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Virtualbox in an OpenVZ Debian Etch [message #36251]

Mon, 01 June 2009 19:41

Awinad
Messages: 1
Registered: June 2009

Junior Member

Hi there

I'm renting a virtual server (they call it virtual dedicated server...) with a special Debian Etch/Confixx package installed.

I tried to install Virtualbox to get a WinXP running.
The installation failed either on a missing kernel source or invalid kernel configuration file(?) or I get an 'operation not permitted' for a 'modprobe vboxdrv' (it isn't nmi_watchdog causing this). I tried it with 'apt-get install virtualbox-2.2' or with virtualbox-ose and make etc. No success...

I'm quite new to those things... but I hope that someone can give me a hint what to do...
'uname -r' gives me "2.6.18-028stab062.3-ent".

Is there a way to install Virtualbox in this environment?

Any help is very much appreciated!

Daniel

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Re: Virtualbox in an OpenVZ Debian Etch [message #36297 is a reply to message #36251]

Sat, 06 June 2009 02:01

swindmill
Messages: 57
Registered: April 2007

Member

OpenVZ containers are not allowed to load kernel modules, so VirtualBox can't be made to function inside of a container without cooperation from the host.

You might try using QEMU, but performance will be most likely be bad.

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