Frank, Hats off to you. The kernel-source package was missing and after that the guest additions happened just fine. Attached is the log of the same.
--- On Mon, 8/11/08, Gaurav Verma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Gaurav Verma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [vbox-users] Getting this error while installing vbox 1.6.4 guest additions on Opensuse 10.3 To: "VirtualBox end user list" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, August 11, 2008, 12:06 PM Hi Frank, thanks for your idea. While I think I did do this, let me check in the evening and let you know. I believe the command to do that is $ sudo zypper install kernel-source? ----- Original Message ---- From: Frank Mehnert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:41:15 AM Subject: Re: [vbox-users] Getting this error while installing vbox 1.6.4 guest additions on Opensuse 10.3 On Monday 11 August 2008, Gaurav Verma wrote: > linux-jo4o:/usr/src/linux # env | grep KER > KERN_INCL=/usr/include > > > linux-jo4o:~/addons # more /var/log/vboxadd-install.log > > Installing VirtualBox 1.6.4 Guest Additions, built Tue Jul 29 20:13:59 CEST > 2008 > > Testing the setup of the guest system > > Building a test kernel module... > > make KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C /lib/modules/2.6.22.5-31-default/build > SUBDIRS=/tmp/sel fgz1883915647/module/test > SRCROOT=/tmp/selfgz1883915647/module/test modules make[1]: *** No rule to > make target `modules'. Stop. > make: *** [vboxadd_test] Error 2 > > Building the test kernel module failed. > Giving up due to the problems mentioned above. > linux-jo4o:~/addons # Did you install the package kernel-source? Kind regards, Frank -- Dr.-Ing. Frank Mehnert Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/ _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
linux-jo4o:~ # zypper install kernel-source * Reading repository 'Main Repository (NON-OSS)' cache * Reading repository 'openSUSE-10.3-OSS-KDE 10.3' cache * Reading repository 'Main Repository (Sources)' cache * Reading repository 'Main Repository (OSS)' cache * Reading installed packages [100%] The following NEW package is going to be installed: kernel-source Overall download size: 49.2 M. After the operation, additional 243.4 M will be used. Continue? [yes/no]: yes Downloading package kernel-source-2.6.22.5-31.i586, 49.2 M (243.4 M unpacked) Downloading: media * Downloading [100%] Downloading: kernel-source-2.6.22.5-31.i586.rpm * Downloading [100%] * Installing: kernel-source-2.6.22.5-31 [100%] linux-jo4o:~ # linux-jo4o:~ # /media/VBOXADDITIONS_1.6.4_33808/*.run Verifying archive integrity... All good. Uncompressing VirtualBox 1.6.4 Guest Additions for Linux installation............................................................................................................................................................................. VirtualBox 1.6.4 Guest Additions installation Building the VirtualBox Guest Additions kernel module... Building the shared folder support kernel module... Installing the VirtualBox Guest Additions... Successfully installed the VirtualBox Guest Additions. You must restart your guest system in order to complete the installation. linux-jo4o:~ #
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