SOLVED - Error Installing VirtualBox
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Hi there;
My attempt to install virtualbox did not go so smoothly. I received the follwing error message:
(Reading database ... 94224 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace virtualbox 1.5.0-24069-1_Ubuntu_dapper (using .../virtualbox_1.5.0-24069-1_Ubuntu_dapper_i386.deb) ...
Stopping VirtualBox kernel module: vboxdrv.
Shutting down VirtualBox host networking...done.
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (Dialog frontend will not work on a dumb terminal, an emacs shell buffer, or without a controlling terminal.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
virtualbox-puel-1-3 license has already been accepted.
Unpacking replacement virtualbox ...
Setting up virtualbox (1.5.0-24069-1_Ubuntu_dapper) ...
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (Dialog frontend will not work on a dumb terminal, an emacs shell buffer, or without a controlling terminal.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
Unable to find a precompiled module for the current kernel
though module compilation denied by debconf setting.
Starting VirtualBox kernel module: vboxdrvFATAL: Module vboxdrv not found.Modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why.
Starting VirtualBox host networking...done.RESULT=0
Can anyone assist?
Error Installing VirtualBox
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What version of Mepis are you using ? I see you are using the Ubuntu repos . If you are using 7.0 betas use the etch package from VB web site.
In any case the kernel module isn't apparently there. The quick fix is install module-assistant and run it in konsole as root to install proper headers etc. Just run module-assistant update and have it prep the system for compiling, then try to install again.
jim
I could not comprehend the
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I could not comprehend the output of dmesg.
So I installed module-assistant and ran m-a update. I then attempted to install again with the same result.
I've never understood modules, how they fit in, why they need to be compiled and re-compiled. Linux books never seem to touch on those subjects.
If you installed kernel
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If you installed kernel headers you probably can run this command to get the module compiled:
dpkg-reconfigure virtualbox
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After running
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After running dpkg-reconfigure virtualbox, I got the same error message.
1. Did you install kernel
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1. Did you install kernel headers?
2. try to purge virtualbox and install it again.
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The purge did the trick. I
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The purge did the trick. I shall have to remember that command.
Thanks very much for assisting me.
Did you install kernel
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Did you install kernel headers before trying to install it? (search Wiki for "kernel headers" if you don't know how)
Otherwise follow the instruction: "Modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why."
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