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VirtualBox can't run after update.
Posted: 30. Oct 2019, 14:00
by hack3rcon
Hello,
I'm using Debian 10.1 x86_64 and after update VirtualBox can't run my VMs and tell me to run "/sbin/vboxconfig". When I run that command then show me below error :
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$ sudo /sbin/vboxconfig
vboxdrv.sh: Stopping VirtualBox services.
vboxdrv.sh: Starting VirtualBox services.
vboxdrv.sh: Building VirtualBox kernel modules.
vboxdrv.sh: failed: modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why.
There were problems setting up VirtualBox. To re-start the set-up process, run
/sbin/vboxconfig
as root. If your system is using EFI Secure Boot you may need to sign the
kernel modules (vboxdrv, vboxnetflt, vboxnetadp, vboxpci) before you can load
them. Please see your Linux system's documentation for more information.
And :
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$ sudo modprobe vboxdrv
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'vboxdrv': Exec format error
And :
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$ dmesg
[ 4228.182912] VBoxPciLinuxLinuxUnload
[ 4356.225318] module: x86/modules: Skipping invalid relocation target, existing value is nonzero for type 1, loc 00000000ac109651, val ffffffffc1a734cf
[ 7293.461533] module: x86/modules: Skipping invalid relocation target, existing value is nonzero for type 1, loc 00000000ac109651, val ffffffffc1a734cf
[11310.256085] module: x86/modules: Skipping invalid relocation target, existing value is nonzero for type 1, loc 00000000ac109651, val ffffffffc1a734cf
How can I solve it?
Thank you.
Re: VirtualBox can't run after update.
Posted: 30. Oct 2019, 14:45
by socratis
hack3rcon wrote:I'm using Debian 10.1 x86_64
Maybe that's too new...
hack3rcon wrote:and after update VirtualBox
To what?
I haven't seen any patches regarding Debian 10.1, but can you try with the latest
test builds?
Re: VirtualBox can't run after update.
Posted: 2. Nov 2019, 08:33
by hack3rcon
Re: VirtualBox can't run after update.
Posted: 2. Nov 2019, 08:46
by socratis
Yes, and I specifically pointed you to the test builds, not the releases, because there's no Debian 10.1 release.
If you want to use the latest version for your host/guests, you should also consider doing the same for VirtualBox. If the existing releases don't work, you should try the latest
test builds.
Re: VirtualBox can't run after update.
Posted: 4. Nov 2019, 13:34
by hack3rcon
Why an old version worked? Can I downgrade?
Re: VirtualBox can't run after update.
Posted: 4. Nov 2019, 14:42
by towo2099
That has nothing to do with too new debian.
Debian 10.1 is Buster!
Your problem is:
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modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'vboxdrv': Exec format error
That you probleably allways get, if you build the modules against the wrong headers, which do not fit your running kernel.
And. btw, you don't need the test builds and you really should not use the generic installer, use debian packages!
Re: VirtualBox can't run after update.
Posted: 4. Nov 2019, 14:48
by socratis
towo2099 wrote:if you build the modules against the wrong headers, which do not fit your running kernel.
You would get a warning during the compilation, if I'm not mistaken, not this error that the OP got.
towo2099 wrote:And. btw, you don't need the test builds and you really should not use the generic installer, use debian packages!
Can you explain that to me 'towo2099'? What's exactly wrong with trying the test builds?
Re: VirtualBox can't run after update.
Posted: 4. Nov 2019, 14:49
by towo2099
Installing "things" by bypassing the package management is rare a good idea.
And the TE does not need a testbuild, since the release is running fine on debian buster.
Re: VirtualBox can't run after update.
Posted: 4. Nov 2019, 14:54
by hack3rcon
towo2099 wrote:That has nothing to do with too new debian.
Debian 10.1 is Buster!
Your problem is:
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modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'vboxdrv': Exec format error
That you probleably allways get, if you build the modules against the wrong headers, which do not fit your running kernel.
And. btw, you don't need the test builds and you really should not use the generic installer, use debian packages!
?
Can I install VirtualBox for Debian 9 on Debian 10? As I said, it worked on Debian 10 but after update then it can't launch.
Re: VirtualBox can't run after update.
Posted: 4. Nov 2019, 14:57
by towo2099
Why? What's wrong with the buster version?
Better you provide the output of:
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uname -a
dpkg -l | egrep -i "x-image|x-header"
Re: VirtualBox can't run after update.
Posted: 4. Nov 2019, 15:03
by socratis
towo2099 wrote:Installing "things" by bypassing the package management is rare a good idea.
Yeah, sure, but
- this is reserved for rare cases, and programs used to work way before the package manager, no animals were hurt
- there's no Debian-specific test build, you got to drop-down to the generic Linux version, works on everything.
towo2099 wrote:And the TE does not need a testbuild
What's a "TE"? "OP" in another language?
hack3rcon wrote:Can I install VirtualBox for Debian 9 on Debian 10?
No, you should be installing VirtualBox for Debian 10, if you're using Debian 10. See
https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/6.0.14/ and more specifically
https://download.virtualbox.org/virtual ... _amd64.deb
Re: VirtualBox can't run after update.
Posted: 4. Nov 2019, 15:06
by towo2099
What's a "TE"?
Oha, falling back in my native language (german): TE = Tread Eröffner.
It should be better ts = tread starter.
Re: VirtualBox can't run after update.
Posted: 9. Nov 2019, 13:55
by hack3rcon
towo2099 wrote:Why? What's wrong with the buster version?
Better you provide the output of:
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uname -a
dpkg -l | egrep -i "x-image|x-header"
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$ uname -a
Linux User 4.19.0-5-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.37-5+deb10u2 (2019-08-08) x86_64 GNU/Linux
And:
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$ dpkg -l | egrep -i "x-image|x-header"
ii linux-headers-3.16.0-4-amd64 3.16.51-3 amd64 Header files for Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64
ii linux-headers-3.16.0-4-common 3.16.51-3 amd64 Common header files for Linux 3.16.0-4
ii linux-headers-4.19.0-5-amd64 4.19.37-5+deb10u2 amd64 Header files for Linux 4.19.0-5-amd64
ii linux-headers-4.19.0-5-common 4.19.37-5+deb10u2 all Common header files for Linux 4.19.0-5
ii linux-headers-4.9.0-9-amd64 4.9.168-1+deb9u3 amd64 Header files for Linux 4.9.0-9-amd64
ii linux-headers-4.9.0-9-common 4.9.168-1+deb9u3 all Common header files for Linux 4.9.0-9
ii linux-headers-amd64 4.19+105 amd64 Header files for Linux amd64 configuration (meta-package)
rc linux-image-3.16.0-4-amd64 3.16.51-3 amd64 Linux 3.16 for 64-bit PCs
ii linux-image-4.19.0-5-amd64 4.19.37-5+deb10u2 amd64 Linux 4.19 for 64-bit PCs (signed)
ii linux-image-4.9.0-9-amd64 4.9.168-1+deb9u3 amd64 Linux 4.9 for 64-bit PCs
ii linux-image-amd64 4.19+105 amd64 Linux for 64-bit PCs (meta-package)
Re: VirtualBox can't run after update.
Posted: 9. Nov 2019, 13:57
by hack3rcon
Problem not solved
Re: VirtualBox can't run after update.
Posted: 18. Nov 2019, 10:50
by hack3rcon
Any idea?
Can install from source solve this problem?