Or if you have already installed VirtualBox then setup vbox kernel drivers withfollowing command (as root):



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Brian / December 4, 2010I tried the following steps only to receive a failed

error.then i opened bysudo gedit /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

now that I have vboxdrv setp opened w gedit text editor any advice on whtneeds to be compiled?

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JR/ December 5, 2010

Do not edit vboxdrv init script, because it should work quite right.Please post full error messages what you get?

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20.Brian / December 4, 2010/lib/modules//lib/modules/2.6.35.6-48.fc14.i686.PAE/build

in this linkit says the link is broken in the /build

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21.rosco / December 4, 2010RC1908 KERNEL not installed

How can this be taken care of?

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JR/ December 5, 2010Hi rosco,

First install following packages:

yum installgcc kernel-devel kernel-headers
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Set KERN_DIR environment variable:



KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/`uname -r`-`uname -m`


Then install VirtualBox or run kernel driver setup:


## OR ##/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

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22.Romz / December 8, 2010How can i solved thisproblem Im using Fedora 14

GLib-GIO:ERROR:gdbusconnection.c:2270:initable_init: assertion failed: (connection->initialization_error == NULL)Aborted (core dumped)

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JR/ December 9, 2010Hi Romz,

Are you sure that you installed the correction version of VirtualBox?

Could you post full output from console after running VirtualBox command?

And following command output:

yum list installed |grep -i virtualbox

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23.earl / December 13, 2010besides being rootwhat else do you key in before this?


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every since i started using Fedora 14.I cannot use the virtual machines! none of them!

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24.earl / December 13, 2010YOUVE GOT TO BE MORE SPECIFIC !

WILL YOU PLEASE SET AN EXAMPLE FOR THOSE WHOM NEVER USEDFEDORA?

WHAT DOES KERN_DIR mean? do I change uname with something else?

is there any tutorials on seting KERN_DIR?

KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/ùname -r`


KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/ùname -r`-ùname -m`## Export KERN_DIR ##export KERN_DIR

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o JR/ December 13, 2010Hi earl,

You should simply run following commands on Fedora as root:## Set KERN_DIR environment variable with following command ##KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/ùname -r`

## You could verify what happens after this command withfollowing command ##echo $KERN_DIR

## Output Shouls look something like following ##/usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686


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## Then export KERN_DIR environment variable ##export KERN_DIR

You could also use following method:

## Print the kernel release ##uname -r## Output something like ##2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686

## Set KERN_DIR environment variable using your kernel release ##KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686

## You could verify KERN_DIR variable with following command ##echo $KERN_DIR

## Export your KERN_DIR environment variable ##export KERN_DIR

Is this specific enough? Did you get the point?

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25.Clyde / December 13, 2010this is what i keyed in

KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686

yes.this is my kernel

followed by

export

where is my error?!

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o JR/ December 13, 2010Hi Clyde,

If your kernel release is 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 then just run following:

KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686export KERN_DIR


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Check more information from here.

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26.Apuesto / December 22, 2010I have tried almost every solution given here, and I still have this problem

[root@unkown Apuesto]# sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setupStopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [ OK ]Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMSError! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.34.7-63.fc13.i686.PAE cannot be found at/lib/modules/2.6.34.7-63.fc13.i686.PAE/build or /lib/modules/2.6.34.7-63.fc13.i686.PAE/source.[FAILED]

(Failed, trying without DKMS)Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules [FAILED](Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)[root@unkown Apuesto]#

Then the log from /var/log/vbox-install.log




DKMS: add Completed.You can use thekernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where its located.

Failed to install using DKMS, attempting to install withoutMakefile:159: *** Error: unable to find the sources of your current Linux kernel. SpecifyKERN_DIR= and run Make again. Stop.

Any one with suggestions? Am trying to install windows 7 on the virtual box.

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o JR/ December 22, 2010Hi Apuesto,

Did you specify KERN_DIR environment variable?

