Error Message while installing VirtualBox

GiuseppeChillemi · 14. Mai 2017

Hi,
I had this errore message:

WARNING: The character device /dev/vboxdrv does not exist.
Please install the virtualbox-dkms package and the appropriate
headers, most likely linux-headers-amd64.

What is happening here ?

GiuseppeChillemi · 25. Mai 2017

I still have not found the solution.

Could someone please help ?

ryecoaaron · 26. Mai 2017

What is the output of: dpkg -l | grep linux

Nicoloks · 26. Mai 2017

I had something very similar. Following fixed it for me.

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apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

GiuseppeChillemi · 26. Mai 2017

Zitat von ryecoaaron

What is the output of: dpkg -l | grep linux

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root@openmediavault:~# dpkg -l | grep linux
ii  console-setup-linux                   1.123                             all                                         Linux specific part of console-setup
ii  firmware-linux                        0.43                              all                                         Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kernel (meta-package)
ii  firmware-linux-free                   3.3                               all                                         Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kernel
ii  firmware-linux-nonfree                0.43                              all                                         Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kernel
ii  libselinux1:amd64                     2.3-2                             amd6                               4        SELinux runtime shared libraries
ii  linux-base                            4.3~bpo8+1                        all                                         Linux image base package
ii  linux-compiler-gcc-4.9-x86            4.9.18-1~bpo8+1                   amd6                               4        Compiler for Linux on x86 (meta-package)
ii  linux-headers-4.9.0-0.bpo.2-amd64     4.9.18-1~bpo8+1                   amd6                               4        Header files for Linux 4.9.0-0.bpo.2-amd64
ii  linux-headers-4.9.0-0.bpo.2-common    4.9.18-1~bpo8+1                   all                                         Common header files for Linux 4.9.0-0.bpo.2
ii  linux-headers-amd64                   4.9+79~bpo8+1                     amd6                               4        Header files for Linux amd64 configuration (meta-package)
ii  linux-image-4.8.0-0.bpo.2-amd64       4.8.11-1~bpo8+1                   amd6                               4        Linux 4.8 for 64-bit PCs (signed)
ii  linux-image-amd64                     4.8+77~bpo8+1                     amd6                               4        Linux for 64-bit PCs (meta-package)
ii  linux-kbuild-4.9                      4.9.18-1~bpo8+1                   amd6                               4        Kbuild infrastructure for Linux 4.9
ii  linux-libc-dev:amd64                  3.16.43-2                         amd6                               4        Linux support headers for userspace development
ii  util-linux                            2.25.2-6                          amd6                               4        Miscellaneous system utilities

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ryecoaaron · 26. Mai 2017

You have the 4.8 kernel installed and the 4.9 headers. So, the vbox modules will not build. What is the output of:

apt-get update
apt-cache policy linux-image-amd64

GiuseppeChillemi · 26. Mai 2017

apt-get update

Apt_get-update.zip

apt-cache policy linux-image-amd64

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linux-image-amd64:
  Installato: 4.8+77~bpo8+1
  Candidato:  4.9+80~bpo8+1
  Gancio del pacchetto: 4.9+80~bpo8+1
  Tabella versione:
     4.9+80~bpo8+1 500
        100 http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie-backports/main amd64 Packages
 *** 4.8+77~bpo8+1 500
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     3.16+63 500
        500 http://ftp.it.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main amd64 Packages

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ryecoaaron · 26. Mai 2017

The following will install the new kernel:
apt-get install linux-image-amd64

then reboot and install the headers with:
apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

then rebuild the vbox module with:
apt-get install --reinstall virtualbox-dkms

GiuseppeChillemi · 27. Mai 2017

Until activation ov PHPVirtualBox everything went OK. Then:

"This version of phpVirtualBox (5.0-5) is incompatible with VirtualBox 5.1.14_Debian. You probably need to download the latest phpVirtualBox 5.1-x.
See the Versioning section below the file list in the link for more information"

Nicoloks · 27. Mai 2017

Nothing to do with the OMV plugin really. Unfortunately the phpVirtualBox releases look to be lagging that of the VirtualBox releases. Just like the message says, phpVirtualBox is 5.0-5 where VirtualBox is 5.1.14.

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