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Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

Posted: 17. Aug 2017, 10:27
by Peklo
This is a copy of a post from /viewtopic.php?f=22&t=84092 on a suggestion of @michaln I'm cross copying here.

...problem, including now re-install of the latest build fails. Something to do with the latest Beta of High Sierra V10.13 (build 17A344b) aka Version 6.
On start of a headless virtual machine I get:

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Failed to open a session for the virtual machine ubuntu-16.04LTS - dev.

The virtual machine 'ubuntu-16.04LTS - dev' has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1 (0x1).

Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: MachineWrap
Interface: IMachine {b2547866-a0a1-4391-8b86-6952d82efaa0}
PS: I've tried installing a VirtualBox Test build with the same result.
On a normal start as well

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Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

Make sure the kernel module has been loaded successfully.

where: suplibOsInit what: 3 VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED (-1908) - The support driver is not installed. On linux, open returned ENOENT.

Re: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

Posted: 23. Aug 2017, 13:14
by Peklo
Issue has been resolved with the VirtualBox-5.1.26-117224-OSX 23-09-52-950 and removing USB port from the VM.

Re: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

Posted: 23. Aug 2017, 13:21
by michaln
That makes very little sense.

Are you running with default settings, i.e. SIP etc. enabled? Did you explicitly allow the VirtualBox kexts to be loaded?

Was it a clean High Sierra install or did you upgrade an existing OS X system with VirtualBox already installed?

See https://developer.apple.com/library/con ... index.html for background.