Yes, the problem is Hardy's current version of virtualbox-ose is not compatible with the new default kernel (2.6.24). Hardy's virtualbox-ose package needs an upgrade to version 1.5.4 to be able to build against hardy's kernel.
This is already being worked on, see bug #156210 . ** Changed in: virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- virtualbox cannot initiate due to vboxdrv missing from kernel modules [x86/hardy] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/179807 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs