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VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED (rc=-1908)

Asked by vasyl4

Hi,
whenever I try to start VirtualBox, I get this error:

"VERR_VM_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 or Fedora should install the DKMS package at first. This package keeps track of Linux kernel changes and recompiles the vboxdrv kernel module if necessary."

When I run '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup' I get this:

q@q-desktop:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
 * Stopping VirtualBox kernel module * done.
 * Recompiling VirtualBox kernel module
 * Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong

That is var/log/vbox-install.log:

/etc/init.d/vboxdrv: 342: /usr/share/virtualbox/src/vboxdrv/build_in_tmp: not found

So what should i do.
Please help.

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

are you a member of the vboxusers group? have you got the latest virtualbox? You can get 2.2.4 from http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads

You may want to uninstall the current one you have installed.

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vasyl4 (vasyl4) said : 		#2

If I unistall current one will i loose all the files?
Can I acces those files from ubuntu?

Thank you

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

You will only lose the app itself, any virtual boxes will stand as they are stored in ~/.virtualbox

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vasyl4 (vasyl4) said : 		#4

Were can I find ~/.virtualbox.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

~/.virtualbox IS the folder

Just like ~/Pictures is a folder, the name has a period ("." character) infront of it making it hidden. You can see the hidden files with this:

cd; ls -a

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vasyl4 (vasyl4) said : 		#6

the only files in VirtualBox:

/home/q/.VirtualBox/compreg.dat
/home/q/.VirtualBox/VirtualBox.xml
/home/q/.VirtualBox/xpti.dat

But Im talking about files that i have on WinXP in VirtualBox, can I find them?
Please help.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#7

So do you mean you have a virtualbox which is an XP system? Can you please clarify.

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vasyl4 (vasyl4) said : 		#8

No, I have VirtualBox on Ubuntu Jaunty. In VirtualBox i have installed Widows XP(machine).
So I wont to save files from WinXp - some Word documents etc.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#9

The virtualboxes you have configured will not be lost if you uninstall the app and reinstall it. If the data is important you should have a backup regime. What would you do if your hard drive one day refused to spin up as the motor had failed?

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vasyl4 (vasyl4) said : 		#10

I reinstalled VirtualBox and its working now. Everything is fine.
Thank you very much for your help!

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vasyl4 (vasyl4) said : 		#11

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.