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    Re: New GPL virtualization software: Virtualbox

    I was able to get the .deb to install but when trying to run a VM I'm getting:

    Error inserting vboxdrv (/lib/modules/2.6.17-10-386/misc/vboxdrv.ko): Invalid module format


    Not sure why just yet. /usr/src/linux is pointed to /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.17-10-386 and uname -a says:

    2.6.17-10-386


    Anyone had similar problems?

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    Re: New GPL virtualization software: Virtualbox

    I tried creating a VM and I get


    VirtualBox kernel driver not accessible, permission problem.
    At '/home/vbox/vbox/src/VBox/VMM/VM.cpp' (303) in int VMR3Create(void (*)(VM*, void*, int, const char*, unsigned int, const char*, const char*, char*), void*, int (*)(VM*, void*), void*, VM**).
    VBox status code: -1909 VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_ACCESSIBLE
    .


    Result Code:
    0x80004005
    Component:
    Console
    Interface:
    IConsole {1dea5c4b-0753-4193-b909-22330f64ec45}

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    Re: New GPL virtualization software: Virtualbox

    I got a similar vboxdrv error when installing, but the program started up. I went through the "New" wizard, but it never prompted me to install the OS. When I clicked on the session, it yelled at me for not having a kernel to start.

    I'll keep messing around with it to see if I can get it to work.
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    Re: New GPL virtualization software: Virtualbox

    I was trying to install from an iso. It never even got to the booting from CD part, that message comes up as soon as I start the VM. Same thing as you I think. I'd love to get this working too....

    hmm it's talking about a file in /home/vbox/... but nothing like that exists on my computer. it shouldnt in the VM either, since its empty. where is it trying to look?
    Last edited by maniacmusician; January 15th, 2007 at 11:18 PM.

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    Re: New GPL virtualization software: Virtualbox

    Mine is similar but does not complain about permissions, but that the driver isn't installed. I can't seem to get it to load the module. The documentation has a section on support for external Kernel modules but the steps they provide aren't working for me. Fails on the first step (make defconfig)... says there is no arch/i386/defconfig.

    Error from virtualbox when starting:

    VirtualBox kernel driver not installed.
    At '/home/vbox/vbox/src/VBox/VMM/VM.cpp' (303) in int VMR3Create(void (*)(VM*, void*, int, const char*, unsigned int, const char*, const char*, char*), void*, int (*)(VM*, void*), void*, VM**).
    VBox status code: -1908 VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED
    .


    Result Code:
    0x80004005
    Component:
    Console
    Interface:
    IConsole {1dea5c4b-0753-4193-b909-22330f64ec45}

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    Re: New GPL virtualization software: Virtualbox

    w00t, I got it.

    After you add your user to the vboxusers group,

    usermod -G vboxusers -a <userid/username>
    You've got to log out and then log in again. It should now work.

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    Re: New GPL virtualization software: Virtualbox

    I was able to fix mine too. Here was the issue (or what I think it was):

    When I originally installed the .deb my /usr/src/linux was pointed to /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.17-10-generic. So when I ran the deb it said:

    No precompiled module for this kernel found -- trying to build one
    Messages displayed during module compilation will be logged to /var/log/vbox-install.log

    That's fine and all but my uname -a output said I was running 2.6.17-10-386. So I changed the symlink for /usr/src/linux to point to /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.17-10-386 and retried the whole install. After multiple "apt-get remove virtualbox" and "dpkg --purge virtualbox" I was still getting the same error. The problem was that the apt-get remove and dpkg --purge was not removing the module that it built from the 2.6.17-10-generic headers. so I did this:

    sudo rm -f /lib/modules/2.6.17-10-386/misc/vboxdrv.ko

    Then I did the apt-get remove and dpkg --purge on the virtualbox package once more, installed the .deb again with the proper symlink to my current kernel and it worked.

    Hope this helps.

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    Re: New GPL virtualization software: Virtualbox

    I like this software way better than vmware. and its open source!

    I just wish there was a way to use existing .vmx machines! I have a bunch of them that I use regularly and I can't just reinstall all of them and lose the data...

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    Re: New GPL virtualization software: Virtualbox

    I changed my 'linux' symlink and got a kernal module, but now I have the permissions issue:

    Code:
    VirtualBox kernel driver not accessible, permission problem.
    At '/home/vbox/vbox/src/VBox/VMM/VM.cpp' (303) in int VMR3Create(void (*)(VM*, void*, int, const char*, unsigned int, const char*, const char*, char*), void*, int (*)(VM*, void*), void*, VM**).
    VBox status code: -1909 VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_ACCESSIBLE
    .
    
    
    Result Code: 
    0x80004005
    Component: 
    Console
    Interface: 
    IConsole {1dea5c4b-0753-4193-b909-22330f64ec45}
    The thing is '/home/vbox/vbox/src/VBox/VMM/VM.cpp' doesn't exist, I've done a search and can't even find VM.cpp. The other odd thing is that virtualbox works fine when I run it as root. Anyone know what the permission issue is?
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    Re: New GPL virtualization software: Virtualbox

    Quote Originally Posted by musther View Post
    I changed my 'linux' symlink and got a kernal module, but now I have the permissions issue:

    The thing is '/home/vbox/vbox/src/VBox/VMM/VM.cpp' doesn't exist, I've done a search and can't even find VM.cpp. The other odd thing is that virtualbox works fine when I run it as root. Anyone know what the permission issue is?
    As maniacmusician said, the permission issue is fixed by:

    Code:
    usermod -G vboxusers -a <userid/username>

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