Unable to compile the kernel module

ville_toivonen · Post by **ville_toivonen** » 18. Feb 2009, 02:23

Hi

I'm using Ubuntu 8.10. I updated the kernel today using the auto-update tool. During that process I got a 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 (the package name is probably linux-headers-<version> whereby <version> can be determined by 'uname -r') and execute

/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

as root.

I entered the command, and got:

* Stopping VirtualBox kernel module
* done.
* Recompiling VirtualBox kernel module
* Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong

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: 2.1.4
completely from the DKMS tree.
------------------------------
Done.

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/2.1.4/source ->
/usr/src/vboxdrv-2.1.4

DKMS: add Completed.

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping...

Building module:
cleaning build area....
make KERNELRELEASE=2.6.27-11-generic -C /lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/build M=/var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/2.1.4/build....(bad exit status: 2)

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 2.6.27-11-generic (i686)
Consult the make.log in the build directory
/var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/2.1.4/build/ for more information.
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Failed to install using DKMS, attempting to install without
make KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C /lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/build SUBDIRS=/tmp/vbox.9 SRCROOT=/tmp/vbox.9 modules
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 are missing."; \
echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it."; \
echo; \
/bin/false)
mkdir -p /tmp/vbox.9/.tmp_versions ; rm -f /tmp/vbox.9/.tmp_versions/*
make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/vbox.9
gcc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/vbox.9/linux/.SUPDrv-linux.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.2/include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -I/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-11-generic/arch/x86/include -include include/linux/autoconf.h -Iubuntu/include -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Werror-implicit-function-declaration -O2 -m32 -msoft-float -mregparm=3 -freg-struct-return -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i586 -mtune=generic -ffreestanding -pipe -Wno-sign-compare -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -mno-sse -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow -Iinclude/asm-x86/mach-default -fno-stack-protector -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-optimize-sibling-calls -pg -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign -I/lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/build/include -I/tmp/vbox.9/ -I/tmp/vbox.9/include -I/tmp/vbox.9/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 -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(SUPDrv_linux)" -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(vboxdrv)" -c -o /tmp/vbox.9/linux/.tmp_SUPDrv-linux.o /tmp/vbox.9/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c
In file included from include/linux/aio.h:7,
from include/linux/sched.h:343,
from include/linux/smp_lock.h:5,
from include/linux/hardirq.h:5,
from include/linux/interrupt.h:11,
from include/asm/highmem.h:23,
from include/linux/highmem.h:24,
from include/linux/pagemap.h:10,
from /tmp/vbox.9/r0drv/linux/the-linux-kernel.h:81,
from /tmp/vbox.9/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:38:
include/linux/uio.h:38: virhe: expected identifier or ”(” before ”/” token
In file included from include/linux/aio.h:7,
from include/linux/sched.h:343,
from include/linux/smp_lock.h:5,
from include/linux/hardirq.h:5,
from include/linux/interrupt.h:11,
from include/asm/highmem.h:23,
from include/linux/highmem.h:24,
from include/linux/pagemap.h:10,
from /tmp/vbox.9/r0drv/linux/the-linux-kernel.h:81,
from /tmp/vbox.9/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:38:
include/linux/uio.h:38:2: warning: missing terminating " character
include/linux/uio.h:38: virhe: loppumerkki " puuttuu
include/linux/uio.h:41: virhe: odottamaton ”\5” ohjelmassa
include/linux/uio.h:41:69: warning: missing terminating ' character
include/linux/uio.h:41: virhe: loppumerkki ' puuttuu
include/linux/uio.h:45:45: warning: null character(s) ignored
include/linux/uio.h:50:7: error: exponent has no digits
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vbox.9/linux/SUPDrv-linux.o] Virhe 1 (error 1)
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vbox.9] Virhe 2 (error 2)
make: *** [vboxdrv] Virhe 2

make.log:

DKMS make.log for vboxdrv-2.1.4 for kernel 2.6.27-11-generic (i686)
ke 18.2.2009 01:36:06 +0200
make: Siirrytään hakemistoon "/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-11-generic"
LD /var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/2.1.4/build/built-in.o
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/2.1.4/build/linux/SUPDrv-linux.o
In file included from include/linux/aio.h:7,
from include/linux/sched.h:343,
from include/linux/smp_lock.h:5,
from include/linux/hardirq.h:5,
from include/linux/interrupt.h:11,
from include/asm/highmem.h:23,
from include/linux/highmem.h:24,
from include/linux/pagemap.h:10,
from /var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/2.1.4/build/r0drv/linux/the-linux-kernel.h:81,
from /var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/2.1.4/build/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:38:
include/linux/uio.h:38: virhe: expected identifier or ”(” before ”/” token
In file included from include/linux/aio.h:7,
from include/linux/sched.h:343,
from include/linux/smp_lock.h:5,
from include/linux/hardirq.h:5,
from include/linux/interrupt.h:11,
from include/asm/highmem.h:23,
from include/linux/highmem.h:24,
from include/linux/pagemap.h:10,
from /var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/2.1.4/build/r0drv/linux/the-linux-kernel.h:81,
from /var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/2.1.4/build/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:38:
include/linux/uio.h:38:2: warning: missing terminating " character
include/linux/uio.h:38: virhe: loppumerkki " puuttuu
include/linux/uio.h:41: virhe: odottamaton ”\5” ohjelmassa
include/linux/uio.h:41:69: warning: missing terminating ' character
include/linux/uio.h:41: virhe: loppumerkki ' puuttuu
include/linux/uio.h:45:45: warning: null character(s) ignored
include/linux/uio.h:50:7: error: exponent has no digits
make[1]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/2.1.4/build/linux/SUPDrv-linux.o] Virhe 1 (error 1)
make: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/2.1.4/build] Virhe 2 (error 2)
make: Poistutaan hakemistosta "/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-11-generic"

I've tried to install, remove and reinstall packages like virtualbox-2.1, build-essentials and the kernel headers, but the error persists. Could someone assist me on this? Or am I facing a reinstall of my Ubuntu?

Best regards, Ville

Post by **Sasquatch** » 19. Feb 2009, 20:25

Build-essentials and kernel-headers should be enough. Make sure that the headers are the same flavour as your booted kernel. Usually -generic. Did you try to run /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup as root again?

ville_toivonen · Post by **ville_toivonen** » 20. Feb 2009, 16:38

Sasquatch wrote:Build-essentials and kernel-headers should be enough. Make sure that the headers are the same flavour as your booted kernel. Usually -generic. Did you try to run /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup as root again?

Yes, I ran the command on every occasion. I didn't pay special attention that the headers would be of the same flavour as my booted kernel, so I don't know if they were. I have now reinstalled my Ubuntu and Virtualbox is working okay.

Thanks for your reply.