[ubuntu-uk] run Windows XP in Ubuntu

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taufanlubis wrote:
> I use Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-15-generic.
> Is it possible by the repository address? 
> Coz the mirror may not update.
> I use 'Main Server'.

Taufan >>> That matches exactly what I'm using.

Last night I tried installing virtualbox according to the instructions 
in the ubuntu community docs at 
<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox?highlight=%28virtualbox%29>, 
which gives instructions for building and installing the kernel modules. 
  But I ran into this:

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Done with 
/usr/src/virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-15-generic_1.5.0-dfsg2-1ubuntu3+2.6.22-15.54_i386.deb 
.
dpkg -Ei 
/usr/src/virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-15-generic_1.5.0-dfsg2-1ubuntu3+2.6.22-15.54_i386.deb 

Selecting previously deselected package 
virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-15-generic.
dpkg: regarding 
.../virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-15-generic_1.5.0-dfsg2-1ubuntu3+2.6.22-15.54_i386.deb 
containing virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-15-generic:
  virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic conflicts with 
virtualbox-ose-modules
   virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-15-generic provides 
virtualbox-ose-modules and is to be installed.
dpkg: error processing 
/usr/src/virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-15-generic_1.5.0-dfsg2-1ubuntu3+2.6.22-15.54_i386.deb 
(--install):
  conflicting packages - not installing 
virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-15-generic
Errors were encountered while processing:
 
/usr/src/virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-15-generic_1.5.0-dfsg2-1ubuntu3+2.6.22-15.54_i386.deb

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Reading around this topic, it seemed that there is a packaging problem; 
  but I don't know enough to see whether that's the issue above, or 
whether I've done something that caused this build to fail.

Anyway, I've just tried to 'purge' my previous attempts, and had another 
go with

sudo aptitude install virtualbox-ose virtualbox-ose-modules-generic

But towards the end of the installation I still get

Setting up virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic (6) ...
  * Starting VirtualBox kernel module vboxdrv  FATAL: Module vboxdrv not 
found.
  * Modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why.


Given the trouble I'm having installing virtualbox on this machine (and 
potential issues about USB and networking), I'm going to research this a 
bit more, and either try setting up virtualbox on my Hardy machine, or 
checking out the VMware alternative.

Thanks for your advice and support.

Mac