[vbox-dev] Segmentation fault while inserting the kernel module - VirtualBox OSE 1.4.0

[Knut St. Osmundsen]

Eugéne Suter wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I'm trying to make a package of VirtualBox OSE 1.4.0 for VectorLinux 
> 5.8, a Slackware 11 derivative distro.
> 
> These are the specs:
> 
> - GCC/G++ 3.4.6
> - Glibc 2.3.6
> - Kernel 2.6.18.5 <http://2.6.18.5>
> - Qt 3.3.5
> 
> I have all the other dependencies taken care of, and the sources compile 
> just fine (and seemingly faster than they did with version 1.3.x).
> 
> However, after the build finishes and after entering the 
> out/linux.x86/release/bin/ directory, running "insmod vboxrv.ko" gives a 
> segmentation fault:
> 
> root:# insmod vboxdrv.ko
> Segmentation fault
> 
> And the output of lsmod shows that the module is not loaded properly 
> (its quoted):
> 
> root:# lsmod | grep vboxdrv
> "vboxdrv"              43494  1

You loaded the module we build for syntax checking.
Go to out/linux.x86/release/bin/src and build the module from the 
sources in there as ./configure told you.

Kind Regards,
  knut