Re: kvm disk read error
On 2010-05-23, <briand@aracnet.com> <briand@aracnet.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 23 May 2010 23:25:19 +0300
> Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun,23.May.10, 12:45:02, briand@aracnet.com wrote:
>> >
>> > WARNING: The character device /dev/vboxdrv does not exist.
>> > Please install the virtualbox-ose-dkms package and the
>> > appropriate headers, most likely linux-headers-amd64.
>> >
>> > after spending a lot of time with the (incorrect) wiki page and
>> > package search, I can't make it work.
>> >
>> > any advice ?
>>
>> Yes, install the virtualbox-ose-dkms package ;)
>>
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> virtualbox-ose-dkms is already the newest version.
>
>From the output of 'apt-cache show virtualbox-ose-dkms':
"This package provides the source code for the virtualbox kernel module
to be build with dkms. The virtualbox-ose package is also required in
order to make use of these modules. Kernel sources or headers are
required to compile this module."
Have you met those requirements?
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Liam O'Toole
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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