On 12/08/2010 01:30 PM, S Mathias wrote: > Ok, so after a fresh install: > > yum install dkms kernel-devel > sync > sync > sync > reboot > wget > "http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo"; > -O /etc/yum.repos.d/virtualbox.repo > wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc > -O oracle_vbox.asc > rpm --import oracle_vbox.asc > rm oracle_vbox.asc > yum update > yum install VirtualBox-3.2 > > And here comes the part, thats not 100% > > # service vboxdrv setup > Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ] > Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [ OK ] > Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMS > Error! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686.PAE cannot be > found at > /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686.PAE/build or > /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686.PAE/source. > [FAILED] > (Failed, trying without DKMS) > Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules [FAILED] > (Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong) > > > # ls /usr/src/kernels/ > 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 > [root@a yum.repos.d]# > > !! -> so the "/usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686.PAE" is MISSING! > > Where can i download it? > > p.s.: I recently installed the PAE kernel by: > > yum install kernel-PAE > > > > > > > --- On *Wed, 12/8/10, Richard Shaw /<hobbes1069@xxxxxxxxx>/* wrote: > > > From: Richard Shaw <hobbes1069@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: VirtualBox on Fedora 14 > To: "Community support for Fedora users" <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 6:58 PM > > On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 12:47 PM, S Mathias <smathias1972@xxxxxxxxx > </mc/compose?to=smathias1972@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > Good evening list! :) > > I'm searching for two answers regarding two questions. [and > there are two "P.S."'s] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Q1: How can i list all the available kernel modules? > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Q2: I want to install VirtualBox on Fedora 14 [->how could i > download the kernel source?]: > > wget -q > http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc > -O oracle_vbox.asc > rpm --import oracle_vbox.asc > rm oracle_vbox.asc virtualbox.rpm > > > Everything OK so far... > > > wget $(wget -q "http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads"; > -O - | perl -ne 'print "$1\n" while (/href=\"(.+?)\"/ig)' | awk > '/fedora14/ && /686/ {print}') -O virtualbox.rpm > rpm -i virtualbox.rpm > > > You're making things hard on yourself. Follow this link[1] and setup > the yum repository. Then installing is as simple as: > > # yum install VirtualBox-3.2 > > The other packages you need is the kernel headers (not the whole > source) and dkms (dynamic kernel module support), i.e.: > > # yum install kernel-devel dkms > > > > And then, the fun part: > > # /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup > > > [snip] > > > Try "service vboxdrv setup" instead. Not really the problem but from > what I've read it's a more appropriate method. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > P.S. 1: This is not working [bug on virtualbox.org > <http://virtualbox.org> website? ]: > # wget -q > http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc > -O- | rpm --import - > error: -: import read failed(-1). > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > P.S. 2: When i wanted to install VirtualBox, i tried this [when > running in to the kernel source "issue"]: > http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/red-hat-fedora-linux/20689-donwload-kernel-source-using-yum.html#post549910 > > But when i'm here: > > # yumdownloader -e core-source -e updates-source --source kernel > Usage: "yumdownloader [options] package1 [package2] [package..] > > CRITICAL:yum.cli:Command line error: option -e: invalid integer > value: 'core-source' > > ..it gives an error :O so i wanted to: > > yum remove rpmdevtools yum-utils > > -> > http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=Y8y0YjLG > > Is it safe to remove "anaconda"? > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > You don't want to just download it, you want to install it. But as I > said, you don't need the whole source, just the headers which is > provided by the kernel-devel package. > > > Thank you in advance! :\ [sorry, i'm a beginner in Fedora :\ ] > > > No problem! > > Richard > > [1] > http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo > > yum install kernel-headers kernel-PAE-devel -- -- Steve -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
