Re: Problems with VirtualBox-4.2.6-5.fc18.x86_64 from rpmfusion and kernel-3.8.1-201.fc18.x86_64 resp. kernel-devel-3.8.1-201.fc18.x86_64

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On 03/01/2013 10:46 AM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 03/01/13 17:28, Joachim Backes wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> tomorrow I installed kernel-3.8.1-201.fc18.x86_64 and
>> kernel-devel-3.8.1-201.fc18.x86_64from koji, and now I have the problem
>> that the installer did no build the kernel modules for
>> kernel-3.8.1-201. Reboot does not help.
>>
>> Starting VirtualBox now complains with:
>>
>> ----------------------------snip--------------------------------
>> Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
>>
>> The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is probably not loaded.
>>
>> If you installed or VirtualBox package recently you need to restart the
>> computer for the driver to load.
>>
>> Alternatively, you may attempt to load the driver by issuing the
>> following command with system administrator (root) privileges:
>>
>> '/etc/sysconfig/modules/VirtualBox.modules'
>> -----------------------------snip---------------------------------
>>
>>
>> Trying to execute '/etc/sysconfig/modules/VirtualBox.modules' fails:
>>
>> modinfo: ERROR: Module vboxdrv not found.
>> modinfo: ERROR: Module vboxnetflt not found.
>> modinfo: ERROR: Module vboxnetadp not found.
>>
>>
>> I had no such problems with kernel-3.7.9-205.fc18.x86_64.
>>
>> Remark: the VB source module akmod-VirtualBox-4.2.6-1.fc18.1.x86_64 is
>> installed on my box.
>>
>> I found out that /lib/modules/3.8.1-201.fc18.x86_64/extras is missing.
>>
>> Anybody has a solution for this issue? All comments are welcome.
>>
> 
> What do you get if you run...
> 
> /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
> 
> 
> 

Hi Ed,

/etc/init.d/vboxdrv only exists if you install VB from virtualbox.org,
but VB from rpmfusion has no /etc/init.d/vboxdrv :-(

Kind regards

Joachim Backes <joachim.backes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

https://www-user.rhrk.uni-kl.de/~backes

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