OpenVPN - cannot load tun module

[xaver.ravex]

Hello,

I have recently rented a VPS server so I can run a VPN. Unfortunately, I did not get far in this https://howto.biapy.com/en/debian-gnu-l ... -on-debian howto, I have encountered this error:

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xaver@xaver:/$ sudo modprobe tun
ERROR: could not insert 'tun': Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

so I googled this error and found this: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/ ... -in-module, however response of mine VPS was:

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xaver@xaver:/$ ls /lib/modules/uname -r /kernel/drivers/net/tun.*
ls: cannot access /lib/modules/uname: No such file or directory
ls: cannot access /kernel/drivers/net/tun.*: No such file or directory

so... is there any way I can turn this around and make it work? Thank you for your answers!

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xaver@xaver:/$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 7.9 (wheezy)
Release:        7.9
Codename:       wheezy

xaver@xaver:/$ uname -a
Linux xaver 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.57-3+deb7u1 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[reinob]

... I have encountered this error:

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xaver@xaver:/$ sudo modprobe tun
ERROR: could not insert 'tun': Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

Are you using your own (distribution) kernel or does your hoster provide one?
Some hosters use a static kernel (no support for loadable modules). If so, you need to either ask to include the tun module, or check if you can use your own kernel.

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xaver@xaver:/$ ls /lib/modules/uname -r /kernel/drivers/net/tun.*
ls: cannot access /lib/modules/uname: No such file or directory
ls: cannot access /kernel/drivers/net/tun.*: No such file or directory

It's not "ls /lib/modules/uname -r". You want something like:

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ls /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net/tun*

It's very important to type things correctly. Otherwise you may easily destroy your installation.

[xaver.ravex]

Okay, I will check with my provider which of those kernels I may choose contains tun module or if they can include it. I will check in here once I get response.