On Wednesday 06 June 2007, Brian Green wrote:
> Larry Finger wrote:
> > Brian Green wrote:
> >> Hi All
> >>
> >> Just updated to 1.4.0 ("64-bit Linux ... [now] ... supported") on an
> >> ASUS P5VD2-MX SE motherboard with Pentium Core 2 Duo, OpenSUSE 10.2 -
> >> 2.6.18.2-34-default (x86_64). I've run Virtualbox, successfully, on a
> >> number of 32-bit PCs.
> >>
> >> All ran smoothly (used zen-updater on unpacked .rpm) until I tried to
> >> start an XP session.
> >>
> >> And, /dev/vboxdrv does not exist
> >>
> >> So, as su:
> >>
> >> "
> >> linux:/home/ein # /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
> >> Stopping VirtualBox kernel module
> >> done Recompiling VirtualBox kernel module
> >> done Starting VirtualBox kernel module FATAL: Error inserting vboxdrv
> >> (/lib/modules/2.6.18.2-34-default/misc/vboxdrv.ko): Invalid argument
> >> failed (modprobe vboxdrv failed)
> >> linux:/home/ein # modprobe vboxdrv
> >> FATAL: Error inserting vboxdrv
> >> (/lib/modules/2.6.18.2-34-default/misc/vboxdrv.ko): Invalid argument
> >> "
> >
> > Does dmesg show any additional information regarding the error? I have
> > not downloaded 1.4.0, but have built it from the svn repository on an AMD
> > 64 X2 system with an x86_64 version of openSUSE 10.2. My current kernel
> > is 2.6.22-rc4.
> >
> > Larry
>
> Hi Larry
>
> dmesg is constantly referring to the "NMI watchdog active" (full details
> below).
>
> A quick Google indicates line 374 of:
>
> http://www.virtualbox.org/browser/trunk/src/VBox/HostDrivers/Support/linux/
>SUPDrv-linux.c
>
> Cheers
>
> Brian
>
> "
> vboxdrv: NMI watchdog active -- refused to load the kernel module!
> Please disabl e
> vboxdrv: the NMI watchdog by specifying 'nmi_watchdog=0' at kernel
> command line.
> vboxdrv: NMI watchdog active -- refused to load the kernel module!
> Please disabl e
> vboxdrv: the NMI watchdog by specifying 'nmi_watchdog=0' at kernel
> command line.
> SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=10.0.0.10 DST=66.54.44.230 LEN=40
> TOS=0x00 PREC= 0x00 TTL=64 ID=6522 DF PROTO=TCP
> SPT=24707 DPT=80 WINDOW=63248 RES=0x00 ACK FIN
> URGP=0
> SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=10.0.0.10 DST=146.101.167.41 LEN=52
> TOS=0x00 PRE C=0x00 TTL=64 ID=45597 DF PROTO=TCP
> SPT=15609 DPT=80 WINDOW=311 RES=0x00 ACK FIN
> URGP=0 OPT (0101080A0001524F0CF98657)
> vboxdrv: NMI watchdog active -- refused to load the kernel module!
> Please disabl e
> vboxdrv: the NMI watchdog by specifying 'nmi_watchdog=0' at kernel
> command line.
> SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=10.0.0.10 DST=208.97.132.77 LEN=58
> TOS=0x00 PREC =0x00 TTL=64 ID=5422 DF PROTO=TCP
> SPT=17069 DPT=143 WINDOW=288 RES=0x00 ACK PSH
> FIN URGP=0 OPT (0101080A000D78031979F723)
> SFW2-OUT-ERROR IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=10.0.0.10 DST=12.120.1.254 LEN=40
> TOS=0x00 PREC= 0x00 TTL=64 ID=11802 DF PROTO=TCP
> SPT=10167 DPT=80 WINDOW=160 RES=0x00 ACK FIN U RGP=0
> "
Use the init.d script. It first disables NMI. I would suppose that if NMI is
active, modprobe alone would fail.
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