[CentOS] (5.6) Kernel Link Error

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am 13.09.2011 06:06, schrieb Always Learning:
> 
> Installing VirtualBox-4.1* on Centos 5.6 X64, I get at the end:-
> 
> 	Error! Your kernel headers for kernel 2.6.18-274.el5
> 	cannot be found at /lib/modules/2.6.18-274.el5/build
> 	or /lib/modules/2.6.18-274.el5/source.
> 
> In /lib/modules/2.6.18-274.el5/ I find two broken links:-
> 
> 	build -> /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-274.el5-x86_64
> 
> 	source -> ditto
> 
> The reason why they are broken appears to be the current address is
> actually
> 
> 	/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-274.3.1.el5-x86_64
> 
> 
> Show I reset the links in /lib/modules/2.6.18-274.el5 to point
> to /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-274.3.1.el5-x86_64 or is their a bigger
> problem that needs attention ?

You have updated the kernel to the latest CR repo one. But you still run
the older CentOS kernel on which you try to install VirtualBox.
kernel-devel is just installed for the CR kernel version, not for your
current running kernel. Just reboot into the current kernel.

Alexander