Virtual Box can't insert module [Solved]

[Vermillion]

Hi

i tried to get virtual box running on my computer (using sabayon 5.1).
I followed the instructions on the wiki page
but i got following error:

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modprobe vboxnetadp
FATAL: Error inserting vboxnetadp (/lib/modules/2.6.31-sabayon/misc/vboxnetadp.ko): Invalid module format

what am i doing wrong? how can i get my virtual box working?

[mikey0000]

it will still go without that driver it just won't have networking btw i also get the same error

set network to disabled and it will go fine.

[Vermillion]

yes without network it works.

But what if i want to have network on my virtual machine?

[mikey0000]

But what if i want to have network on my virtual machine?

last night i tried installing from the sun .run file and I still couldn't get the network vm drivers to load, I'm out of ideas sorry.
I also now need the networking drivers.

[Vermillion]

I tried building the OSE from source but it didn't work either...

[Fitzcarraldo]

What versions of virtualbox and virtualbox modules are you using? I have the following installed (via Portage) and networking is working:

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fitzcarraldo@acertm8215 ~ $ eix -I virtualbox
[I] app-emulation/virtualbox-bin
     Available versions:  3.0.12+i!m (~)3.1.0+i!m (~)3.1.2+i!m (~)3.1.2-r10!m[1] (~)3.1.4+i!m (~)3.1.4-r1+i!m (~)3.1.4-r10+i!m[1] {+additions +chm headless python rdesktop-vrdp sdk +system-qt4 vboxwebsrv}
     Installed versions:  3.1.4-r10+i!m[1](01:05:32 13/03/10)(additions python system-qt4 vboxwebsrv -chm -headless -sdk)
     Homepage:            http://www.virtualbox.org/
     Description:         Family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use

[I] app-emulation/virtualbox-modules
     Available versions:  3.0.12 (~)3.1.0 (~)3.1.2 (~)3.1.4 {kernel_linux}
     Installed versions:  3.1.4(01:01:42 13/03/10)(kernel_linux)
     Homepage:            http://www.virtualbox.org/
     Description:         Kernel Modules for Virtualbox

[1] "sabayon" /var/lib/layman/sabayon

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fitzcarraldo@acertm8215 ~ $

[_cnfss_]

This weekend I made a Fresh install of SL 5.1-r1 KDE, then update, then install virtualbox 3.1.4-bin + virtualbox-modules 3.1.4#2.6.29.33 (I'd updated the linux kernel), all by equo/sulfur. After that, I followed this wiki. And know it's perfectly fine, even the network, 'cause I create an Ubuntu VM and updated it. Everything works perfect for me...

So it works with portage way (like Fitz) or entropy way (me)...

Did you check the modules version? (You need to install 2.6.29.33's modules if you've got the 2.6.29.33 kernel)

[mikey0000]

i have the 2.6.33 kernel, installed the correct modules even installed from suns own installer, still no luck.
Ill have a shoot at that wiki when i get home

[rooboy1984]

Had the same problem myself today. A bit of googling enlightened me to a fix. Rather using insmod instead of modprobe.

insmod /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/vboxnetflt.ko
insmod /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/vboxnetadp.ko

.... should get the job done for you. Was able to install and run a Win7 machine and browsing OK.

Not sure yet how to boot these at startup

[Fitzcarraldo]

^Strange. The command insmod does not resolve module dependencies. I.e. if a module requires other modules to be loaded then insmod will not load them. The command modprobe, on the other hand, checks if there are any module dependencies by looking in the file /lib/modules/<your kernel version>/modules.dep (generated by the depmod command) and loads the modules using insmod.

For example, as I have installed the kernel 2.6.32-sabayon, the VirtualBox-related modules in my file /lib/modules/2.6.32-sabayon/modules.dep are:

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# cat /lib/modules/2.6.32-sabayon/modules.dep | grep vbox
misc/vboxdrv.ko:
misc/vboxnetflt.ko: misc/vboxdrv.ko
misc/vboxnetadp.ko: misc/vboxdrv.ko
#

Have you guys tried doing a depmod first?