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Hi ,
Hello i m a beginner & have installed Whonix & Virtual Box 5.0.20 (Debian 8 jessie )but as i start it i get the following error
1) Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or there is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdrv. Please reinstall the kernel module by executing
'/sbin/rcvboxdrv setup'
as root. If it is available in your distribution, you should install the DKMS package first. This package keeps track of Linux kernel changes and recompiles the vboxdrv kernel module if necessary.
where: suplibOsInit what: 3 VERRVM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED (-1908) - The support driver is not installed. On linux, open returned ENOENT_

Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Whonix-Gateway.
The virtual machine 'Whonix-Gateway' has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1 (0x1).
Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: MachineWrap
Interface: IMachine {f30138d4-e5ea-4b3a-8858-a059de4c93fd}

2) I tried sudo apt-get install build-essential module-assistant (have to run in root otherwise following error bash: sudo: command not found )& got the following message -
Reading package list ...Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information...Done
Package build-essential is not available , but is refereed to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing , has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source
E: Package build-essential has no installation candidate
E: Unable to locate package module assistant
sudo m-a prepare -bash: sudo: command not found
m-a preapre -bash: sudo: command not found

3) i also tried apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade

4) I tried executeing the following in root - apt-get install dkms
Result - Reading package lists... Done
_Building dependency tree _
Reading state information... Done
dkms is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
_ libgsoap5 libvncserver0_
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
4) Re boot & start VB again
Result

Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or there is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdrv. Please reinstall the kernel module by executing
'/sbin/rcvboxdrv setup'
as root. If it is available in your distribution, you should install the DKMS package first. This package keeps track of Linux kernel changes and recompiles the vboxdrv kernel module if necessary.
where: suplibOsInit what: 3 VERRVM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED (-1908) - The support driver is not installed. On linux, open returned ENOENT_

Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Whonix-Gateway.
The virtual machine 'Whonix-Gateway' has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1 (0x1).
Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: MachineWrap
Interface: IMachine {f30138d4-e5ea-4b3a-8858-a059de4c93fd}
timba

Joined: 26. May 2016, 03:53

2) I tried sudo apt-get install build-essential module-assistant (have to run in root otherwise following error bash: sudo: command not found )& got the following message -
Reading package list ...Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information...Done
Package build-essential is not available , but is refereed to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing , has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source
E: Package build-essential has no installation candidate
E: Unable to locate package module assistant
sudo m-a prepare -bash: sudo: command not found
m-a preapre -bash: sudo: command not found

4) I tried executeing the following in root - apt-get install dkms
Result - Reading package lists... Done
_Building dependency tree _
Reading state information... Done
dkms is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
_ libgsoap5 libvncserver0_
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
5) Re boot & start VB again
Result

Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or there is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdrv. Please reinstall the kernel module by executing
'/sbin/rcvboxdrv setup'
as root. If it is available in your distribution, you should install the DKMS package first. This package keeps track of Linux kernel changes and recompiles the vboxdrv kernel module if necessary.
where: suplibOsInit what: 3 VERRVM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED (-1908) - The support driver is not installed. On linux, open returned ENOENT_

Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Whonix-Gateway.
The virtual machine 'Whonix-Gateway' has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1 (0x1).
Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: MachineWrap
Interface: IMachine {f30138d4-e5ea-4b3a-8858-a059de4c93fd}

Hello,

you need to recompile the Kernel for the Virtual Box.
I don't know the right command but Google should find the command.

I think it was etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

vnn

The solution that worked for me :
access the BIOS on booting and disable "SECURE BOOT"