VirtualBox error: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
Hi all,
Let me first say that this is my final resort after googling this issue for the last several hours. None of the solutions that I have found are working for me.
My VirtualBox (PUEL, not OSE) was working fine until about three hrs ago. I am receiving the following error:
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Quote:
Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or there is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdrv. Re-setup the kernel module by executing
'/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup'
as root. Users of Ubuntu, Fedora or Mandriva should install the DKMS package first. This package keeps track of Linux kernel changes and recompiles the vboxdrv kernel module if necessary.
By searching other threads, I ran the following:
Code:
sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
I received the following output:
sudo: /etc/init.d/vboxdrv: command not found
I have removed VB several times and reinstalled using the following:
Code:
sudo apt-get remove dkms
sudo apt-get remove virtualbox-2.2
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-2.2
Each time I also rebooted my PC.
I have received no joy. I want the PUEL version and not the OSE because I need to be able to load my USB devices in VirtualBox and the OSE version apparently does not have that capability. I still have two virtual machines (one XP.vdi and one Vista.vdi) saved. I thought that maybe they needed to be removed also (which I didn't want to do since the process of loading a Windows VM is time-consuming), so I created a new VM to test whether it would load, however, same problem occurred.
I also found this thread which was someone who had the same problem and found a hint from here and solved this problem, however, I had a really hard time applying the Mandriva instructions to Ubuntu. Btw, I am using Jaunty kernel 2.6.28-11-generic.
Thanks
Re: VirtualBox error: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
Run this command in the /etc/init.d/ folder and paste in the output:
ls | grep vbox
Re: VirtualBox error: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
Try running it without the sudo.
caver1
Re: VirtualBox error: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
I have the exact same problem and have searched with no results. How do I go about running that command in that directory so I can post an output?
Re: VirtualBox error: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
I met the same problem after updating UBUNTU9.04 . Now, I found the solution on the following address: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox-ose/+question/64190
And I just typed the three lines commands one by one, then the Virtualbox worked.
The commands are:
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install dkms
sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
Good luck!
;)
Quote:
Originally Posted by
yemaya
Hi all,
Let me first say that this is my final resort after googling this issue for the last several hours. None of the solutions that I have found are working for me.
My VirtualBox (PUEL, not OSE) was working fine until about three hrs ago. I am receiving the following error:
p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
By searching other threads, I ran the following:
Code:
sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
I received the following output:
sudo: /etc/init.d/vboxdrv: command not found
I have removed VB several times and reinstalled using the following:
Code:
sudo apt-get remove dkms
sudo apt-get remove virtualbox-2.2
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-2.2
Each time I also rebooted my PC.
I have received no joy. I want the PUEL version and not the OSE because I need to be able to load my USB devices in VirtualBox and the OSE version apparently does not have that capability. I still have two virtual machines (one XP.vdi and one Vista.vdi) saved. I thought that maybe they needed to be removed also (which I didn't want to do since the process of loading a Windows VM is time-consuming), so I created a new VM to test whether it would load, however, same problem occurred.
I also found
this thread which was someone who had the same problem and found a hint from
here and solved this problem, however, I had a really hard time applying the Mandriva instructions to Ubuntu. Btw, I am using Jaunty kernel 2.6.28-11-generic.
Thanks
Re: VirtualBox error: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
I met the same problem after updating UBUNTU9.04 . Now, I found the solution on the following address: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox-ose/+question/64190
And I just typed the three lines commands one by one, then the Virtualbox worked.
The commands are:
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install dkms
sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
Try it!
Good luck!
;)
Re: VirtualBox error: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
I ran into the same problem today 20-June-2009 after a recent kernel update to jaunty 64bit. Vbox aborted upon trying to start a vm and I followed its own instructions to run '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup' as root. This worked, but I am confused as to why this is required? VirtualBox has a very clear warning about Ubuntu users needing to have the dkms package installed so that Vbox gets recompiled with kernel updates. I already had and still have dkms installed. Will this step be necessary after every kernel update? What is still missing?
Re: VirtualBox error: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
Quote:
Originally Posted by
lin-lin_224
I met the same problem after updating UBUNTU9.04 . Now, I found the solution on the following address: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox-ose/+question/64190
And I just typed the three lines commands one by one, then the Virtualbox worked.
The commands are:
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install dkms
sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
Good luck!
;)
Worked for me! Thanks!!!
Re: VirtualBox error: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
Me as well, thank you. :)
Re: VirtualBox error: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
I have also this problem, and i have tried the solution in this thread, but it just do not work. I use the PUEL version of virtualbox and i have also tried with the OSE version. None of them work.
I have tried the
Code:
sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
But this is what comes out.
bash: /etc/init.d/vboxdrv: No such file or directory
Do anybody have some solutions on my problem?