Error when trying to install Guest Additions on RHEL 7

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Error when trying to install Virtualbox Guest Additions on Red Hat EL 7.4 64bits:

grep: /lib/modules/3.10.0-693.2.1.el7.x86_64/build/include/linux/version.h: No such file or directory
make KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 CONFIG_MODULE_SIG= -C /lib/modules/3.10.0-693.2.1.el7.x86_64/build SUBDIRS=/tmp/vbox.1 SRCROOT=/tmp/vbox.1 -j2 modules
make[1]: warning: -jN forced in submake: disabling jobserver mode.
test -e include/generated/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \
echo >&2; \
echo >&2 " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \
echo >&2 " include/generated/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing.";\
echo >&2 " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it."; \
echo >&2 ; \
/bin/false)

Using VBox 5.1.26

Somebody knows how to overcome this issue?

Regards
Carlos

CC
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Akemi Yagi's picture Guru 2404 points
12 September 2017 3:36 AM

VirtualBox (currently at 5.1.26) is not fully compatible with RHEL 7.4. See their forum post for details.

"The fix is included in the 5.1 Guest Additions as well as in the most recent 'Development snapshot' Guest Additions. And it will be part of the next Beta as well."

CC Community Member 47 points
13 September 2017 3:21 PM

Thanks! It works with 5.1.27 version.

PO Newbie 16 points
20 April 2018 9:34 AM

Same problem reappears with RHEL 7.5 and VBox 5.2.8/5.2.10...

BS Newbie 5 points
21 April 2018 4:37 PM

Also having the same issue with matching versions.

PO Newbie 16 points
23 April 2018 9:13 AM

On Friday I tried test VBoxGuestAdditions_5.2.11-122125.iso which did not fix the problem. Today I gave VBoxGuestAdditions_5.2.11-122202.iso a try and it worked!

THX for all the work which went into the fix!

AS Newbie 10 points
26 April 2018 4:28 PM

Sorry but where did you get 5.2.11 version? Currently there is only 5.2.10 that doesn't work

CC Community Member 47 points
26 April 2018 4:39 PM

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds

AS Newbie 10 points
26 April 2018 4:56 PM

Thank you. I am going quickly check that. But current testbuild version is already 122245. Anyway it has managed to execute without issues.

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