Error Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

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ferb
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Error Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

Post by ferb »

I have this message error on

Fedora 36 x86_64
Kernel: kernel-5.18.1-125.vanilla.1.fc36.x86_64:

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Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver is either not loaded or not set up correctly. Please try setting it up again by executing
'/sbin/vboxconfig'
as root.
If your system has EFI Secure Boot enabled you may also need to sign the kernel modules (vboxdrv, vboxnetflt, vboxnetadp, vboxpci) before you can load them. Please see your Linux system's documentation for more information.
where: suplibOsInit what: 3 VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED (-1908) - The support driver is not installed. On linux, open returned ENOENT.
http://imagenti.li/BLx.png

I tried this:

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sudo modprobe vboxdrv
sudo /sbin/vboxconfig 
**But not working.

Also i tried installed akdmod, but not is compatible with virtualbox-server and virtualbox same time

Any idea how to solve the issue?
jasoncollege24
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Re: Error Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

Post by jasoncollege24 »

If that warning window is still open, when you use

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sudo /sbin/vboxconfig
, it won't be able to complete. Make sure you close the dialog box, by clicking OK, before executing the command.

If that doesn't help, or you've already tried it, I'm out of ideas. Good luck.
birdie
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Re: Error Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

Post by birdie »

Please use the latest test build from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds - download the "Linux 64-bit" version.

(It is possible to use VirtualBox 6.1.34 for Fedora with modules from the test build but it's quite complicated and I wouldn't recommend it).
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