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na12

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[SOLVED] Can't build vboxdrv module

I can't build vboxdrv module with latest kernel 2.6.32.When I run vbox_build_module, I get

Makefile:152: *** Error: unable to find the sources of your current Linux kernel. Specify KERN_DIR=<directory> and run Make again.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv'
make: *** [all] Error 2

but, when I run

KERN_DIR=/usr/src/linux-2.6.32-ARCH vbox_build_module

I get this error

Makefile:179: *** Error: unable to find the include directory for your current Linux kernel. Specify KERN_INCL=<directory> and run Make again.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv'
make: *** [all] Error 2

What is the problem here?

Last edited by na12 (2009-12-31 09:26:34)

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't build vboxdrv module

Had the same problem, installed vbox again and it works.

toad

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't build vboxdrv module

Install the headers for kernel 2.6.32 and try again.

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na12

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't build vboxdrv module

Install the headers for kernel 2.6.32 and try again.

I already did that

┌─[ root @ laptop ] - [ 08:35:20 Thu Dec 31 ] - [ /home/dany ]
└─[#]> pacman -Q kernel-headers
kernel-headers 2.6.32-1

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wonder

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't build vboxdrv module

i suggest all to read the last news.

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't build vboxdrv module

Yep, cheers, wonder.

na12, what does pacman -Q kernel26-headers say?

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ulukai

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Registered: 2009-10-16

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't build vboxdrv module

Also using Virtualbox here and was able to build the modules against the new kernel using this procedure:

Update kernel 31 --> 32
install kernel26-headers (seems to me you have the wrong kernel-headers package)
reboot
rebuild mkinitcpio (KMS)
reboot
rebuild vbox modules
modprobe them or reboot

Last edited by ulukai (2009-12-31 08:38:07)

azleifel

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Registered: 2007-10-28

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't build vboxdrv module

I just added my vote for FS#17655 - kernel-headers and kernel26-headers too similar name.

jolinfire

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Registered: 2007-12-21

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't build vboxdrv module

Thanks for bug number. Will follow it

na12

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Registered: 2008-12-23

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't build vboxdrv module

Thanks everybody,it works now. I just installed kernel26-headers,and rebuilt vboxdrv module,no need for reboot.

Last edited by na12 (2009-12-31 10:35:28)

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Syntaxeus

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't build vboxdrv module

Thanks, I'v also been struggling with this for a while.