I can confirm this
Below is the log file when trying to compile the virtualbox kernel
module:
cat /var/log/vbox-install.log
make KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C /lib/modules/2.6.24-2-generic/build
SUBDIRS=/tmp/vbox.1 SRCROOT=/tmp/vbox.1 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-2-generic'
test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || (
\
echo; \
echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \
echo " include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are
missing.";\
echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to
fix it."; \
echo; \
/bin/false)
mkdir -p /tmp/vbox.1/.tmp_versions ; rm -f /tmp/vbox.1/.tmp_versions/*
make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/vbox.1
gcc -m32 -Wp,-MD,/tmp/vbox.1/linux/.SUPDrv-linux.o.d -nostdinc -isystem
/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.2.3/include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -include
include/linux/autoconf.h -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs
-fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Werror-implicit-function-declaration -O2
-pipe -msoft-float -mregparm=3 -freg-struct-return -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2
-march=i586 -mtune=generic -ffreestanding -maccumulate-outgoing-args
-Iinclude/asm-x86/mach-default -fomit-frame-pointer -g -fno-stack-protector
-Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign
-I/lib/modules/2.6.24-2-generic/build/include -I/tmp/vbox.1/
-I/tmp/vbox.1/include -I/tmp/vbox.1/r0drv/linux -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE
-DRT_OS_LINUX -DIN_RING0 -DIN_RT_R0 -DIN_SUP_R0 -DCONFIG_VBOXDRV_AS_MISC
-DRT_ARCH_X86 -DVBOX_WITHOUT_IDT_PATCHING -DUSE_NEW_OS_INTERFACE_FOR_MM
-DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(SUPDrv_linux)"
-D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(vboxdrv)" -c -o
/tmp/vbox.1/linux/.tmp_SUPDrv-linux.o /tmp/vbox.1/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c
In file included from /tmp/vbox.1/include/iprt/types.h:72,
from /tmp/vbox.1/include/VBox/types.h:21,
from /tmp/vbox.1/SUPDRV.h:26,
from /tmp/vbox.1/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:22:
include/linux/types.h:40: error: redefinition of typedef ‘uintptr_t’
/tmp/vbox.1/include/iprt/stdint.h:118: error: previous declaration of
‘uintptr_t’ was here
In file included from include/linux/thread_info.h:33,
from include/linux/preempt.h:9,
from include/linux/spinlock.h:49,
from /tmp/vbox.1/SUPDRV.h:87,
from /tmp/vbox.1/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:22:
include/linux/bitops.h:6:1: warning: "BIT" redefined
In file included from /tmp/vbox.1/include/VBox/cdefs.h:20,
from /tmp/vbox.1/SUPDRV.h:25,
from /tmp/vbox.1/linux/SUPDrv-linux.c:22:
/tmp/vbox.1/include/iprt/cdefs.h:1042:1: warning: this is the location of the
previous definition
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vbox.1/linux/SUPDrv-linux.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vbox.1] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-2-generic'
make: *** [vboxdrv] Error 2
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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kernel 2.6.24-2-generic can't install Virtualbox or vmware
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/178298
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