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virtualbox-ose-modules package

Virtualbox needs kernel

Asked by masalv60616

VirtualBox kernel driver not installed. The vboxdrv kernel module was either not loaded or /dev/vboxdrv was not created for some reason. Please install the virtualbox-ose-modules package for your kernel, e.g. virtualbox-ose-modules-generic..
VBox status code: -1908 (VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED).

Result Code:
0x80004005
Component:
Console
Interface:
IConsole {1dea5c4b-0753-4193-b909-22330f64ec45}

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Kelvin Gardiner (kelvingardiner) said : 		#1

I presume you have installed Virtual Box from the Ubuntu repos using package manager or apt. As the error says you must also install the package virtualbox-ose-modules-generic.

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masalv60616 (masalv60616-hotmail) said : 		#2

Yes, i did. I dont know hwo to resolve this. This never happened on fedora 8.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

-- Please open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get --reinstall install virtualbox

-- give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Hoep this helps

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masalv60616 (masalv60616-hotmail) said : 		#4

no it still give me the same error....,

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#5

Can you tell your kernel version...

Please open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

uname -r

Copy and paste result here.

Thank you.

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masalv60616 (masalv60616-hotmail) said : 		#6

nevermind.... i went to the VirtualBox site to get the original and its working fine.... the one we download my teacher and i investigated it and found that not everyfile is inside the virtuabox from the ubuntu add/remove program list

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drkitty (cat-psychology) said : 		#7

See x7y7 and Ronny under bugs - This works!

sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose-source
sudo m-a update
sudo m-a prepare
sudo m-a a-i virtualbox-ose
sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv restart

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marutinu (marcin-mediatrance) said : 		#8

Hi,
Till very recently I have been satisfactory using Virtualbox on both Ubuntu 7.10 and 8.04. However, after last kernel upgrade from version 2.24.17-generic to 2.6.24.18-generic Virtualbox complains about missing kernel driver for the 2.6.24-18 kernel and does not start my XP.

I have checked the Ubuntu repos with synaptic and found that indeed there is no virtualbox-ose-modules for the 2.6.24.18 kernel.

I can still run the virtulabox with teh 2.6.24-18 kernel.

I would like to ask, if it is intended, or if it is just a matter of time for the updated driver to appear in the repos or maybe there is some trick to get the virtualbox to work with the 2.6.24-17 kernel.

Thank you in advance for your advice.