[Fixed] kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908) on CentOS 7.6 kernel-lt-4.4 ...

[ikfredje]

I have VirtualBox 6.0.4 r128413 (Qt5.6.1) installed and it is running fine when I boot the CentOS with the 3.10 stock kernel.

However when I boot with the kernel-lt-4.4.168-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64 I get the (infamous) kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908) error (I need the 4.4 kernel to correctly use large (> 1920x1080) displays)).

Following the instructions (execute /sbin/vboxconfig as root) fails:

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$ sudo /sbin/vboxconfig
vboxdrv.sh: Stopping VirtualBox services.
vboxdrv.sh: Starting VirtualBox services.
vboxdrv.sh: Building VirtualBox kernel modules.
grep: Unmatched ) or \)
vboxdrv.sh: failed: Look at /var/log/vbox-setup.log to find out what went wrong.

There were problems setting up VirtualBox.  To re-start the set-up process, run
  /sbin/vboxconfig
as root.
$

and the messages logged in /var/log/vbox-setup.log contain no useful information:

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$ cat /var/log/vbox-setup.log
Building the main VirtualBox module.
Error building the module:
$

I have checked that kernel-lt-devel-4.4.168-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64 is installed.

I've tried to search the web but have not found anything that solves the issue.

Where should I look ?

[socratis]

Four places actually:

• The forums, where a couple of posts below yours, in the Linux guests area, you'd have found:
  • Slackware 14.2 kernel 4.4.172 cannot compile guest additions (#18315)
  • vboxdrv build failure, VBox 5.2.26 32-bit, kernel 4.4.168 (#18315)
  which would have lead you to...
• The bugtracker, where a related ticket with a resolution exists:
  • #18315: Kernel modules do not build with linux kernel 4.4.169
• The release notes/discussion starting with 6.0.0:
  • Discuss the 6.0.0 release
  • Discuss the 6.0.2 release (here's where the problem was first documented)
  • Discuss the 6.0.4 release
• Your favorite search engine, restricting the search by adding a "site:virtualbox.org" at the end of the query...

[ikfredje]

Many thanks: downloading and installing the version 6.0.5 solved the issue.
(I've been battling this issue for weeks now)

[socratis]

That's what playing with the newest of newest will do...

If you want to use the latest version for your host/guests, you should also consider doing the same for VirtualBox and try the latest test builds. Either the current series "Test Builds", or the experimental, next-gen, "Development Snapshots...

Just as a warning, don't go to the Linux 5.0.0 kernel, it's not working yet, it needs patches that haven't landed yet as of this writing...

Marking as [Fixed].