can't start Virtual Box in 12.10 why ?
tried this to get up and running but it did not work seems there is no PAE header
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-
So doing sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup did not work either
Hpw do I det it working ?
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#1 |
What is the output of:
uname -a; lsb_release -a; apt-cache policy virtualbox*
Thanks
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#2 |
Try
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential dkms linux-source
Then
$ sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
Thanks
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#3 |
/home/jackie# sudo updatedb; locate indicator-
/usr/lib/
root@jackie-
root@jackie-
Linux jackie-
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.10
Release: 12.10
Codename: quantal
virtualbox-
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
500 http://
500 http://
4.
500 http://
virtualbox-
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
500 http://
500 http://
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500 http://
virtualbox:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
500 http://
500 http://
4.
500 http://
virtualbox-ose-dbg:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
500 http://
500 http://
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500 http://
virtualbox-
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
500 http://
500 http://
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virtualbox-dkms:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
500 http://
500 http://
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virtualbox-
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
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500 http://
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virtualbox-dbg:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
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500 http://
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virtualbox-
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
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500 http://
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virtualbox-
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
500 http://
500 http://
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virtualbox-ose-qt:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
500 http://
500 http://
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500 http://
virtualbox-
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-1
Version table:
4.1.18-1 0
500 http://
virtualbox-
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
500 http://
500 http://
4.
500 http://
virtualbox-fuse:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
500 http://
500 http://
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virtualbox-ose:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
500 http://
500 http://
4.
500 http://
virtualbox-2.0:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: (none)
Version table:
virtualbox-2.1:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: (none)
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virtualbox-2.2:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: (none)
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virtualbox-3.0:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: (none)
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virtualbox-3.1:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: (none)
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virtualbox-3.2:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: (none)
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virtualbox-4.0:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: (none)
Version table:
virtualbox-4.1:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: (none)
Version table:
virtualbox-4.2:
Installed: 4.2.6-82870~
Candidate: 4.2.6-82870~
Version table:
*** 4.2.6-82870~
100 /var/lib/
virtualbox-qt:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
500 http://
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
4.
500 http://
virtualbox-
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
500 http://
500 http://
4.
500 http://
virtualbox-
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
500 http://
500 http://
4.
500 http://
virtualbox-
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
500 http://
500 http://
4.
500 http://
virtualbox-
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
500 http://
500 http://
4.
500 http://
virtualbox-
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-1
Version table:
4.1.18-1 0
500 http://
virtualbox-source:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 4.1.18-
Version table:
4.
500 http://
500 http://
4.
500 http://
root@jackie-
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#4 |
/home/jackie# sudo apt-get install build-essential dkms linux-source
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
dkms is already the newest version.
dkms set to manually installed.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
calligra-
kde-l10n-zhcn kdevelop-l10n kdevelop-
language-
libgettextpo0
libunistring0
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
dpkg-dev g++ g++-4.7 libalgorithm-
libalgorithm-
Suggested packages:
debian-keyring g++-multilib g++-4.7-multilib gcc-4.7-doc libstdc++6-4.7-dbg
libstdc+
The following NEW packages will be installed:
build-essential dpkg-dev g++ g++-4.7 libalgorithm-
libalgorithm-
linux-source linux-source-3.5.0
0 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 95.6 MB of archives.
After this operation, 120 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Abort.
root@jackie-
I hit Y and it aborted . Why ?
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#5 |
Try:
echo "deb http://
wget -q http://
May help
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#6 |
Well with that last one I now have this in virtual.list
and cant change it
wget -q http://
I do not know how it got reversed
But now I can not delete it and can't edit it not even from ROOT went the nice and slow bash said not today !
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#7 |
You didn't run the commands I gave....
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#8 |
Yes I did I copy and pasted them in it sat there for over a 1/2 hour . . I have a copy on the desktop if I edit it ,. . .can I rename or replace the other one with it ?
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#9 |
Did you get output like this:
andy@D420:~$ echo "deb http://
[sudo] password for andy:
deb http://
andy@D420:~$ wget -q http://
OK
?
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#10 |
Oh I see it no longer needs the -PAE just the -generic Thanks I got it running now !
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#11 |
No I gpt back No PGP open key could be found ! . . But it is working now I gpt XP SP1,2,3 installed and got guest additions installed now i got several dumb programs tpo install oops got tp add the entention pack before adding the programs . . Geez still lerning new keyboard buttons not in the same spot has numbeers and more things . . LMAO
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#12 |
What is the output of:
sudo apt-get update
Thanks
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#13 |
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root@jackie-
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Fetched 130 kB in 25s (5,119 B/s)
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root@jackie-
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#14 |
sudo apt-key adv --recv-key --keyserver keyserver.
Will import the key
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#15 |
Please mark the answer that solved your question.. for (future - help - others) ..
You can re-edit .
Thanks
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#16 |
Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.