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#1 2010-05-02 18:44:44

venky80
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[solved] cannot build vboxdrv module

I am getting the following error

[venky@INEVERUSEWIN7 ~]$ sudo vbox_build_module
Building vboxdrv for Linux 2.6.33-ARCH
make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv'
for f in . linux r0drv r0drv/generic r0drv/linux VBox common/err common/string common/log generic math/gcc; \
            do rm -f $f/*.o $f/.*.cmd $f/.*.flags; done
rm -rf .vboxdrv* .tmp_ver* vboxdrv.* Module.symvers Modules.symvers modules.order
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv'
make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxnetflt'
for f in . linux r0drv r0drv/linux VBox common/err common/string common/log generic math/gcc; \
            do rm -f $f/*.o $f/.*.cmd $f/.*.flags; done
rm -rf .vboxnetflt* .tmp_ver* vboxnetflt.* Modules.symvers modules.order
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxnetflt'
make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxnetadp'
for f in . linux r0drv r0drv/linux VBox common/err common/string common/log generic math/gcc; \
            do rm -f $f/*.o $f/.*.cmd $f/.*.flags; done
rm -rf .vboxnetadp* .tmp_ver* vboxnetadp.* Modules.symvers modules.order
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxnetadp'
rm -f vboxdrv.ko vboxnetflt.ko vboxnetadp.ko
*** Building 'vboxdrv' module ***
make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv'
Makefile:152: *** Error: unable to find the sources of your current Linux kernel. Specify KERN_DIR=<directory> and run Make again.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/VirtualBox/src/vboxdrv'
make: *** [all] Error 2
[venky@INEVERUSEWIN7 ~]$

says cannot find kernel source

Last edited by venky80 (2010-05-02 22:56:13)


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#2 2010-05-02 18:50:29

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Re: [solved] cannot build vboxdrv module

Did kernel26-headers get updated along with the kernel?


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#3 2010-05-02 19:09:26

venky80
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Re: [solved] cannot build vboxdrv module

well I a not sure the kernel26 is at 2.6.33.3 and linux-api-headers-2.6.33.2-1 it that a mismatch?


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#4 2010-05-02 19:39:40

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Re: [solved] cannot build vboxdrv module

It's the kernel26-headers.  Which version is that at?


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#5 2010-05-02 20:35:31

venky80
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Re: [solved] cannot build vboxdrv module

loafer wrote:

It's the kernel26-headers.  Which version is that at?

pacman gives me a warning

warning: provider package was selected (linux-api-headers provides kernel-headers)

linux-api-headers provides kernel headers


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#6 2010-05-02 20:45:08

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Re: [solved] cannot build vboxdrv module

venky80 wrote:
loafer wrote:

It's the kernel26-headers.  Which version is that at?

pacman gives me a warning

warning: provider package was selected (linux-api-headers provides kernel-headers)

linux-api-headers provides kernel headers

Yeah, what is your point?

pacman -Qs kernel26-headers

should show the version of what loafer asked for cool

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#7 2010-05-02 22:55:46

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Re: [solved] cannot build vboxdrv module

i did not know kernel-headers and kernel26-headers are different package...yup this is solved now...thanks


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