VirtualBox Guest Addition install failed

Hello,
I just build a linux-guest virtual box and I am trying to install the guest addition and the first step is to run "/etc/init.d/vboxadd setup". I got the following error:
+"The heaers for the current running kernel were not found. If the following module compilation fails then this could be the reason. The missing package can be probably installed with+
+yum install kernel-devel-2.6.18-194.e15+
+You system does not seem to be set up to build kernel modules. Look at /var/log/vboxadd-install.log to find out what went wrong. Once you have corrected it, you can run /etc/init.d/vboxadd setup to build them."+
And the log file reads:
+"*** Error: unable to find the sources of your current linux kernel. Specify KERN_DIR=<directory> and run Make again.. Stop"+
I then tried "yum install dkms". This time no error but it says +"No package dkms available . Nothing to do".+ Also, my /usr/src/kernels directory is empty. I dont know if this is part of the reason.
Thanks for the help.
Harry

user11957149 wrote:
It says no package kernel-devel-2.6.18-194.e15 available. How can i install this package?I think that the 1 should be an 'l' - ie: kernel-devel-2.6.18-194.el5. Also, you should double-check your running kernel to make sure that corresponds to the version you are running.
Edited by: JaredGreenwald on May 4, 2011 10:26 PM

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make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/vbox.0
gcc -m32 -Wp,-MD,/tmp/vbox.0/.cmc.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc
-linux-gnu/4.2.3/include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -include include/linux/autoconf
.h -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-co
mmon -Werror-implicit-function-declaration -O2 -pipe -msoft-float -mregparm=3 -f
reg-struct-return -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -mtune=generic -ffre
estanding -maccumulate-outgoing-args -DCONFIG_AS_CFI=1 -DCONFIG_AS_CFI_SIGNAL_FR
AME=1 -Iinclude/asm-x86/mach-default -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-stack-protector
-Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign -I/lib/modules/2.6.24-ARCH/bui
ld/include -I/tmp/vbox.0/ -I/tmp/vbox.0/include -I/tmp/vbox.0/r0drv/linux -D__K
ERNEL__ -DMODULE -DRT_OS_LINUX -DIN_RING0 -D_X86_ -DIN_RT_R0 -DIN_SUP_R0 -DVBGL_
VBOXGUEST -DVBOX_HGCM -DLOG_TO_BACKDOOR -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUIL
D_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(cmc)" -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(vboxadd)" -c -o /tmp/v
box.0/cmc.o /tmp/vbox.0/cmc.c
In file included from /tmp/vbox.0/include/iprt/types.h:72,
from /tmp/vbox.0/r0drv/linux/the-linux-kernel.h:25,
from /tmp/vbox.0/cmc.c:17:
include/linux/types.h:40: error: redefinition of typedef 'uintptr_t'
/tmp/vbox.0/include/iprt/stdint.h:118: error: previous declaration of 'uintptr_t
' was here
In file included from include/linux/thread_info.h:33,
from include/linux/preempt.h:9,
from include/linux/spinlock.h:49,
from /tmp/vbox.0/r0drv/linux/the-linux-kernel.h:53,
from /tmp/vbox.0/cmc.c:17:
include/linux/bitops.h:6:1: warning: "BIT" redefined
In file included from /tmp/vbox.0/include/iprt/types.h:20,
from /tmp/vbox.0/r0drv/linux/the-linux-kernel.h:25,
from /tmp/vbox.0/cmc.c:17:
/tmp/vbox.0/include/iprt/cdefs.h:1019:1: warning: this is the location of the pr
evious definition
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vbox.0/cmc.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vbox.0] Error 2
make: *** [vboxadd] Error 2
I figured the compile errors were related to the initial part of the log I posted.
Any suggestions very much appreciated....
EDIT: I'm using VirtualBox 1.5.0_OSE
Last edited by volksman (2008-03-10 17:26:04)

VBox Guest Additions Kernel Modules

Hey, semi-literate Linux user/Arch n00b here. I apologize in advance as I realize that this issue has been addressed in this forum previously, but after several hours of hunting, I have yet to find a proper solution. I am trying to run Arch64 as a guest in VirtualBox (host is Ubuntu 10.10, x86-64 if it matters). I have the system up and running, but I can't seem to get the Guest Additions going, as the system won't build the kernel modules. This is the terminal output while running the installer:
Uncompressing VirtualBox 3.2.6 Guest Additions for Linux........
VirtualBox Guest Additions installer
Removing installed version 3.2.6 of VirtualBox Guest Additions...
:: Building the VirtualBox Guest Additions kernel modules [FAIL]
Your system does not seem to be set up to build kernel modules.
Look at /var/log/vboxadd-install.log to find out what went wrong. Once you have corrected it, you can
run
/etc/init.d/vboxadd setup
to build them.
:: Doing non-kernel setup of the Guest Additions [DONE]
:: Installing the Window System drivers [BUSY]
:: Installing X.Org Server 1.8 modules [DONE]
:: Setting up the Window System to use the Guest Additions [DONE]
You may need to restart the hal service and the Window System (or just restart
the guest system) to enable the Guest Additions.
:: Installing graphics libraries and desktop services components [DONE]
And this is the output of the log file:
Makefile:23: *** Error: unable to find the sources of your current Linux kernel. Specify KERN_DIR=<directory> and run Make again.. Stop.
Creating user for the Guest Additions.
Creating udev rule for the Guest Additions kernel module.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Guest additions for VirtualBox 4.0.4 are broken, in several ways. Try a newer build for them:
http://www.virtualbox.org/download/test … r70281.iso
It's working OK for me, while with the regular 4.0.4 additions I had numerous crashes on my XP guest.

[SOLVED] USB on VirtualBox guest (windows 7)

hey,
- installed win7 inside vbox
- installed vbox guest additions
- installed vbox extension pack (via aur)
- i am in vboxusers group
- relogged
i plug in usb thumb drive, but usb icon in bottom left is still gray - i right click it and see that the device (verbatim clip) is listed and unchecked. if i left click it, i have a checkmark, i see windows is searching for drivers but it gives an error. thumb drive is not listed in removable devices nor my computer.
- i add a line from troubleshooting wiki in /etc/fstab
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs auto,busgid=108,busmode=0775,devgid=108,devmode=664 0 0
- i also added a line in .bashrc
VBOX_USB=usbfs
- rebooted, still nothing
ideas?
Last edited by developej (2013-01-13 10:33:48)

That fstab line is an old workaround, that's probably not good anymore. And the ~/.bashrc line... I have no idea what it's supposed to do.
Are you in the storage group?
Did you enable USB 2.0 from VirtualBox's settings screen?
You need to plug in the USB stick and also "plug" it in the VM. Windows asking for USB drivers is a bit odd (especially Windows 7, which takes up a heck of a lot more than Windows XP).
Last edited by DSpider (2013-01-13 09:47:55)

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