Virtualbox OSE doesn't run in Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon

[Sebastián Magrí]

Binary package hint: virtualbox-ose

After a distribution upgrade, and after a re installation of virtualbox OSE, when i run a virtual machine it's stopped and gives me the following message:

"Virtual Box 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 and execute '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv start' as root.

Vbox status code: -1908 (VERR_VM__DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED).

Result Code: 0x80004005
Component: Console
Interface: IConsole {1dea5c4b-0753-4193-b909-22330f64ec45}"

I've already installed the virtualbox-ose-modules package and executed '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv start' as root... Even i'd reboot my computer but the problem continues...

[Daniel Hahler (blueyed)]

1. Please try "sudo modprobe vboxdrv" from a terminal/console and report back what it does.
2. Do you have the file /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/misc/vboxdrv.ko?

[Sebastián Magrí (sebasmagri)]

The result of the first part is:

FATAL: Module vboxdrv not found.

And the second answer is that i do have this file in this location...

2007/10/18, dAniel hAhler <email address hidden>:
>
> 1. Please try "sudo modprobe vboxdrv" from a terminal/console and report
> back what it does.
> 2. Do you have the file /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/misc/vboxdrv.ko?
>
> ** Changed in: virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> Virtualbox OSE doesn't run in Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/153989
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

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Sebastián Ramírez Magrí
GNU/Linux User...

[nemixer (nemixer)]

Hi have the some problem with ubuntu 7.10, I try to follow the wiki which suggest :

sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose virtualbox-ose-source
sudo module-assistant prepare
sudo module-assistant update
sudo module-assistant unpack virtualbox-ose
sudo module-assistant auto-install virtualbox-ose

and the last line give this errror:

emi@def:~$ sudo module-assistant auto-install virtualbox-ose

Updated infos about 1 packages
Getting source for kernel version: 2.6.22-14-386
Kernel headers available in /usr/src/linux
Creating symlink...
Couldn't create the /usr/src/linux symlink!
apt-get install build-essential
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
build-essential is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Done!
unpack
Extracting the package tarball, /usr/src/virtualbox-ose.tar.bz2, please wait...
"/usr/share/modass/packages/default.sh" build KVERS=2.6.22-14-386 KSRC=/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-14-386 KDREV=2.6.22-14.46 kdist_image
Done with /usr/src/virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-386_1.5.0-dfsg2-1ubuntu3+2.6.22-14.46_i386.deb .
dpkg -Ei /usr/src/virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-386_1.5.0-dfsg2-1ubuntu3+2.6.22-14.46_i386.deb
Selecting previously deselected package virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-386.
dpkg: regarding .../virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-386_1.5.0-dfsg2-1ubuntu3+2.6.22-14.46_i386.deb containing virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-386:
 virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic conflicts with virtualbox-ose-modules
  virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-386 provides virtualbox-ose-modules and is to be installed.
dpkg: error processing /usr/src/virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-386_1.5.0-dfsg2-1ubuntu3+2.6.22-14.46_i386.deb (--install):
 conflicting packages - not installing virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-386
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /usr/src/virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-386_1.5.0-dfsg2-1ubuntu3+2.6.22-14.46_i386.deb

I: Direct installation failed, trying to post-install the dependencies

apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

after this I checked the result with

emi@def:~$ ls -l /dev/vboxdrv
ls: /dev/vboxdrv: No such file or directory

[Daniel Hahler (blueyed)]

sebasmagri, are you running the 2.6.22-14-generic kernel? (you can check this using "uname -r")

nemixer, it appears you have a different problem. You should not need to manually build the module. Installing virtualbox-ose and virtualbox-ose-modules-generic (or ..-server) should be enough.

[Sebastián Magrí (sebasmagri)]

Hi Daniel...

Yes i'm running this kernel version... it's very important for me becouse i
need to use some programs in windows plataform...

Thanks for your help Daniel...

2007/10/19, dAniel hAhler <email address hidden>:
>
> sebasmagri, are you running the 2.6.22-14-generic kernel? (you can check
> this using "uname -r")
>
> nemixer, it appears you have a different problem. You should not need to
> manually build the module. Installing virtualbox-ose and virtualbox-ose-
> modules-generic (or ..-server) should be enough.
>
> --
> Virtualbox OSE doesn't run in Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/153989
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

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Sebastián Ramírez Magrí
GNU/Linux User...

[nemixer (nemixer)]

I first tried installing the packages and I got the same error:

"Virtual Box 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 and execute '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv start' as root.

I tried to manually load the module with modprobe but it was not found.

Then I found on the ubuntu-wiki that procedure to install Virtualbox on Gutsy and tried that as well..
Here the link:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox?highlight=%28virtualbox%29

but I didn't help..

[Daniel Hahler (blueyed)]

Please try the following:
sudo depmod -a
sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv start

[nemixer (nemixer)]

Hi Daniel, here the output, if you meant me..

emi@def:~$ sudo depmod -a
emi@def:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv start
 * Starting VirtualBox kernel module vboxdrv FATAL: Module vboxdrv not found.

 * Modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why.
emi@def:~$

[Daniel Hahler (blueyed)]

And what does "dmesg" tell? (at the end, after you've tried "sudo modprobe vboxdrv")

[Moritz Naumann (mnaumann)]

Probably nothing. I just had the same issue as nemixer (and the same setup), and there was nothing matching "ox" in dmesg. Reinstalling virtualbox-ose and running "sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv start" again helped.

This may be a duplicate of Bug #153819 and Bug #154630

Please seperate nemixers' bug report from the initial creators (sebasmagri), as they seem to be completely different issues.

[neuroserve (toens-bueker)]

Obviously the modules of linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-14-386 live in /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-386.
Modules of virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic live in /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic.
Copying the module vboxdrv.ko to /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-386 results in FATAL: Error inserting vboxdrv (/lib/modules/2.6.22-14-386/vboxdrv.ko): Invalid module format.

Working around that problem by compiling the module with module-assisstant does not work either, because the
package will not be installed alongside virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic as described above.

[Sebastián Magrí (sebasmagri)]

I've been working with the PUEL version and it runs perfect....

2007/11/3, neuroserve <email address hidden>:
>
> Obviously the modules of linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-14-386 live in
> /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-386.
> Modules of virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic live in
> /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic.
> Copying the module vboxdrv.ko to /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-386 results in
> FATAL: Error inserting vboxdrv (/lib/modules/2.6.22-14-386/vboxdrv.ko):
> Invalid module format.
>
> Working around that problem by compiling the module with module-assisstant
> does not work either, because the
> package will not be installed alongside
> virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic as described above.
>
> --
> Virtualbox OSE doesn't run in Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/153989
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

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Sebastián Ramírez Magrí
GNU/Linux User...

[neuroserve (toens-bueker)]

True - works out of the box.

[Mattias Bengtsson (moonlite)]

I can confirm this bug.
I also get this when loading the driver:

{{{
sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv start
 * Starting VirtualBox kernel module vboxdrv FATAL: Module vboxdrv not found.

 * Modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why.
}}}

The driver is located in /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/misc/vboxdrv.ko .
When i do
{{{
sudo ln -s /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/misc /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-386/misc
sudo depmod -a
}}}
i get this:
{{{
moonlite@startop /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-386 $ sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv start
 * Starting VirtualBox kernel module vboxdrv
FATAL: Error inserting vboxdrv (/lib/modules/2.6.22-14-386/misc/vboxdrv.ko): Invalid module format

 * Modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why.

}}}

[Sebastián Magrí (sebasmagri)]

I think it could be related to the kernel support for virtualization....

[Daniel Hahler (blueyed)]

Re-assigning to virtualbox-ose-modules.

Please note, that this can be caused when using the realtime kernel, which has no module built yet (bug 156740), but that's not the case for most of you.

But: I've overlooked that at least nemixer is using the linux-386 kernel! Apparently, there's no module for it, too!

The workaround would be to install linux-generic, which should be the recommended kernel version in most cases probably anyway.

sebasmagri, please post the output of "uname -a" on your system.