If yes then please post output of following commands:

yum list installed gcc kernel-devel kernel-headers

## AND ##

uname -a

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27.Apuesto / December 23, 2010The output[root@unkown Apuesto]# yum list installed gcc kernel-devel kernel-headersLoaded plugins: presto, refresh-packagekitInstalled Packagesgcc.i686 4.4.5-2.fc13 @updateskernel-devel.i686 2.6.34.7-63.fc13 @updateskernel-headers.i686 2.6.34.7-63.fc13 @updates[root@unkown Apuesto]# uname -aLinux unkown 2.6.34.7-63.fc13.i686.PAE #1 SMP Fri Dec 3 12:28:58 UTC 2010 i686i686 i386 GNU/Linux

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o JR/ December 23, 2010Looks good.

Did you specify KERN_DIR environment variable, like:


Then you could install/reinstall VirtualBox or run vboxdrv setup:


## OR ##

yum reinstall VirtualBox-3.2

## OR ##
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28.MikeOMaine / December 24, 2010JR,You just gave me the best Christmas gift ever!I had struggled with this for a couple of days, got it working on RH4, but had a heck oftime with RH6,I read your article, tried it again, still failed then I re-read your article again,slooooowly, and followed your instructions to the letter, and. finally I have it working.

Thanks so much for your detailed instructions, they work.

I am a somewhat newbie to Linux, been around Solaris for a while, but lots to learn.I am on my way to Windoze independence.

Thanks again, and have a great Christmas!

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29.Brian Mulford / January 26, 2011I finally got it! The parts I was not installing make & automake!

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30.caver / January 27, 2011Those of you like me and Apuesto who have a PAE kernel. you need to install the PAEkernel sources

yum install kernel-PAE-devel.i686

Chris

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o JR/ January 28, 2011Good point caver! :)

Added to guidethanks!

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o James / October 19, 2011I tried everything listed and sure enough this was my answer! Thank youeveryone!

Reply31.Spencer/ February 28, 2011

This has got to be the easiest virtualbox installs Ive ever seen. The first time I did thisset, I followed some other idiots instructions and it was a nightmare!

thanks for posting something truly useful!

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32.Thomas Tessier / April 2, 2011Do you have to uninstall VBox 3.x prior to installing Vbox 4.x?

Do you need to shutdown the network translation services prior to to an update.

I am getting collisions with files that 3.x says it needs when installing 4.x so just trying tomake sure I have the correct install flow.

Thanks,TomT

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o JR/ April 2, 2011Hi Thomas,

I think uninstalling VirtualBox 3.x and reinstall VirtualBox 4.x should be enoughto get Virtualbox 4.x up and running. At least for myself, it worked out correctly,but if you have something valuable data related to VirtualBox 3.x installation,then you should take backup of them. For me this method uninstall VBox 3.x and

reinstall VBox 4.x had no effect on any virtual machines (I have several virtualmachines), but course its better to do it as safe as possible.

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JR, Thanks just wish they would add that to the FAQ that uninstallingprevious version may be necessary; the VB folks make is sound like thisUpgrade should just overright the previous one with issues. For those of usthat just run the Stock vbox configuration if there is such a thingIwould expect it to work that way. Not that I was shy from doing what I

suggested; just wanted to make sure I didnt miss something obvious.TomT

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JR/ April 4, 2011I agree with you that this should definitely be added to FAQ.

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33.Milton/ May 30, 2011Hi JR,your site always help me a lot.I fallow every step when intall vbox in fedora 13/14 but now in have a problem

I dont know if is just me or thevirtualbox.repo doesnt work. Because when in did theyum update it return me an error that can not find the url of the repo info.thus I erased the repo and download the rpm directly from virtualbox.org and installed it,after that I do the following steps and works perfectly, only that I dont have

virtualbox.repo jejejesorry for my bad englishun saludo!

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34.prash / June 30, 2011hi

when i try to run the vbox i alyays get a message that:-this kernel requires an x86-64, but only detected an i686 cpuunable to bootplease use a kernel appropriate for your cpu.-

please help me out.

prash
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o JR/ July 2, 2011Hi prash,

Which processor do you use 32-bit or 64-bit?

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35.sanam / July 5, 2011got the following error

Makefile:178: *** Error: KERN_DIR does not point to a directory. Stop

Replyo JR/ July 5, 2011

Hi sanam,

Could you print your KERN_DIR variable and post here?

echo $KERN_DIR

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36.pottzie / July 9, 2011Your guide instructions worked and I was able to get VirtualBox running without aproblem. Now Im trying to get my XP guest to print. When I try to get usb2 working, Iget a box saying that I need to install Oracle Vm Extension Pack. From what Ive found,that should have been installed from your guide. Once I get VB working, I guess I needanother guide to connect to the printer.

