I just upgraded to kernel 4.18.7 in my Arch Linux system and it broke the VirtualBox. VirtualBox has stopped working after updating the kernel. When I start a VM, I got this error:
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 '/sbin/vboxconfig' as root. where: suplibOsInit what: 3 VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED (-1908) - The support driver is not installed. On linux, open returned ENOENT.
And this error too:
The virtual machine 'Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Server' has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1 (0x1).
| Result Code: | NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) |
| Component: | MachineWrap |
| Interface: | IMachine {85cd948e-a71f-4289-281e-0ca7ad48cd89} |
VirtualBox Error
Weird? I ran the command the following command as suggested in the first image to reinstall the kernel module.
$ sudo /sbin/vboxconfig
But my Arch Linux systems said there was no such command:
sudo: /sbin/vboxconfig: command not found
Then, I head over to Arch Linux forum. While looking through the forum, someone has suggested to run this command:
$ sudo modprobe vboxdrv
And.. I got this error:
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'vboxdrv': Exec format error
After spending few more minutes on the forum, finally I fixed this error by updating virtualbox-host-modules package.
If ever run into this error, all you have to do is update your virtualbox-host-modules package or better run a complete update.
To do so, simply run:
$ sudo pacman -Syyu
Finally, run this command to reload the kernel module:
$ sudo /sbin/rcvboxdrv setup Unloading modules: Loading modules: vboxnetadp vboxnetflt vboxpci vboxdrv
VirtualBox should work now.
For Ubuntu systems, refer this link:
This guide is bit old. I can't guarantee this guide still applies to the new kernel.
Update:
If you still get the same error, find the installed virtualbox host modules:
$ pacman -Q | grep virtual virtualbox 5.2.18-1 virtualbox-guest-iso 5.2.18-1 virtualbox-host-modules-arch 5.2.18-8 virtualbox-sdk 5.2.18-1
And, replace virtualbox-host-modules-arch package with virtualbox-host-dkms
package like below.
$ sudo pacman -Syu
$ sudo pacman -S virtualbox-host-dkms
You will prompted to remove virtualbox-host-modules-arch package. Just type Y and hit ENTER to install virtualbox-host-dkms.
Make sure you have installed the kernel headers:
$ sudo pacman -S linux-headers
Finally, run the following commands:
$ sudo modprobe vboxdrv
$ sudo /sbin/rcvboxdrv setup
Reboot the system and now VirtualBox should work.
Related read:
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Worked great, many thanks.
Worked! Thanks.
In order to install the correct host modules for your kernel, you must specify which ones you want to install.
Refer to Lynob’s answer on https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/202396/manjaro-module-vboxdrv-not-found.
In essence, do:
sudo pacman -S linux316-virtualbox-host-modules
where ‘linux316’ should be altered to you appropriate kernel version.
i try to start centOs 7 in virtual box and i still get the same error
Result Code:
NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
what should i do ?
I received the same error. It was caused by the `/usr/` directory not being owned by root.
DOESN’T WORK! I get this message (Ubuntu 16.04):
~$ sudo pacman -Syyu
[sudo] Passwort für ich:
sudo: pacman: Befehl nicht gefunden
(=means “pacman” command not found).
What is “pacman, anyway??
This tutorial is for Arch Linux, not Ubuntu. Pacman is not available in Ubuntu.
Erase the file ~/.config/VirtualBox/VirtualBox.xml, and then load manualy the virtual’s machine again.
Thanks, It really saved me.
Host: Ubuntu 18.04
Guest: Windows 10
The machine was work smoothly until unexpectedly this error occurs
Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) Component: MachineWrap
******* Solution ******
I haven’t made any update or any changes to host or guest recently, Therefor I looked carefully “VirtualBox VM” folder and recognize
” *.vbox ” file name has changed as follows ” Windows10-1.15-linux.vbox ” so first I rename the file as ” Windows10.vbox” now vdi and vbox file appear as follows
” Windows10.vbox ”
” Windows10.vdi ”
close all the windows and restart both Host and Guest, IT’S WORKING …!!
In my case this the simple solution that worked for me. 😀
2022 Update: You need to install the latest Virtualbox Extension Pack version