VirtualBox. Image failed to boot after update to kernel 2.6.24-20
Bug #252331 reported by
Fabio Serpa
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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virtualbox-ose-modules (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Hardy |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: virtualbox-ose
It's a Windows XP image. Created using virtualbox and kernel 2.6.24-19-generic. After update to kernel 2.6.24-20-generic, the image fails to boot and virtualbox show this log bellow:
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-
VBox status code: -1908 (VERR_VM_
Result Code:
0x80004005
Component:
Console
Interface:
IConsole {1dea5c4b-
There is no virtualbox modules for kernel 2.6.24-20-generic.
Thanks!
It looks like you're not the only one who ran into this problem after upgrading to 2.6.24-20-generic. This how-to describes how to compile the modules from source: http:// technologytales .com/2008/ 07/27/getting- virtualbox- working- on-ubuntu- after-a- kernel- upgrade/