[SOLVED] Virtual Box " Spawning session "

**Dyffo** · September 16th, 2008

I have just installed the latest V Box 2.02, this installation seems to have gone O.K. My problem is I am trying to install XP on to VB. I have done all the preliminary settings, but when I try to go from Powered Off and start to perform the install I get the message " Spawning session" and the programme locks up - any ideas.My previous version of V.B. worked O.K !!!

**jlintz** · September 17th, 2008

I seem to be experiencing the same problem, I was using 2.02 fine and just rebooted and when I came back up , virtualbox wont spawn a virtual

**Dyffo** · September 17th, 2008

I solved the problem by deinstalling VB in Synaptic, then reinstalled version 2.02 for
Gutsy instead of Hardy Heron, which is on my system. This reinstall was from the V.B website. All works fine now.

**Nano** · September 18th, 2008

If you run virtualbox from a terminal you will see this message:

Code:

WARNING: The character device /dev/vboxdrv does not exist.
	 Please install the virtualbox-ose-modules package for your kernel,
	 which is likely virtualbox-ose-modules-generic.

	 You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed.

I bet that was the problem you were experiencing

**Dyffo** · September 18th, 2008

Run the command "sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup" and see if that helps.This worked for me !!!!

**ramomamo** · September 18th, 2008

Yes, the problem is that the module vboxdrv is not loaded at boot time.

Code:

sudo modprobe vboxdrv

or edit /etc/modules and add it there so it loads automatically next boot.

**be4truth** · October 2nd, 2008

Originally Posted by Dyffo

Run the command "sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup" and see if that helps.This worked for me !!!!

Worked for me too.

**stroyer** · October 8th, 2008

Works great now! Thanks

**run1206** · October 8th, 2008

Originally Posted by Nano

If you run virtualbox from a terminal you will see this message:

Code:

WARNING: The character device /dev/vboxdrv does not exist.
	 Please install the virtualbox-ose-modules package for your kernel,
	 which is likely virtualbox-ose-modules-generic.

	 You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed.

I bet that was the problem you were experiencing

Yes, i experienced that problem too. Then i ran..

Code:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic

and it recognized the vboxdrv module!!! Running Virtualbox on Intrepid now! Thanks to you and ramomamo!

**Kokesh** · October 8th, 2008

What helped to me (after upgrading to Intrepid beta (done 2008-09-07):

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

(should be done after any kernel upgrade, VBox usually informs about that when you update kernel)

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