Virtualbox not working in opensuse 10.3

jtjumper · Post by **jtjumper** » 14. Oct 2007, 23:02

Whenever I start a virtual machine, I get this 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).

Result Code:
0x80004005
Component:
Console
Interface:
IConsole {1dea5c4b-0753-4193-b909-22330f64ec45}

What do I do?

Post by **stefan.becker** » 14. Oct 2007, 23:09

Read the message and do, what the message says.

longshot-nm · Post by **longshot-nm** » 14. Oct 2007, 23:35

You need to have the kernel module loaded. Go to Yast, system, /etc/sysconfig, kenel, and add vboxdrv to modules loaded on boot.

wyliecoyoteuk · Post by **wyliecoyoteuk** » 16. Oct 2007, 13:02

stefan.becker wrote:Read the message and do, what the message says.

Unfortunately, I had the same problem, and the vxboxdrv file does not exist- The rpm on the opensuse 10.3 media is incomplete

I solved it by using the 10.2 rpm from this site.
You need the kernel sources and gcc installed, as well, as it the vxboxdrv setup recompiles the module.

longshot-nm · Post by **longshot-nm** » 16. Oct 2007, 15:33

If the kernel drive rpm was not installed, then there would be no vboxdrv.

wyliecoyoteuk · Post by **wyliecoyoteuk** » 16. Oct 2007, 19:29

longshot-nm wrote:If the kernel drive rpm was not installed, then there would be no vboxdrv.

Well, I had selected "virtual Box" and "virtualbox-kmp-default" in Yast (in fact the second was selected automatically).

Is there another vxbox module that I should have installed?

The rpm for suse 10.2 works fine.

Post by **stefan.becker** » 16. Oct 2007, 19:29

Please remove the actual Version and download the full version for Suse 10.2. That works without these Problems.

wyliecoyoteuk · Post by **wyliecoyoteuk** » 16. Oct 2007, 19:31

stefan.becker wrote:Please remove the actual Version and download the full version for Suse 10.2. That works without these Problems.

Yup, that's what I did.

Technologov · Post by **Technologov** » 17. Oct 2007, 00:32

There is a guide about VirtualBox on openSUSE:
http://forgeftp.novell.com/lfl/.html/virtualbox.html

-Technologov

goldleader · Post by **goldleader** » 23. Oct 2007, 16:28

I have had the same problem with SUSELinux 10.3. SO i removed it and downloaded the latest version from this site and that installed without any problems and works fine.

snakedriver · Post by **snakedriver** » 23. Oct 2007, 23:03

"modprobe vboxdrv"