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Hi,
This is my env:
Host: Windows Vista 32-bit
VirtualBox version:4.0.2
VM: Ubuntu Linux
I have installed following:
#apt-get install dkms
dkms is already the newest version. -OK
#apt-get update
#apt-get upgrade
OK
#sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
OK
I tried to copy VBoxLinuxAdditions.run to another folder, rename it to VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run and then run it, installation finished OK.
#apt-get install linux-headers-$
OK
Then I tried to mount folders and found out that the /etc/init.d/vboxdrv is missing. So when I try to simply check VBoxManage version I get:
root@Morpheus:/# VBoxManage -v
WARNING: The character device /dev/vboxdrv does not exist.
Please install the virtualbox-ose-dkms package and the appropriate
headers, most likely linux-headers-generic.

You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed.
3.2.8_OSEr64453
So I guess my question is how to install virtualbox-ose-dkms package?

So I guess my question is how to install virtualbox-ose-dkms package?

You can't. You simply need to install the guest additions not the full VirtualBox program.
This should help Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions

Done that already,
#sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
installs mounted guest additions.

All that is needed in the Ubuntu guest is the proper packages to be able to install the guest additions. then you install the guest additions as sudo and reboot the guest.

root@Morpheus:/# sudo apt-get install dkms build-essential linux-headers-genericReading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
build-essential is already the newest version.
dkms is already the newest version.
linux-headers-generic is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

The problem is that it's reporting that everything is ok. I have installed linux guest addition from /media/VBOXADDITIONS_4.0.2_69518/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run that is mounted on desktop when you go to Devices->Install Guest Additions.
I guess I could try to install everything again, starting from VirtualBox, but it just doesn't make sense.

Just running the file will not work. You have to run it as sudo.
Open a terminal and type sudo -i
that will give you a terminal that is elevated so you can install the guest additions.
Then cd to the file and run it.

i got the same problem with you and finally i solved it!
we should install virtualbox-ose-guest-dkms : "This package provides the source code for the virtualbox guest addition kernel"
what i did is:
1) uninstall virtualbox-ose-dkms
2) install virtualbox-ose-guest-dkms
3) reboot the guest system

then it works, it mounts the shared folder during boot