# Virtualbox 7.1 Rocky 9.8

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**Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\
**Created:** [June 6, 2026, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/virtualbox-7-1-rocky-9-8/20579 "2026-06-06T09:59:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 7, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/virtualbox-7-1-rocky-9-8/20579/6 "2026-06-07T01:19:41Z")

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For those who would rather not want to install a testbuild or wait for the official build, the solution given by w3bservice works. It boils down to:

(1) vi /usr/share/virtualbox/src/vboxhost/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/timer-r0drv-linux.c

(2) On line 751, replace RTLNX\_VER\_MIN(6,16,0) with (5.14.0)

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