Comment 2 for bug 1152398

Hi,

I'm fairlynew to linux and trying to figure out how i can install this
patch...Please help

On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 7:10 AM, pranith <email address hidden> wrote:

> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1081307 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1081307
>
> ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1081307
> virtualbox-dkms 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2: virtualbox kernel module failed
> to build [merge request]
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> Title:
> virtualbox-dkms 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2: virtualbox kernel module
> failed to build
>
> Status in “virtualbox” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> I get the below message when i try to open a vm using my virtual box
>
> 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
>
> '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv 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.
>
>
> I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my machine
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: virtualbox-dkms 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-25.39~precise1-generic 3.5.7.4
> Uname: Linux 3.5.0-25-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
> Architecture: amd64
> DKMSKernelVersion: 3.5.0-25-generic
> Date: Fri Mar 8 06:36:44 2013
> MarkForUpload: True
> PackageArchitecture: all
> PackageVersion: 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2
> SourcePackage: virtualbox
> Title: virtualbox-dkms 4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2: virtualbox kernel module
> failed to build
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> VirtualBox.ModInfo:
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