[SOLVED] Virtualbox 1.6.2 install fails

[1205919]

I am quite new to Ubuntu. I have to run Windows Xp in a virtual environment on ubuntu as some of my programs that I use on a day to day basis for my work doesn run directly under ubuntu. Not even under Wine.

Im running Ubuntu 8.04.
I have read many posts on similar isues, but cant find a solution to this particular problem.111

I had the version of Virtualbox (I think it was v5... from the Add/Remove option) installed, however I didnt see an option to connect to an external usb attached hdd which I have to be able to do. So I uninstalled and I have installed Virtualbox 1.6.2 using: "virtualbox_1.6.2-31466_Ubuntu_hardy_i386.deb", which I downloaded from the Virtualbox website.

The install runs to a point when I get the following message: "Compilation of the Kernel Module Failed. VirtualBox will not start until this problem is fixed. Please consult /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out why the kernel module does not compile. Most probably the kernel sources were not found. Install them and execute

/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

as root." --- See attached screenshot.
The install completes but when I run Virtualbox and try to run my windows xp virtual image the following message is displayed: "Failed to start the virtual machine windows.
VirtualBox kernel driver not installed. The vboxdrv kernel module was either not loaded or /dev/vboxdrv was not created for some reason. Re-setup the kernel module by executing '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup' as root.
VBox status code: -1908 (VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED).


Result Code:
0x80004005
Component:
Console
Interface:
IConsole {d5a1cbda-f5d7-4824-9afe-d640c94c7dcf}"

See attachment 2


I did run the comand in the help file: "/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup", which gives me the following output:

"paul@paul-desktop:~$ /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
open: Permission denied
* Stopping VirtualBox kernel module open: Permission denied
* done.
open: Permission denied
* Recompiling VirtualBox kernel module /etc/init.d/vboxdrv: 311: cannot create /var/log/vbox-install.log: Permission denied

open: Permission denied
* Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong
paul@paul-desktop:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
[sudo] password for paul: "


Pleas help as I have to have the virtual windows running by monday morning.

Thanx

Paul Kruger

[dark_phantom]

So did you get any errors when you ran it with sudo? Try running, sudo modprobe then sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup.

[HotShotDJ]

Please install build-essential and then try again.

[1205919]

Please install build-essential and then try again.

Hi thx for the reply, would I get this in synaptics?

[1205919]

So did you get any errors when you ran it with sudo? Try running, sudo modprobe then sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup.

Hey Thx for the help.

Thisd is the respose I get:

paul@paul-desktop:~$ sudo modprobe
[sudo] password for paul:
Usage: modprobe [-v] [-V] [-C config-file] [-n] [-i] [-q] [-Q] [-b] [-o <modname>] [ --dump-modversions ] <modname> [parameters...]
modprobe -r [-n] [-i] [-v] <modulename> ...
modprobe -l -t <dirname> [ -a <modulename> ...]
paul@paul-desktop:~$
paul@paul-desktop:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
* Stopping VirtualBox kernel module * done.
* Recompiling VirtualBox kernel module
* Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong
paul@paul-desktop:~$

******

the content of vbox-install.log:

Attempting to install using DKMS
info: No menu item ` removing old DKMS module vboxdrv version ' in node `(dir)Top'.

Error! Invalid number of parameters passed.
Usage: remove -m <module> -v <module-version> --all
or: remove -m <module> -v <module-version> -k <kernel-version>

------------------------------
Deleting module version: 1.6.2
completely from the DKMS tree.
------------------------------
Done.

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/1.6.2/source ->
/usr/src/vboxdrv-1.6.2

DKMS: add Completed.

Error! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.24-19-386 cannot be found at
/lib/modules/2.6.24-19-386/build or /lib/modules/2.6.24-19-386/source.
You can use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located.
Failed to install using DKMS, attempting to install without
Makefile:130: Warning: using /usr/src/linux as the source directory of your Linux kernel. If this is not correct, specify KERN_DIR=<directory> and run Make again.
Makefile:138: *** Error: /usr/src/linux (version 2.6.25.10-ultimate) does not match the current kernel (version 2.6.24-19-386). Stop.

[HotShotDJ]

Hi thx for the reply, would I get this in synaptics?

Yes

[1205919]

Yes

Sorry, I dont want to sound daft but do I search for build-essential? cause I dont get anything like that

[HotShotDJ]

Sorry, I dont want to sound daft but do I search for build-essential? cause I dont get anything like that

Double-check your typing ... it is there.

[1205919]

I have checked its not there, I even updated my software sources, it still doesnt show

**********

ok I figured out that i can use this:
sudo apt-get install build-essential in terminal, its installing now....

[1205919]

OK I installed build-essential - makes no difference, still get this when I try and start my virtual winxp:

VirtualBox kernel driver not installed. The vboxdrv kernel module was either not loaded or /dev/vboxdrv was not created for some reason. Re-setup the kernel module by executing '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup' as root.
VBox status code: -1908 (VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED).


Result Code:
0x80004005
Component:
Console
Interface:
IConsole {d5a1cbda-f5d7-4824-9afe-d640c94c7dcf}