Starting VirtualBox Additions ...fail

[jonathan8h]

hi, first of all apologize for the translation because the language of my country is spanish, I have a problem with the installation of VBoxGuestAdditions_2.2.2, the installation does not generate any error occurs the error loading the module into the kernel, I use debian sid with kernel 2.6.29.2, I have the kernel headers, I have been searching the internet and this is my last hope, Please help me

This is the error generated in the boot, and try to load it from someone else's console

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Starting VirtualBox Additions ...fail!
(modprobe vboxadd failed)
Starting VirtualBox host to guest time synchronization VirtualBox Additions module not loaded!

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# modprobe vboxadd
FATAL: Error inserting vboxadd (/lib/modules/2.6.29-2-amd64/updates/dkms/vboxadd.ko): No such device

[Perryg]

What is the actual HOST?
What is the actual guest?

[Sasquatch]

By the looks of it, and the location of this topic, you installed the GA on the Host, and not the Guest. That is the problem. They are called Guest Additions for a reason .