Re: problems with the kernel when installing virtual box:Fedora 10 arch:2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64

[JD <jd1008@xxxxxxxxx>]

David Antonio Garcia Campos wrote:

Hi,
I tried that but it says that i realdy have the latest kernel-source
installed see:
[root@localhost 2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.x86_64]# sudo yum install kernel-devel
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, presto, priorities, refresh-packagekit
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
...
...
Finished
371 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Package kernel-devel-2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.x86_64 already installed
and latest version
Nothing to do
However I get the same error when i run ./vboxdrv setup:
Error! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64 cannot be found at
/lib/modules/2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64/build or
/lib/modules/2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64/source.
But these two directories are soft links. The */source is a soft link
to */build and build t's a soft link to this directory
/usr/src/kernels/2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64 which does not exist.
does this mean i have to rebuild my kernel? if so i dont know where to begin.
Thanks a lot for everyones help.
Dave

On 2/12/09, JD <jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  

David Antonio Garcia Campos wrote:
    

Hi everyone,

Im trying to install virtual box from an rpm but Im getting an error
message when i try to install it. Im using fedora 10
arch:2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64

ERROR message from virtual box:Error! Your kernel source for kernel
2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64 cannot be found at
/lib/modules/2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64/build or
/lib/modules/2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64/source.
You can use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located.
Failed to install using DKMS, attempting to install without
For some reason i have this
directory:/usr/src/kernels/2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.x86_64

but when i run uname -r i get:

[root@localhost 2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.x86_64]# pwd
/usr/src/kernels/2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.x86_64
[root@localhost 2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.x86_64]# uname -r
2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64

can someone please put me on the right direction?

Thanks a lot,

Dave

      

As root, or via sudo, just install kernel devel:

sudo yum install kernel-devel

and then run

sudo service vboxdrv  setup

and that should then build the vbox driver and install it.

I am not sure what had done in the past to get
/usr/src/kernels/2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.x86_64
You or someone had probably booted kernel 2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.x86_64
and then installed
kernel-devel.

Good luck.

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David, So, you are booted with kernel 2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64
and you already have kernel-deve. Good.
Now do this:

cd /lib/modules/2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64
rm -f source build
ln -sf /usr/src/kernels/2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64 build
service vboxdrv setup

Be happy.

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