create symlinks in /lib/modules/4.2.9/ tar xvf linux-4.2.9-patched.txz cd linux-4.2.9 ln -sf "location of linux-4.2.9" to /usr/src/linux ln -sf /usr/src/linux /lib/modules/4.2.9-tinycore/build ln -sf /usr/src/linux /lib/modules/4.2.9-tinycore/source # Fix for older VBox versions- ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h \ /usr/src/linux/include/linux/ cp../config-4.2.9-tinycore-mountdevtmpfs linux-4.2.9/.config cd /usr/src/linux make oldconfig make prepare make modules_prepare Run the virtualbox*.run file Then download the Guest additions ISO. Run the VBoxLinuxAdditions.run file in it to build the Guest additions modules. make oldconfig && make prepare for each run.