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o JR/ July 11, 2011Hi pottzie,

Install it with following method:

1. DownloadOracle VM Extension Pack. It found also here.2. Open VirtualBox
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3. Select File >Preferences >Extensions4. ClickAdd Package icon5. Select package from your disk6. Install it with installer

Then try again, did you get it working? And note its freeonly for personal useReply

37.Roche / July 21, 2011Hi Jr i your website very helpful. However iam stuck in situation like them I did thefollowing

1.Downloaded here in this http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_DownloadsDownloadit and Save it in Downloads.

2. Went the terminal did the: sudo rpm -Uvh cd/location/virtualbox-idownloaded . PressEnter if it perfectly goes along just fine then..

3.First Error: Failed dependencies: libSDL-1.2.so.0 is needed by VirtualBox-4.1-4.1.0_73009_fedora14-1.i686

So i went to the Terminal and type: sudo yum install libSDL-*4. Second Error:No precompiled module for this kernel foundtrying to build one.Messagesemitted during module compilation will be logged to /var/log/vbox-install.log.Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]

Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [ OK ]Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMS [FAILED](Failed, trying without DKMS)Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules [FAILED](Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)and so i put to the terminal: yum install gcc kernel-devel kernel-headers

By this time i went to my menu and found my Oracle VM. However i encountered anerror after installing and now running the xp that i installed.

it says:

Pop up:

Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908) The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) iseither not loaded or there is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdrv. Please reinstall thekernel module by executing /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup as root. Users of Ubuntu, Fedoraor Mandriva should install the DKMS package first. This package keeps track of Linuxkernel changes and recompiles the vboxdrv kernel module if necessary.
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so i installed : Go to terminal and type: sudo yum install dkmsthen i typed: sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

still the same error is coming after i typed this : sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [ OK ]Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMSError! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686 cannot be found at/lib/modules/2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686/build or /lib/modules/2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686/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 the log File :

You can use thekernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where its located.Failed to install using DKMS, attempting to install withoutMakefile:172: *** Error: unable to find the sources of your current Linux kernel. SpecifyKERN_DIR= and run Make again. Stop.

then i did thissudo yum install binutils gcc make patch libgomp glibc-headers glibc-devel kernel-headers kernel-devel

then the output was still this :Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]

Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [ OK ]Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMS[FAILED](Failed, trying without DKMS)Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules [FAILED](Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)

i also did the instruction you wrote there which is:## Set KERN_DIR environment variable with following command ##KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/`uname -r`

## You could verify what happens after this command with following command ##

echo $KERN_DIR## Output Shouls look something like following ##/usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686

## Then export KERN_DIR environment variable ##export KERN_DIR

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oh btw i checked the kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686ls itand saw the build and source in red. tried to open it and it was empty.

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o JR/ July 21, 2011Hi Roche,

Could you post output of following command:

uname -a

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Roche / July 22, 2011Hi jrhere :uname -aLinux localhost.localdomain 2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686 #1 SMP Mon Oct 1823:56:17 UTC 2010 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

rpm -qa|grep kernel-*kernel-2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686kernel-devel-2.6.35.13-92.fc14.i686abrt-addon-kerneloops-1.1.13-2.fc14.i686kernel-headers-2.6.35.13-92.fc14.i686

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JR/ July 22, 2011Hi again Roche,

The problem seems to be in the fact that you have a differentversion of the kernel, than kernel-devel and kernel-headerspackages are. So you have to upgrade your kernel and rebootso

simply do following:

yum update kernel kernel-devel kernel-headers

reboot

Check that the all versions match and then try to set KERN_DIRagain and run:


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Btw. I recommend to use VirtualBox yum repos and I updated thisguide also to VB 4.1 version :)

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Roche / July 22, 2011Thank you very much JR. :)

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38.revo / July 24, 2011Wow ! this is awesome.! worked perfectly on my centos 5.6

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39.openx / July 30, 2011I successfully installed and run VirtualBox on fedora 14, but i notice an error whileshutting down my machine, the error said panic occurred switching back text to console.Google cant answer my query so I decided to put it here. Thanks in Advance ^_^

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40.openx / July 31, 2011thanks for this stuff JR, it works. but when im going to shut down my fedora machine, igot an error near shutdown, last line is panic occurred switching back text to console.

