Install issue

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usul
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Joined: 29. Jun 2016, 15:37

Install issue

Post by usul »

Been trying to install vbox on my fedora24 workstation.

it fails:
[ludo@Oulanl nagios]$ sudo /usr/lib/virtualbox/vboxdrv.sh setup
[sudo] password for ludo:
Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]
Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [ OK ]
Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMS[ OK ]
Starting VirtualBox kernel modules [FAILED]
(modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why)
[ludo@Oulanl nagios]$ dmesg |grep -i vbox


[ludo@Oulanl log]$ cat vbox-install.log
Uninstalling modules from DKMS
removing old DKMS module vboxhost version 5.0.24

-------- Uninstall Beginning --------
Module: vboxhost
Version: 5.0.24
Kernel: 4.5.7-300.fc24.x86_64 (x86_64)
-------------------------------------

Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel.
Removing any linked weak-modules

vboxdrv.ko:
- Uninstallation
- Deleting from: /lib/modules/4.5.7-300.fc24.x86_64/extra/
- Original module
- No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
- Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.


vboxnetflt.ko:
- Uninstallation
- Deleting from: /lib/modules/4.5.7-300.fc24.x86_64/extra/
- Original module
- No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
- Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.


vboxnetadp.ko:
- Uninstallation
- Deleting from: /lib/modules/4.5.7-300.fc24.x86_64/extra/
- Original module
- No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
- Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.


vboxpci.ko:
- Uninstallation
- Deleting from: /lib/modules/4.5.7-300.fc24.x86_64/extra/
- Original module
- No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
- Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.

depmod....

DKMS: uninstall completed.

------------------------------
Deleting module version: 5.0.24
completely from the DKMS tree.
------------------------------
Done.
Attempting to install using DKMS

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/5.0.24/source ->
/usr/src/vboxhost-5.0.24

DKMS: add completed.

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping...

Building module:
cleaning build area...
make -j4 KERNELRELEASE=4.5.7-300.fc24.x86_64 -C /lib/modules/4.5.7-300.fc24.x86_64/build M=/var/lib/dkms/vboxhost/5.0.24/build........
cleaning build area...

DKMS: build completed.

vboxdrv:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/4.5.7-300.fc24.x86_64/extra/

vboxnetflt.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/4.5.7-300.fc24.x86_64/extra/

vboxnetadp.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/4.5.7-300.fc24.x86_64/extra/

vboxpci.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/4.5.7-300.fc24.x86_64/extra/
Adding any weak-modules

depmod....

DKMS: install completed.


It feels like I'm missing something but I have no clue what is missing.
Perryg
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Posts: 34369
Joined: 6. Sep 2008, 22:55
Primary OS: Linux other
VBox Version: OSE self-compiled
Guest OSses: *NIX

Re: Install issue

Post by Perryg »

How did you install VirtualBox? I can tell you that using the command line it works and draws in the necessary missing dependencies. See below.

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[root@localhost Downloads]# cat /etc/redhat-release 
Fedora release 24 (Twenty Four)


[fedora@localhost ~]$ sudo -i
[sudo] password for fedora: 
[root@localhost ~]# cd /home/fedora/Downloads/
[root@localhost Downloads]# dnf install ./VirtualBox-5.0-5.0.24_108355_fedora24-1.x86_64.rpm 
Last metadata expiration check: 0:09:53 ago on Wed Jun 29 09:08:45 2016.
Dependencies resolved.
===============================================================================================================================================
 Package                           Arch                      Version                                     Repository                       Size
===============================================================================================================================================
Installing:
 SDL                               x86_64                    1.2.15-21.fc24                              fedora                          213 k
 VirtualBox-5.0                    x86_64                    5.0.24_108355_fedora24-1                    @commandline                     67 M

Transaction Summary
===============================================================================================================================================
Install  2 Packages

Total size: 67 M
Total download size: 213 k
Installed size: 150 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
SDL-1.2.15-21.fc24.x86_64.rpm                                                                                  426 kB/s | 213 kB     00:00    
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                                                                          181 kB/s | 213 kB     00:01     
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
  Installing  : SDL-1.2.15-21.fc24.x86_64                                                                                                  1/2 
  Installing  : VirtualBox-5.0-5.0.24_108355_fedora24-1.x86_64                                                                             2/2 

Creating group 'vboxusers'. VM users must be member of that group!

