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d0od
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virtual box error

Post by d0od »

Hey all, installed VIRTUALBOX via apt-get, so not sure what version it is.

Trying to install XP, but i just continually get this error whenever i try t power the xp machine up to install it.

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VirtualBox kernel driver not installed. The vboxdrv kernel module was either not loaded or /dev/vboxdrv was not created for some reason. Please install the virtualbox-ose-modules package for your kernel, e.g. virtualbox-ose-modules-generic..
VBox status code: -1908 (VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED).


Result Code: 
0x80004005
Component: 
Console
Interface: 
IConsole {1dea5c4b-0753-4193-b909-22330f64ec45}
Installed the generic kernel module via synaptic... but still the same error.

Any tips on what i'm (obviously) doing wrong? thankS!
Sasquatch
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Post by Sasquatch »

You forgot to download and install the OSE kernel module. Please use your packat manager and look for Virtualbox-module-`uname-r` (your kernel version ;)).
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