[sgtkwol (sgtkwol)]

I am having the same issue. All the errors and responses to the fixes so far, have been the same. I had virtualbox working perfectly, but in that process it caused issues with nvidia non-free drivers. I reinstalled the drivers using envy, and now I can't start virtualbox. I have a feeling that it is an xorg.conf issue. Attached is my xorg.conf.

[Craig Gilding (slasherx2)]

Works fine for me but only if I run it as root with gksudo virtualbox in the terminal.

[ameoba (swm)]

Errors during install -
-------------------------
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libqt3-mt libxalan110 libxerces27 virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic
Suggested packages:
  libqt3-mt-psql libqt3-mt-mysql libqt3-mt-odbc xalan
Recommended packages:
  virtualbox-ose-source
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libqt3-mt libxalan110 libxerces27 virtualbox-ose virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic
0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 11.9MB of archives.
After unpacking 37.5MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Get:1 http://mirrors.kernel.org gutsy-updates/main libqt3-mt 3:3.3.8really3.3.7-0ubuntu11.1 [3300kB]
Get:2 http://mirrors.kernel.org gutsy/universe libxerces27 2.7.0-3 [1321kB]
Get:3 http://mirrors.kernel.org gutsy/universe libxalan110 1.10-3.1 [1241kB]
Get:4 http://mirrors.kernel.org gutsy/universe virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic 6 [317kB]
Get:5 http://mirrors.kernel.org gutsy/universe virtualbox-ose 1.5.0-dfsg2-1ubuntu3 [5695kB]
Fetched 11.9MB in 17s (685kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package libqt3-mt.
(Reading database ... 120028 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libqt3-mt (from .../libqt3-mt_3%3a3.3.8really3.3.7-0ubuntu11.1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libxerces27.
Unpacking libxerces27 (from .../libxerces27_2.7.0-3_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libxalan110.
Unpacking libxalan110 (from .../libxalan110_1.10-3.1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic.
Unpacking virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic (from .../virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic_6_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package virtualbox-ose.
Unpacking virtualbox-ose (from .../virtualbox-ose_1.5.0-dfsg2-1ubuntu3_i386.deb) ...
Setting up libqt3-mt (3:3.3.8really3.3.7-0ubuntu11.1) ...

Setting up libxerces27 (2.7.0-3) ...

Setting up libxalan110 (1.10-3.1) ...

Setting up virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic (6) ...
 * Starting VirtualBox kernel module vboxdrv chown: `:vboxusers': invalid group

 * Cannot change owner vboxusers for device /dev/vboxdrv.

Setting up virtualbox-ose (1.5.0-dfsg2-1ubuntu3) ...

Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
ameoba@ameoba-desktop:~/vmware$ virtualbox
WARNING: The character device /dev/vboxdrv does not exist.
         Please install the virtualbox-ose-modules package for your kernel.

         You will not be able to start...

[Daniel Hahler (blueyed)]

ameoba, your problem is bug 153819.

[Craig Maloney (craig-decafbad)]

Can confirm this is a bug. Tried all of the stuff above, but am still having trouble with the module. A simple "sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose" doesn't give a working virtualbox because of the kernel module (FATAL: Module vboxdrv not found.)

[Craig Gilding (slasherx2)]

Craig - did you try running it with gksudo from the terminal?

[Craig Maloney (craig-decafbad)]

$ gksudo virtualbox
WARNING: The character device /dev/vboxdrv does not exist.
         Please install the virtualbox-ose-modules package for your kernel.

         You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed.

I can't seem to get the modules to load for anything.

Here's the output from dpkg:

dpkg -l | grep virtual
rc virtualbox 1.5.2-25433_Ubuntu_feisty innotek VirtualBox
ii virtualbox-ose 1.5.0-dfsg2-1ubuntu3 PC virtualization solution
ii virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic 6 virtualbox-ose modules for linux-image-2.6.2

[Craig Gilding (slasherx2)]

Try

$ sudo mkdir /dev/vboxdrv
$ gksudo virtualbox

[Craig Maloney (craig-decafbad)]

Nope. That gives me the same errors.

