How To: Install VirtualBox on Fedora 10

[PatMcLJr]

Thanks SendDerek!

Pat Jr.

[horacle]

hello, does this tutorial also works for fedora 9?

TIA!

[SendDerek]

It should, yeah!

But there's only one way to find out... try it!

[pzd6tl]

When I download the Virtualbox package from the site you provided in the previous post, I received the following failed to install file error:

failed to get a TID: A security policy in place prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, see message bus configuration file (rejected message had interface "org.freedesktop.PackageKit.Transaction" member "SetLocale" error name "(unset)" destination "org.freedesktop.PackageKit") (0)

Can you please assist me...

[marverix]

Hi!
I did everything, step by step - like in your tut. But I get this error while trying to start machine:

VirtualBox can't operate in VMX root mode. Please disable the KVM kernel extension, recompile your kernel and reboot.

hmm... I have permissions for my for 100%. I tried to /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup once again but nothing happens... Can anybody help me?...

P.S. Sorry for my poor english.

[marverix]

Originally Posted by pzd6tl

When I download the Virtualbox package from the site you provided in the previous post, I received the following failed to install file error:

failed to get a TID: A security policy in place prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, see message bus configuration file (rejected message had interface "org.freedesktop.PackageKit.Transaction" member "SetLocale" error name "(unset)" destination "org.freedesktop.PackageKit") (0)

Can you please assist me...

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=206797 <-- better Mod don't see u ;p

[marko]

Originally Posted by marverix

Hi!
I did everything, step by step - like in your tut. But I get this error while trying to start machine:

hmm... I have permissions for my for 100%. I tried to /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup once again but nothing happens... Can anybody help me?...

P.S. Sorry for my poor english.

Hi,

The kvm and kvm_intel (for intel cpus) or kvm_amd (amd cpu) modules
can't be loaded while VirtualBox is trying to use its vboxdrv module.
Unload kvm and kvm_intel (or kvm_adm) modules and then run Virtualbox
(making sure vboxdrv is loaded before hand).

[yowangch]

I have a problem when inputing
/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

I get
Stopping VirtualBox kernel module [ OK ]
Recompiling VirtualBox kernel module [FAILED]
(Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)


in the vbox-install.log I find

Attempting to install using DKMS
removing old DKMS module vboxdrv version

Error! Invalid number of parameters passed.
Usage: remove -m <module> -v <module-version> --all
or: remove -m <module> -v <module-version> -k <kernel-version>

------------------------------
Deleting module version: 2.0.6
completely from the DKMS tree.
------------------------------
Done.

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/2.0.6/source ->
/usr/src/vboxdrv-2.0.6

DKMS: add Completed.

Error! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686 cannot be found at
/lib/modules/2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686/build or /lib/modules/2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686/source.
You can use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located.
Failed to install using DKMS, attempting to install without
Makefile:142: *** Error: unable to find the sources of your current Linux kernel. Specify KERN_DIR=<directory> and run Make again. Stop.

I don't know what to do.Can someone help me?

[kc2dws]

Hi
when trying to install virtualbox i recieve the following error

Error! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686 cannot be found at
/lib/modules/2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686/build or /lib/modules/2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686/source

when i looked in these locations they appear to be there. any help would be appreceated
also i followed the step by step at the begining of post

thankyou for your time
kevin

[marko]

Originally Posted by yowangch

I have a problem when inputing
/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
.............
Error! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686 cannot be found at
/lib/modules/2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686/build or /lib/modules/2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686/source.
You can use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located.
Failed to install using DKMS, attempting to install without
Makefile:142: *** Error: unable to find the sources of your current Linux kernel. Specify KERN_DIR=<directory> and run Make again. Stop.

I don't know what to do.Can someone help me?

You probably don't have the kernel development files,
as root run this:

yum install kernel-devel

then redo

/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

Note you have to do this while running the actual kernel you want to target for the
vboxdrv module (the vboxdrv setup looks at the "uname -r" value and uses that to figure out where to look for your development files)

[kc2dws]

Thank you for help. yum install shows kernel-devel already installed.

[yowangch]

hi, kc2dws,

I finally find out the problem.
It is because the source and the kernel are not the same version.

You can first find out what version of kernel is running , then remove the source and DKMS,
then download the right soure rpm package depending on the kernel version you have found out, install it ,then install DKMS.And DKMS will not make mistake again.

I forget the commands,sorry.

[marko]

Originally Posted by kc2dws

Thank you for help. yum install shows kernel-devel already installed.

Actually I was suggesting the yum install kernel-devel for yowangch

[kc2dws]

Hi all

I thank you for your help. I tried your ideas and vbox is now working. Thank again

kevin

[furrito]

New version, 2.1.0 released today!

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog

Still no F10 download, but F9 version works just fine still.