vboxguest: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
Posted: 14. May 2016, 13:22
Dear all,
If i look at my syyslog (using Ubuntu 16.04) i see things like this:
So on one hand an error, but on the other hand it works.
I've googled a little and found out that it has to do with Kernel Signatures.
Is there any way to fix this?
I've installed the guest Additions like this:
Is this the recommended way or shall i install a guest addition apt package?
If i look at my syyslog (using Ubuntu 16.04) i see things like this:
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May 14 12:00:03 fortuna kernel: [ 7.962773] EXT4-fs (dm-0): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro
May 14 12:00:03 fortuna kernel: [ 8.354372] vboxguest: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
May 14 12:00:03 fortuna kernel: [ 8.371889] piix4_smbus 0000:00:07.0: SMBus base address uninitialized - upgrade BIOS or use force_addr=0xaddr
May 14 12:00:03 fortuna kernel: [ 8.397995] vgdrvHeartbeatInit: Setting up heartbeat to trigger every 2000 milliseconds
May 14 12:00:03 fortuna kernel: [ 8.398075] input: Unspecified device as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:04.0/input/input6
May 14 12:00:03 fortuna kernel: [ 8.410875] vboxguest: misc device minor 55, IRQ 20, I/O port d020, MMIO at 00000000f0400000 (size 0x400000)
May 14 12:00:03 fortuna kernel: [ 8.410879] vboxguest: Successfully loaded version 5.0.20 (interface 0x00010004)
May 14 12:00:03 fortuna kernel: [ 8.469950] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810So on one hand an error, but on the other hand it works.
I've googled a little and found out that it has to do with Kernel Signatures.
Is there any way to fix this?
I've installed the guest Additions like this:
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sudo mount /dev/sr0 /media/cdrom/
sudo apt-get install -y dkms build-essential linux-headers-generic linux-headers-$(uname -r)
sudo /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run