VirtualBox error: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

[DPic]

Ever since my last post in this thread 5 months ago? I switched to VMware Player (it's also free)

It is gratis (free of charge) but it is not free software (open source).

[adelani]

Thanks
I tried

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install dkms
sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

and its works good

[Anish3190]

anish@anish-Aspire-4930:~$ sudo aptitude update
[sudo] password for anish:
sudo: aptitude: command not found
anish@anish-Aspire-4930:~$

hi i'm getting this error
please help?

[Anish3190]

anish@anish-Aspire-4930:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
* Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]
* Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [ OK ]
* Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMS
* Failed, trying without DKMS
* Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules
* Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong
anish@anish-Aspire-4930:~$

where is this log?

[CharlesA]

anish@anish-Aspire-4930:~$ sudo aptitude update
[sudo] password for anish:
sudo: aptitude: command not found
anish@anish-Aspire-4930:~$

hi i'm getting this error
please help?

aptitude is not installed by default. You would have to apt-get it.

anish@anish-Aspire-4930:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
* Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ]
* Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules [ OK ]
* Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMS
* Failed, trying without DKMS
* Recompiling VirtualBox kernel modules
* Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong
anish@anish-Aspire-4930:~$

where is this log?

It says where the log is: /var/log/vbox-install.log

[Anish3190]

Hi
I used adelani's post's instructions and it works fine
thanks CharlesA and every one at the forum for your valuable contribution!!
regards,
Anish3190

[Hulipill]

Ok so this worked for almost all Ubuntu, Kubuntu 12.04, Kubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.04, FAILED with Lubuntu 12.04,
Required Steps:
1. Install aptitude
2. Install DMKS (With Aptitude)
3. Install VBOX Additions
Steps to succeed:
1. Sudo -s (Be sure You're at Root In The Terminal)
2. sudo apt-get install aptitude
3. sudo aptitude install DKMS (Rebuild DMKS)
4. cd /VirtualBoxGuestAddtions (or whatever the mounted VboxAddtions disk name is)
5. sudo sh VirtualBoxGuestAdditions.run (Or Whatever the .run file is on the cd drive
Enjoy

[CharlesA]

Ok so this worked for almost all Ubuntu, Kubuntu 12.04, Kubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.04, FAILED with Lubuntu 12.04,
Required Steps:
1. Install aptitude
2. Install DMKS (With Aptitude)
3. Install VBOX Additions
Steps to succeed:
1. Sudo -s (Be sure You're at Root In The Terminal)
2. sudo apt-get install aptitude
3. sudo aptitude install DKMS (Rebuild DMKS)
4. cd /VirtualBoxGuestAddtions (or whatever the mounted VboxAddtions disk name is)
5. sudo sh VirtualBoxGuestAdditions.run (Or Whatever the .run file is on the cd drive
Enjoy

1. You don't need a root shell.
2. Using apt-get works completely fine to install dkms.
3. You only install the guest additions on the guest, not the host.

EDIT: I just checked a 12.04 guest, with the guest additions installed via "additional drivers" and the guest has dkms installed:

charles@Precise:~$ dpkg -l | grep dkms
ii  dkms                                   2.2.0.3-1ubuntu3                        Dynamic Kernel Module Support Framework
ii  virtualbox-guest-dkms                  4.1.12-dfsg-2                           x86 virtualization solution - guest addition module source for dkms

The Kernel module not loaded error has nothing to do with guest additions because it occurs on the host not the guest.

[coffeecat]

+1 to CharlesA's comments, and...

1. Sudo -s (Be sure You're at Root In The Terminal)

No! That's inadvisable. Please see:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ro...udo_and_shells

And:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...26&postcount=4

The correct command for getting a root shell is "sudo -i", but as CharlesA says, you don't need a root shell - just prepend all commands with sudo. And besides, "Sudo -s" would fail. Linux is case sensitive.

[lads]

anish@anish-Aspire-4930:~$ sudo aptitude update
[sudo] password for anish:
sudo: aptitude: command not found
anish@anish-Aspire-4930:~$

hi i'm getting this error
please help?

You can check this thread. Good luck.