On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 08:29:38PM -0800, Marc Shapiro wrote: > ... I have the following installed: > > > i linux-headers-3.16.0-0.bpo.4-amd64 - Header files for > Linux 3.16.0-0.bpo.4-amd64 > i A linux-headers-3.16.0-0.bpo.4-common - Common header files > for Linux 3.16.0-0.bpo.4 > i linux-image-3.16-0.bpo.2-amd64 - Linux 3.16 for > 64-bit PCs > i linux-kbuild-3.16 - > Kbuild infrastructure for Linux 3.16 > > i A dkms - Dynamic Kernel Module Support Framework > i virtualbox-dkms - x86 > virtualization solution - kernel module sources for dkms > > i virtualbox - x86 virtualization solution - base binaries > i virtualbox-qt - x86 virtualization solution - Qt based user interface > > I still get the above error when I start virtualbox. If I click past it and > try to power up the ReactOS vm, I get: > > ---------------- > 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 if Linux kernel changes and > recompiles the vboxdrv kernel module if necessary. > ----------------- > > The problem is that '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv' does not exist. Neither does > '/dev/vboxdrv'. Am I somehow missing a package that should have been > installed? Have I missed a step somewhere in installing virtualbox? How do > I get vboxdrv installed?
What version of virtualbox does the above represent? In my experience dkms for VirtualBox has never worked in Wheezy. I have to manually compile the module every time I upgrade the kernel. According to the Debian Wiki, you have to install VirtualBox from backports if you use a backports kernel: https://wiki.debian.org/VirtualBox#Debian_7_.22Wheezy.22_Backports Hmmm ... that's the x86 version of dkms for an AMD64 kernel. As this list taught me some time ago, that can cause problems. -- Carl Fink nitpick...@nitpicking.com Read my blog at blog.nitpicking.com. Reviews! Observations! Stupid mistakes you can correct! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141228044244.ga20...@panix.com