No precompiled module for this kernel found -- trying to build one. Messages
emitted during module compilation will be logged to /var/log/vbox-install.log.

Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [  OK  ]
Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [  OK  ]
Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMS [  OK  ]
Starting VirtualBox kernel modules [  OK  ]
  Verifying   : VirtualBox-5.0-5.0.24_108355_fedora24-1.x86_64                                                                             1/2 
  Verifying   : SDL-1.2.15-21.fc24.x86_64                                                                                                  2/2 

Installed:
  SDL.x86_64 1.2.15-21.fc24                                   VirtualBox-5.0.x86_64 5.0.24_108355_fedora24-1                                  

Complete!
[root@localhost Downloads]# 

usul
Posts: 2
Joined: 29. Jun 2016, 15:37

Re: Install issue

Post by usul »

added the virtual box repo.

did a sudo dnf install virtualbox.

SDL is correctly installed on the machine too :(
Perryg
Site Moderator
Posts: 34369
Joined: 6. Sep 2008, 22:55
Primary OS: Linux other
VBox Version: OSE self-compiled
Guest OSses: *NIX

Re: Install issue

Post by Perryg »

I don't know what else to tell you other than downloading the the package and then installing it as I did. I would purge the install you have, remove the repo and do it manually as I have seen a few times when the repo install gets pulled from the wrong repo.
PeteV
Posts: 1
Joined: 4. Jul 2016, 18:53

Re: Install issue

Post by PeteV »

I see exactly the same symptoms.

This applies even when installing directly from a downloaded RPM as suggested above:

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[root@localhost Downloads]# dnf install ./VirtualBox-5.0-5.0.24_108355_fedora24-1.x86_64.rpm 
Last metadata expiration check: 0:40:51 ago on Mon Jul  4 17:06:58 2016.
Dependencies resolved.
================================================================================
 Package           Arch      Version                      Repository       Size
================================================================================
Installing:
 VirtualBox-5.0    x86_64    5.0.24_108355_fedora24-1     @commandline     67 M

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install  1 Package

Total size: 67 M
Installed size: 150 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
  Installing  : VirtualBox-5.0-5.0.24_108355_fedora24-1.x86_64              1/1 

Creating group 'vboxusers'. VM users must be member of that group!

No precompiled module for this kernel found -- trying to build one. Messages
emitted during module compilation will be logged to /var/log/vbox-install.log.

Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [  OK  ]
Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [  OK  ]
Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMS [  OK  ]
Starting VirtualBox kernel modules [FAILED]
  (modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why)
  Verifying   : VirtualBox-5.0-5.0.24_108355_fedora24-1.x86_64              1/1 

Installed:
  VirtualBox-5.0.x86_64 5.0.24_108355_fedora24-1                                

Complete!
[root@localhost Downloads]#
/var/log/vbox-install.log looks identical to the OP's.

dmesg has nothing relevant (assuming this warning is benign):

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[root@localhost Downloads]# dmesg | grep -i box
[28821.700837] capability: warning: `VirtualBox' uses 32-bit capabilities (legacy support in use)
[root@localhost Downloads]#
Ideas? Any more logs/data I can provide?

Cheers,

Pete
mrummuka
Posts: 2
Joined: 11. Jul 2016, 17:49

Re: Install issue

Post by mrummuka »

Same problem occurring with Asus UX305CA Fedora 24 installation:

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$ uname -a
Linux xxx.xxxx 4.5.5-300.fc24.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu May 19 13:05:32 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ sudo dnf list | grep VirtualBox
VirtualBox-5.0.x86_64                    5.0.24_108355_fedora24-1        @@commandline

$ sudo /usr/lib/virtualbox/vboxdrv.sh setup
Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules                         [  OK  ]
Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules            [  OK  ]
Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMS[  OK  ]
Starting VirtualBox kernel modules                         [FAILED]
  (modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why)

$ dmesg | grep -i box
[  307.209832] capability: warning: `VirtualBox' uses 32-bit capabilities (legacy support in use)
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