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Hello, i am having issues running VB on fedora10 (GNOME). By the looks of some of the posts, others seem to be running into the same problem. The difference is that none of the solutions provided are working. I am a newbie but i know how to look for solutions online. I do have the DKMS package installed. Here is my process and issues:


I have install VB. When i add a new VM and click start i get this error:

VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED (rc=-1908)

The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or there is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdrv. Re-setup the kernel module by executing

'/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup'

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

Then i run:

[root@localhost tedd]# /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
Stopping VirtualBox kernel module [ OK ]
Recompiling VirtualBox kernel module [FAILED]
(Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)

So then i go into the log and find this:
[root@localhost tedd]# cat /var/log/vbox-install.log
Attempting to install using DKMS
removing old DKMS module vboxdrv version

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: 2.1.2
completely from the DKMS tree.
------------------------------
Done.

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/2.1.2/source ->
/usr/src/vboxdrv-2.1.2

DKMS: add Completed.

Error! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.i686 cannot be found at
/lib/modules/2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.i686/build or /lib/modules/2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.i686/source.
You can use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located.
Failed to install using DKMS, attempting to install without
Makefile:143: *** Error: unable to find the sources of your current Linux kernel. Specify KERN_DIR=<directory> and run Make again. Stop.



Can anyone assist? THanks in advance

You may have read this before but ....

Have you installed kernel-devel and kernel-headers?

I have these installed on my F10 and the vboxdrv rebuild works every time.

The solution is simple: reading before trying.

Manual and FAQ assists perfectly for this standard problems.

Hello,

I have the same problem like this
from the log :
I've read the manual but I can't found a solution.

my kernel number is :

2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.x86_64
GNOME 2.24.3

I hope you can help me.

Thanks

Matt