Sun xVirtual Box 1.62 Error

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#1

Hello,
When i try to start an virtual machine in VM i get an error message:

VirtualBox kernel driver not installed. The vboxdrv kernel module was either not loaded or /dev/vboxdrv was not created for some reason.

RE-setup the kernel module by executing ‘/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup’
as root.

VBox status code: -1908 (VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED)

And then it quits…

Image:
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I downloaded it originally from VirtualBox. After i got this message first, i installed all VM repositories and packages i found. But it still wont work. i tried also to re-setup the kernel module (look up)

What can i do now?

#2

Run

RE-setup the kernel module by executing '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup'as root.

as the warning box suggests.

hope this helps

#3

I tried it already with re-building, but it fails at recompiling.

Can I run every (2D) Game also in Wine? (Age of Empires, Rollercoaster Tycoon, etc.)

#4

Which kernel version are you using? to find out type the following as root:

uname -r

Also, which packages did you install for virtualbox from yast?

#5

I’ve got the 2.6.25.5-1.1-pae kernel (openSUSE 11.0 KDE3.5).
I installed Version 1.62 from the original download site and after it didn’t work I downloaded all packages i found for VM:

vm-install
vmware-kmp-debug
vmware-kmp-default
vmware-kmp-pae
vmware-kmp-xen
vmx-manager
xen

…but it still wont work

#6

Hello,
If you install Virtualbox using Yast, it will install the Kernel module automatically. From the uname output, it appears you have VmWare packages installed too. Don’t confuse them with Vbox.

bertman

#7

W0rMs4 wrote:
> I tried it already with re-building, but it fails at recompiling.
>

That happened for me, using the VB .rpm but the error message listed
some items needed. Installed those through YAST and it compiled OK.

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PeeGee

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