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#1 2007-06-28 14:51:51
- curana
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Virtualbox: vboxdrv
Hi,
I used the following PKGBUILDs from AUR to install VirtualBox:
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?d … s=0&SeB=nd
and
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?d … s=0&SeB=nd
During the install process I got the error that the vboxdrv-Module could not be loaded (invalid arguments).
My kernel is the very recent .21 Has anybody experienced this problem?
Thank you for help. If u need further information, let me know...
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#2 2007-06-28 18:19:52
- ndlarsen
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Re: Virtualbox: vboxdrv
Are you sure you got the virtualbox-modules package installed?
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as I lacked the time to make it short...
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#3 2007-06-28 19:04:12
- curana
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#4 2007-06-28 21:16:50
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Re: Virtualbox: vboxdrv
Sorry, a bit quick on replying. Have you tried loading it manually prior to installing virtualbox_bin?
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#5 2007-06-29 04:46:38
- curana
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Re: Virtualbox: vboxdrv
I tried to load it manually and it said "invalid arguments" but I just used "modprobe vboxdrv".
If I loaded it before I installed the binary, I dont remember. But I will try to install the module and then the binary. Maybe it helps even I dont really believe, but who knows 
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#6 2007-06-29 07:41:13
- curana
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Re: Virtualbox: vboxdrv
I de-installed both packages and installed the kernel-module:
===> virtualbox-modules post-install message:
===> You must load vboxdrv module before starting VirtualBox:
===> # modprobe vboxdrv
===>
===> To load it automatically, add vboxdrv module
===> to the MODULES array in /etc/rc.conf.
[root@sigma kernel]# modprobe vboxdrv
FATAL: Error inserting vboxdrv (/lib/modules/2.6.21-ARCH/misc/vboxdrv.ko): Invalid argument
So there is no need to install the binary so far, right? First I need the module to work, or is there a dependency?
Also this file is not created: vbox_build_module (not in /bin, not in /sbin)
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#7 2007-06-29 08:26:12
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Re: Virtualbox: vboxdrv
I had to add nmi_watchdog=0 to my bootloader kernel line in /boot/grub/menu.lst in order to load the module, as instructed in the pdf manual on the Virtual Box site
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#8 2007-06-29 10:49:42
- curana
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Re: Virtualbox: vboxdrv
@shadeheim: Yeah, that worked. Thank you very much.
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