virtualbox error

[pepperman]

hi...working on Ubuntu 8.04

i've loaded up 'iso' for for install but am unable to start the VBox...any clues i have are below..help much appreciated..!:O)

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-...................}

[stephanecharette]

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).

VirtualBox needs a linux kernel driver to be installed and running. Otherwise VB cannot start any virtual machines.

This error message is telling you that the driver has not been installed.

Or, if you think you have installed it already, then 1 of 3 likely things:

1) you didn't reboot yet
2) you installed the wrong driver
3) you upgraded your linux kernel and must recompile/re-install the VB kernel driver

Stéphane

[pepperman]

hi...it seems its the kernel update (point 3)

'you upgraded your linux kernel and must recompile/re-install the VB kernel drive'

...i've ecently done a clean install of Ubuntu...also...

update managers 'recommended updates' is holding back virtualbox-ose-modules-generic for linux-image-generic...

And also having done a little google scouting around it seems the kernel has been updated and is giving a few peeps a 'buggy' time, so to speak.

anyways thanks for your response :O)

i'm sure we'll all survive :O)

P.S. as a 'bit of newbie' i'm wondering should i have installed the OSE VBox version or an alternate version?

[Sasquatch]

P.S. as a 'bit of newbie' i'm wondering should i have installed the OSE VBox version or an alternate version?

That depends. Do you need the added functionality of the PUEL version? See the Wiki Editions page to see the difference. The biggest addition is USB support.

Keep in mind that with the OSE version, you have to wait for the repo to have the new kernel modules if a kernel update is available. With the PUEL version, you don't have to as it should compile it's own upon installation (if you have DKMS installed).