VBox broken after update [Solved]

[weirdtalk]

VirtualBox updated to 3.2 and now I get this error:

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RTR3Init failed with rc=-1912 (rc=-1912)

The VirtualBox kernel modules do not match this version of VirtualBox. The installation of VirtualBox was apparently not successful. Executing

'/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup'

may correct this. Make sure that you do not mix the OSE version and the PUEL version of VirtualBox.

I have tried:
equo install virtualbox-bin virtualbox-modules && reboot

and

equo remove virtualbox-bin virtualbox-modules && reboot
equo install virtualbox-bin virtualbox-modules

but no effect. I have the modules loaded:

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$ cat /etc/conf.d/modules
# You can define a list modules for a specific kernel version,
# a released kernel version, a main kernel version or just a list.
#modules_2_6_23_gentoo_r5="ieee1394 ohci1394"
#modules_2_6_23="tun ieee1394"
#modules_2_6="tun"
#modules="ohci1394"

# You can give modules a different name when they load - the new name
# will also be used to pick arguments below.
#modules="dummy:dummy1"

# Give the modules some arguments if needed, per version if necessary.
#module_ieee1394_args="debug"
#module_ieee1394_args_2_6_23_gentoo_r5="ieee1394 ohci1394"
#module_ieee1394_args_2_6_23="tun ieee1394"
#module_ieee1394_args_2_6="tun"

# You should consult your kernel documentation and configuration
# for a list of modules and their options.
modules="vboxdrv vboxnetflt vboxnetadp"

$lsmod | grep vbox
vboxnetadp              5608  0
vboxnetflt             11048  0
vboxdrv               122800  2 vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt


I don't get it. How do I fix?

[DagonSphere]

Did you try, as root or sudo, to execute /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup? That's command the first screen you posted indicated to try.

I haven't don't this on Sabayon. It works on other distros (Suse, and Mint) What this does is recompile the kernel drivers for VirtualBox, and must be done after updating the kernel.

If you already tried that, then I'm not sure where to go from there.

HTH

[weirdtalk]

Ya I tried that, but sabayon doesn't have that file. At the moment I'm stuck using qemu do my vm's and I can't seem to get kqemu to work so it's really slow.

[DagonSphere]

Perhaps it's located elsewhere. It should be there somewhere. That error message is output by VirtualBox, and is not customized based on the distro.

Try searching, as root/sudo

find / -iname 'vboxdrv' and execute it with the setup switch.

[batvink]

did you modprobe vboxdrv ? (as root)
enter as root in a terminal: modprobe vboxdrv
than try to run virtualbox

[weirdtalk]

I did modprobe and even did a lsmod to verify that it is running, but same results.

[lxnay]

here it's all good with 2.6.33. What kernel are you using?

[DagonSphere]

OK, my bad. vboxdrv is no where to be found because Sabayon provides precompiled kernel modules. (That's what I get for trying to answer a question before installing Sabayon )

I would make sure that the kernel module package version number matches both the version of VirtualBox you have installed, and matches the running kernel. If you haven't rebooted since installing the new kernel, you'll have to reboot to activate it, before proceeding.

Check the running kernel

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# uname -r
2.6.33-sabayon

My kernel is 2.6.33

Check the version of VirtualBox that is installed

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# equo match --installed virtualbox-bin
..
@@ Package: app-emulation/virtualbox-bin-3.2.0 branch: 5, [__system__]
..

My VirtualBox version is 3.2.0

Check the version of VirtualBox kernel drivers that are installed

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# equo match --installed virtualbox-modules
..
@@ Package: app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-3.2.0#2.6.33-sabayon branch: 5, [__system__]
..

The version number in my modules package matches both the kernel version and vbox version. If you have additional vbox kernel module packages installed, it would be wise to remove them to avoid any conflicts.

Let me know what you find.

[weirdtalk]

Did an update again, and along with it came kernel 2.6.34 and matching vboxdrv. So it is working again.

[gewehr]

Hi, the same problem here.
Kernel is 2.6.34. Drivers are for this kernel. Virtualbox is not working... Message is :

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. Users of Ubuntu, Fedora or Mandriva should install the DKMS package first. This package keeps track of Linux kernel changes and recompiles the vboxdrv kernel module if necessary.


Please help.