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o JR/ August 1, 2011Hi openx,

Do you get that error on virtual machine or your host machine?

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41.KARTHICK / August 12, 2011Hi. I am trying to install virtualbox-4.1 on ubuntu 11.04.

I actually updated my previous version of ubuntu to this.
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When i try to open my virtualbox-4.1. I am get the following error.

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. Users of Ubuntu, Fedora or Mandriva should install the DKMS package first.This package keeps track of Linux kernel changes and recompiles the vboxdrv kernelmodule if necessary.

when i give /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup as a root it shows error like this.

root@karthick-pc:/home/karthick_sj88# /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 DKMSError! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 2.6.38-10-generic (i686)Consult the make.log in the build directory/var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/4.0.0/build/ for more information.

* Failed, trying without DKMS* Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules* Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong

I also installed dkms and it is up to date. But still i am facing that error. Here is thevbox-install.log


Deleting module version: 4.0.0completely from the DKMS tree.Done.

Attempting to install using DKMSCreating symlink /var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/4.0.0/source ->/usr/src/vboxhost-4.0.0

DKMS: add Completed.

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping


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Building module:cleaning build area.make KERNELRELEASE=2.6.38-10-generic -C /lib/modules/2.6.38-10-generic/buildM=/var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/4.0.0/build.(bad exit status: 2)0

0Failed to install using DKMS, attempting to install withoutMakefile:185: *** Error: KERN_DIR does not point to a directory. Stop.

Thanks in advance

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42.Steve S / August 12, 2011Thanks for the info.

With Virtual Box 4.1, setting KERN_DIR isnt sufficient. Your KERN_DIR actually has

to be:


This isnt what the devel packages install (at least, this isnt what I have, and I dont think

I renamed them). The devel pacakge had /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-194.26.1.el5-x86_64.Once I created KERN_DIR with the uname chant, above, and added a symlink/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-194.el5-x86_64, the Guest Additions installer was happy. Prior to

that, it kept telling me that KERN_DIR was not a directory.Im 99% sure I exported KERN_DIR in both scenarios; so it is possible that 4.1.0 VBoxdoesnt honor KERN_DIR on CentOS anymore, it generates it internally (and never tells

you what it is looking for). Your post saved me the trouble of digging through their shellscript. Thanks!

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43.dialorb / August 19, 2011

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44.dedi009 / August 23, 2011thxs a lot
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o Rajesh / September 18, 2011Hello,

I am having problem installing VB4.1.x on OEL 5.6.

I followed the instructions on this blog to update the packages. ie

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[root@oraracbox kernels]# yum update kernel kernel-devel kernel-headersLoaded plugins: rhnplugin, securityThis system is not registered with ULN.

ULN support will be disabled.Skipping security plugin, no dataSetting up Update ProcessNo Packages marked for Update[root@oraracbox kernels]#

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then I tried to do the installation and this error comes up

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_Makefile:172: *** Error: unable to find the sources of your current Linux kernel.Specify KERN_DIR= and run Make again. Stop.____________________________________________________________________

so I set my KERN_DIR variable to

[root@oraracbox kernels]# export KERN_DIR=/usr/src/kernels/`uname -r`-`uname -m`

[root@oraracbox kernels]# echo $KERN_DIR/usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-100.26.2.el5-x86_64[root@oraracbox kernels]#

when I cd to

[root@oraracbox kernels]# ls -ltotal 16
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drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 4096 Sep 18 21:25 2.6.18-238.el5-x86_64drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 4096 Sep 18 21:45 2.6.18-238.el5-xen-x86_64lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 Sep 18 21:45 2.6.18-238.el5xen-x86_64 -> 2.6.18-238.el5-xen-x86_64

there is directory with 100 in it for my current version of uname -rthat is[root@oraracbox tmp]# uname -r2.6.32-100.26.2.el5

Any advice will be much appreciated as I am stuck here.

