Virtual Box!!!

[davbeck]

I installed virtualbox with emerge, and it works but when I try to start an image, it gives me this error

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VirtualBox kernel driver not installed. The vboxdrv kernel module was either not loaded or /dev/vboxdrv was not created for some reason. Re-setup the kernel module by executing '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup' as root.
VBox status code: -1908 (VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED).


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

 

/etc/init.d/vboxdrv doese not exist.

I did a little research and found out that I needed to add "nmi_watchdog=0" to my GRUB.conf file. Did that, restarted, nothing changed.

I am running Sabayon 3.3 (full version) with 2.13GHZ Intel dual core and 2GB RAM

thanks in advance

[dave_p_b]

Hi

As long as you've got the Virtualbox-modules installed then open up a root konsole and type modprobe vboxdrv. Also make sure you are a member of the group vboxusers. You can check that in kde via the kusers program. If you have to add yourself to the vboxusers group then remember to reboot for it to take affect.

All the best

Dave

[WarraWarra]

You can cheat and have it loading at startup by adding to /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 and adding vboxdrv to it.

Next time it reboots it will load it.

You can do this only once you know it is there or can manually load it with "modprobe vboxdrv"

[davbeck]

Thanks!!

It works now. Does anyone know how to resize the window? Device - Resize Window Size doesn't seem to work.

[WarraWarra]

Should be a option on top at file or help that can resize it.
As for guest my host screen is 1440x900 so I leave the guest at 1024x768 .

Have to check .

PS> remember the default release key for the mouse is the right ctrl button on your keyboard.
If it locks up in full screen use ctrl+alt+backspace together after pressing right ctrl button to release mouse. Happened to me the other day , relaunches X / kde and kills all running programs.