[Daniel Hahler (blueyed)]

Wow, there are so many different issues in this bug already.. I'm closing it as invalid.

Please make sure, that you are using the -generic kernel (and not -rt or -386, because there are no modules for these flavours yet).

Then, look at "dmesg | tail" to get the reason why "sudo modprobe vboxdrv" may have failed.

If you still have problems, please report a new bug (if there's not already one with your exact issue).

Please also note, that virtualbox-ose is (still) broken/not working in Ubuntu Hardy. You may want to use the PUEL version from virtualbox.org.

[Craig Maloney (craig-decafbad)]

I'm not sure why this is being closed as invalid. It seems to me there's a single thread here, which is that the Virtualbox modules aren't loading at all for some users (myself included). There's no dmesg trail to post, as nothing is getting logged.

[Craig Maloney (craig-decafbad)]

Confirming this bug. I'm using the virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic module, and am using the generic kernel, not the rt kernel.

[Craig Maloney (craig-decafbad)]

craig@lister:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv start
 * Starting VirtualBox kernel module vboxdrv FATAL: Module vboxdrv not found.

 * Modprobe vboxdrv failed. Please use 'dmesg' to find out why.

dmesg has nothing in the output to explain why this is happening.

craig@lister:~$ uname -a
Linux lister 2.6.22-14-386 #1 Tue Dec 18 07:34:24 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
craig@lister:~$ dpkg -l | grep virtualbox
rc virtualbox 1.5.2-25433_Ubuntu_feisty innotek VirtualBox
ii virtualbox-ose 1.5.0-dfsg2-1ubuntu3 PC virtualization solution
ii virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic 6 virtualbox-ose modules for linux-image-2.6.2

[Daniel Hahler (blueyed)]

Craig, there's no module for the -386 kernel (yet). See bug 156740.
Also, this appears not to be the same bug as reported by sebasmagri initially.

I'm marking it as duplicate of bug 156740.

[Daniel Hahler (blueyed)]

Craig, I've said it before (above): you probably want to install the linux-generic kernel instead of the linux-386 one.

[Craig Maloney (craig-decafbad)]

tried the generic kernel. After running:

sudo depnod -a

It seems to be working now. I'm wondering if the trouble started because I migrated from Feisty to Gutsy.

Thanks!

[msanguino (manuel-sanguino)]

Someone knows about the virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-3-686 from 2.6.22+1.5.2-dfsg2-9 what happen when I try update my System in this packet have problem because my Virtual Box stop working and I do again what we said this forum to return to work.

I think something wrong for the module version

Becasuse downgrading virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-3-686 from 2.6.22+1.5.2-dfsg2-9 to 1.5.4-dfsg-4+2.6.22-6. and work.

My system Linux version 2.6.22-3-686 (Debian 2.6.22-6) Lenny

#sudo module-assistant auto-install virtualbox-ose

Updated infos about 1 packages
Getting source for kernel version: 2.6.22-3-686
Kernel headers available in /lib/modules/2.6.22-3-686/build
apt-get install build-essential
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
build-essential is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libpci2 qjackctl libgomp1 libdirectfb-0.9-25 jackd libpisync0
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Done!
unpack
Extracting the package tarball, /usr/src/virtualbox-ose.tar.bz2, please wait...
"/usr/share/modass/overrides/virtualbox-ose-source" build KVERS=2.6.22-3-686 KSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.22-3-686/build KDREV=2.6.22-6 kdist_image
Done with /usr/src/virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-3-686_1.5.4-dfsg-4+2.6.22-6_i386.deb .
dpkg -Ei /usr/src/virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-3-686_1.5.4-dfsg-4+2.6.22-6_i386.deb
dpkg - warning: downgrading virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-3-686 from 2.6.22+1.5.2-dfsg2-9 to 1.5.4-dfsg-4+2.6.22-6.
(Reading database ... 141479 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-3-686 2.6.22+1.5.2-dfsg2-9 (using .../virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-3-686_1.5.4-dfsg-4+2.6.22-6_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-3-686 ...
Setting up virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-3-686 (1.5.4-dfsg-4+2.6.22-6) ...

thxs