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JR/ September 19, 2011

Hi Rajesh,Could you post following info:

yum info kernel kernel-devel kernel-headers

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45.revo / October 6, 2011Hi JR A couple of months back i followed ur how-to and installed VB 4.1.Now i want to upgrade to 4.1.4.simple yum update Virtualbox is enough for this????And one more issue i am facing is if i keep open VB machine for some time on mycentos 5.6 it is having some memory leak.To get the centos login window i have to kill VB processes running.If not i cant see any login screen to type my centos password.Can u please help me on this.

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o JR/ October 7, 2011Hi revo,

Updating should be easyyou can use following command if you have VB-4.1installed:

yum update VirtualBox-4.1

And if you have VB-4.0 installed then run:


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You might to need to run also following command with working KERN_DIR:


Memory leak issues is bit more problematic, but you can try this VirtualBox 4.1.4version and check what happens with it?

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revo / October 13, 2011Hi JRi updated my virtual box using yum update VirtualBox-4.1. And ran setupalso.And this time no memory leaks . It is saying that usb accessibility is notpossible. And asking to add user to vboxusers for enabling. How to dothis???Thanks.

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JR/ October 13, 2011Hi revo,

Excellent to hear that memory leaks problems are solved. :)

You can add your user to vboxusers with following command:

usermod -a -G vboxusers user_name

## Real example ##usermod -a -G vboxusers revo

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46.hoek / October 9, 2011Hello JR,Cant get the box working. Help needed pleaseI have gnome (centos 5.4) running on a clearos system.cant install vmbox 3.1 on centos 5.4[root@system yum.repos.d]# /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setupStopping VirtualBox kernel module [ OK ]Recompiling VirtualBox kernel module [MISLUKT]


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(Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)Makefile:152: *** Error: unable to find the sources of your current Linux kernel. SpecifyKERN_DIR= and run Make again

Installed Packages

kernel-PAE.i686 2.6.18-194.8.1.v5 installedkernel-devel.i686 2.6.18-194.8.1.v5 installedkernel-devel.i686 2.6.18-274.3.1.el5 installedkernel-headers.i386 2.6.18-274.3.1.el5 installedphp.i386 5.1.6-27.v5.3.1 installedphp-cli.i386 5.1.6-27.v5.3.1 installedphp-common.i386 5.1.6-27.v5.3.1 installedphp-imap.i386 5.1.6-27.v5.3.1 installedphp-kolab.noarch 2.2.0-3.2.v5 installedphp-ldap.i386 5.1.6-27.v5.3.1 installedphp-mbstring.i386 5.1.6-27.v5.3.1 installed

php-mysql.i386 5.1.6-27.v5.3.1 installedphp-pdo.i386 5.1.6-27.v5.3.1 installedphpMyAdmin.noarch 3.2.3-1.1.v5 installedphpsysinfo.noarch 2.5.4-4.2.v5 installed

Can you help me?

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o JR/ October 11, 2011

Hi hoek,Did you set KERN_DIR variable and exported it?

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47.Greg / October 27, 2011For Centos 6 depo file (virtualbox.repo fromwget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo )

Edit it and use this base URL:baseurl=http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/rhel/$releasever/$basearch

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Thanks for note.

I actually fixed this part of guide to working directly also with CentOS 6 and RedHat (RHEL) 6.

Now if you use:wgethttp://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/rhel/virtualbox.repo

It should work normally with CentOS 6/5.6 and Red Hat (RHEL) 6/5.6. :)

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48.Mark / November 3, 2011If anyone is interested these are the steps I followed to install VirtualBox 4.1 on a cleaninstallation of Oracle 64bit Enterprise Linux 5.7

Install Enterprise Linux

Register on Linux Networkrpmimport /usr/share/rhn/RPM-GPG-KEYup2date-noxregister

Register to following channels on Linux NetworkEnterprise Linux 5 Add ons (x86_64)

Enterprise Linux 5 Latest (x86_64)Oracle Software for Enterprise Linux 5 (x86_64)Oracle Linux 5 Latest (x86_64)

To install DKMSExtra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) v5rpm -Uvh http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/x86_64/epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm

yum updateyum install binutils gcc make patch libgomp glibc-headers glibc-devel kernel-headerskernel-devel

yum install dkms

cd /etc/yum.repos.d/wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/rhel/virtualbox.repoyum install VirtualBox-4.1

shutdown -r now
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