VirtualBox 2.1.2 installation fails (no symbol version for SUPDrvLinuxIDC) => Fixed in SVN

Please execute

/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

This should fix the kernel modules.

I am having a similar issue.
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS 2.6.28.2 SMP Tue Jan 27 12:00:18 CST 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
After running '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup', the process reports:

...
Starting VirtualBox kernel module ...failed!
  (modprobe vboxnetflt failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why)

The following messages are in the kernel ring buffer:

[ 4108.931827] vboxdrv: Trying to deactivate the NMI watchdog permanently...
[ 4108.931829] vboxdrv: Successfully done.
[ 4108.931830] vboxdrv: Found 2 processor cores.
[ 4108.931922] VBoxDrv: dbg - g_abExecMemory=ffffffffa0943660
[ 4108.931934] vboxdrv: fAsync=0 offMin=0x178 offMax=0x8f0
[ 4108.931965] vboxdrv: TSC mode is 'synchronous', kernel timer mode is 'normal'.
[ 4108.931967] vboxdrv: Successfully loaded version 2.1.2 (interface 0x000a0009).

(Initially I received the error message regarding no symbol version for SUPDrvLinuxIDC).

dturner, the kernel log does not show any problem. What happens if you do

sudo modprobe vboxnetflt

? Which VBox package are you using, I assume the 2.1.2 package for Ubuntu 8.04 (just to make sure)?

The openSUSE problem should be fixed definitely. Still waiting for feedback of the Ubuntu problem.

The resolution was to reboot and run after the reboot:

etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

This type of behaviour is not expected for a Linux system. It is also not the behaviour when the packaged installer is used. If it is necessary, it would be helpful to put the step in the README.

All this shouldn't be necessary. The file /var/log/vbox-install.log would probably tell us more.

Here is the log. (As posted above, a reboot solved the problem and allowed installation of the module).

---

<contents of /var/log/vbox-install.log>

Attempting to install using DKMS
  removing old DKMS module vboxdrv version  2.1.2

-------- Uninstall Beginning --------
Module:  vboxdrv
Version: 2.1.2
Kernel:  2.6.28.2 (x86_64)
-------------------------------------

Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel.

vboxdrv.ko:
 - Uninstallation
   - Deleting from: /lib/modules/2.6.28.2/
 - Original module
   - No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
   - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.

depmod....

DKMS: uninstall Completed.

------------------------------
Deleting module version: 2.1.2
completely from the DKMS tree.
------------------------------
Done.

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/2.1.2/source ->
                 /usr/src/vboxdrv-2.1.2

DKMS: add Completed.

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel.  Skipping...

Building module:
cleaning build area....
make KERNELRELEASE=2.6.28.2 -C /lib/modules/2.6.28.2/build M=/var/lib/dkms/vboxdrv/2.1.2/build......

Running the post_build script:
cleaning build area....

DKMS: build Completed.
Running module version sanity check.

vboxdrv.ko:
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/2.6.28.2/updates/dkms/

depmod....

DKMS: install Completed.
Attempting to install using DKMS
  removing old DKMS module vboxnetflt version  2.1.2

-------- Uninstall Beginning --------
Module:  vboxnetflt
Version: 2.1.2
Kernel:  2.6.28.2 (x86_64)
-------------------------------------

Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel.

vboxnetflt.ko:
 - Uninstallation
   - Deleting from: /lib/modules/2.6.28.2/
 - Original module
   - No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
   - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.

depmod....

DKMS: uninstall Completed.

------------------------------
Deleting module version: 2.1.2
completely from the DKMS tree.
------------------------------
Done.

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/vboxnetflt/2.1.2/source ->
                 /usr/src/vboxnetflt-2.1.2

DKMS: add Completed.

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel.  Skipping...

Running the pre_build script:

Building module:
cleaning build area....
make KERNELRELEASE=2.6.28.2 -C /lib/modules/2.6.28.2/build M=/var/lib/dkms/vboxnetflt/2.1.2/build......
cleaning build area....

DKMS: build Completed.
Running module version sanity check.

vboxnetflt.ko:
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/2.6.28.2/updates/dkms/

depmod....

DKMS: install Completed.

Thanks, but next time please attach the file (there is a Attach button).

Unfortunately, this file contains the log of your last successful recompilation of the modules. If you would like to help to debug this problem you could uninstall (dpkg --purge) the virtualbox-2.1 package again and install it. The original error should show again. The resulting vbox-install.log file would be interesting. Note: Uninstalling the virtualbox-2.1 package would not harm your VMs.

Fixed in 2.1.4.