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Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
Posted: 9. Jul 2018, 12:37
by uppie
While trying to install windows 8.1 64 bit iso , I get the following warning :
The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or there is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdrv. Please reinstall virtualbox-dkms package and load the kernel module by executing
'modprobe vboxdrv'
as root.
where: suplibOsInit what: 3 VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED (-1908) - The support driver is not installed. On linux, open returned ENOENT.
I tried the 'modprobe vboxdrv', but no result, I tried re-installing virtualbox, no result. What do I have to do ?
Re: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
Posted: 9. Jul 2018, 12:41
by socratis
uppie wrote:What do I have to do ?
State your host for a start. Then where you got your VirtualBox from. Then what version of VirtualBox you got. Those are somewhat important details to understand the problem. For example, DKMS isn't required by VirtualBox since 5.1.0...
My gut feeling? You got VirtualBox from your distro's repository, a.k.a. a fork of the official VirtualBox. You can either ask in their forums for help, or completely remove/uninstall/delete/purge their version and install the official version from the
Linux Downloads section of VirtualBox.
You can even add VirtualBox as a repository, so you could use your traditional install/upgrade/uninstall tools.
Re: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
Posted: 9. Jul 2018, 19:48
by uppie
Thanks, I will try your suggestion. ( I downloaded it from Linux, so its worth to try.)
Re: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
Posted: 13. Jul 2018, 17:12
by grimmjow_sms
Hi there
I am also having this issue with my Centos 7 machine. I have downloaded the rpm from the oracle page directly and also from the repo, but it is the same.
- I tried to update the kernel to 4.14.. but I wanst able to load it.
Installed older versions or virtualbox, but the same issue appears
Once I got the missing key error, and I read in the oracle page that all rpms comes signed
Here are the details of my system:
OS: Centos Linux release 7.5.1804 (core)
kernel: 3.10.0-862.el7.x86_64
VirtualBox: 5.2-5.2.14_123301_el7-1.x86_64.rpm
These are the error messages:
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E0713 09:45:51.395999 16261 start.go:174] Error starting host: Error creating host: Error executing step: Running precreate checks.
: We support Virtualbox starting with version 5. Your VirtualBox install is "WARNING: The vboxdrv kernel module is not loaded. Either there is no module\n available for the current kernel (3.10.0-862.el7.x86_64) or it failed to\n load. Please recompile the kernel module and install it by\n\n sudo /sbin/vboxconfig\n\n You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed.\n5.2.14r123301".
[root@localhost Descargas]# /sbin/vboxconfig
vboxdrv.sh: Stopping VirtualBox services.
vboxdrv.sh: Starting VirtualBox services.
vboxdrv.sh: Building VirtualBox kernel modules.
vboxdrv.sh: failed: modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why.
There were problems setting up VirtualBox. To re-start the set-up process, run /sbin/vboxconfig
Re: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
Posted: 16. Jul 2018, 09:41
by towo2099
vboxdrv.sh: failed: modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why.
Do that!
Re: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
Posted: 16. Jul 2018, 19:13
by grimmjow_sms
towo2099 wrote:vboxdrv.sh: failed: modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why.
Do that!
Attaching the output of the dmesg command
regards
Re: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
Posted: 16. Jul 2018, 19:35
by towo2099
1st modprobe vboxdrv
2nd dmesg | grep .i vbox
Re: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
Posted: 16. Jul 2018, 19:59
by grimmjow_sms
I also tried to look at the following:
Check for the failed status on systemctl
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systemctl --failed
UNIT LOAD ACTIVE SUB DESCRIPTION
● systemd-modules-load.service loaded failed failed Load Kernel Modules
● vboxdrv.service loaded failed failed VirtualBox Linux kernel module
LOAD = Reflects whether the unit definition was properly loaded.
ACTIVE = The high-level unit activation state, i.e. generalization of SUB.
SUB = The low-level unit activation state, values depend on unit type.
2 loaded units listed. Pass --all to see loaded but inactive units, too.
To show all installed unit files use 'systemctl list-unit-files'.
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[root@localhost smartinez]# systemctl status systemd-modules-load
● systemd-modules-load.service - Load Kernel Modules
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-modules-load.service; static; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since sáb 2018-07-14 11:31:50 CDT; 2 days ago
Condition: start condition failed at lun 2018-07-16 12:46:46 CDT; 1min 11s ago
none of the trigger conditions were met
Docs: man:systemd-modules-load.service(8)
man:modules-load.d(5)
Main PID: 105 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
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[root@localhost smartinez]# journalctl _PID=105
-- Logs begin at sáb 2018-07-14 11:31:50 CDT, end at lun 2018-07-16 12:48:15 CDT. --
jul 14 11:31:50 localhost.localdomain systemd-modules-load[105]: Failed to insert 'vboxdrv': Required key not available
jul 14 11:31:50 localhost.localdomain systemd-modules-load[105]: Failed to insert 'vboxnetflt': Required key not available
jul 14 11:31:50 localhost.localdomain systemd-modules-load[105]: Failed to insert 'vboxnetadp': Required key not available
jul 14 11:31:50 localhost.localdomain systemd-modules-load[105]: Failed to insert 'vboxpci': Required key not available
Isnt all the rpm packages from oracle supposed to come signed?
regards
Re: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
Posted: 16. Jul 2018, 20:01
by grimmjow_sms
towo2099 wrote:1st modprobe vboxdrv
2nd dmesg | grep .i vbox
modprobe throws:
Error: could not insert 'vboxdrv': Required key not available
Re: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
Posted: 16. Jul 2018, 20:31
by towo2099
It seems you use secure boot. With that enabled, you can't load any 3rd party kernel module, which is not signed.
Re: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
Posted: 16. Jul 2018, 21:45
by grimmjow_sms
towo2099 wrote:It seems you use secure boot. With that enabled, you can't load any 3rd party kernel module, which is not signed.
I tried to disable it, but right after the restart, it loads the old version of dell logo, and then the Dell SupportAssist starts checking my HD. Is there anything else I can do?
Re: Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)
Posted: 16. Jul 2018, 21:50
by andyp73
grimmjow_sms wrote:Is there anything else I can do?
You could use a search engine and take a look at Dell and/or CentOS related sites to find out the proper mechanism for disabling secure boot.
-Andy.