[SOLVED] virtualbox vm session starting with error

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[SOLVED] virtualbox vm session starting with error

Postby nwtmg » Sep 9th, '18, 18:36

Hi

I have mageia 6 and I am using virtualbox. I am getting an error message regarding a vboxdrv service not started. I think there is a service disabled somewhere. No idea what happened.
Tried enabling the virtualbox service using the service command but still getting errors. Thanks for your help.
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Re: virtualbox vm session starting with error

Postby benmc » Sep 9th, '18, 21:47

would you mind attempting to start virtualbox from command line and posting the output error(s)

TIA
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Re: virtualbox vm session starting with error

Postby nwtmg » Sep 9th, '18, 21:57

here it is

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WARNING: The vboxdrv kernel module is not loaded. Either there is no module
         available for the current kernel (4.14.65-desktop-1.mga6) or it failed to
         load. Please recompile the kernel module and install it by

           sudo /sbin/vboxconfig

         You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed.


looked for /sbin/vboxconfig and unable to locate.
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Re: virtualbox vm session starting with error

Postby benmc » Sep 9th, '18, 22:16

have you installed
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kernel-desktop-devel-latest
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Re: virtualbox vm session starting with error

Postby nwtmg » Sep 9th, '18, 22:28

how do I test for that kernel-desktop-devel-latest ?
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Re: virtualbox vm session starting with error

Postby benmc » Sep 9th, '18, 22:43

as root
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urpmi kernel-desktop-devel-latest
.

if already installed, it will advise so
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Re: virtualbox vm session starting with error

Postby nwtmg » Sep 9th, '18, 22:54

The package ws not installed but now is. I tested virtualbox and problem still exists.
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Re: virtualbox vm session starting with error

Postby benmc » Sep 9th, '18, 22:59

you will have to reboot for the virtualbox module to be installed
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Re: virtualbox vm session starting with error

Postby nwtmg » Sep 9th, '18, 23:10

Rebooted and tested virtualbox. Problem still exists
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Re: virtualbox vm session starting with error

Postby benmc » Sep 10th, '18, 09:04

has virtualbox previously been working, or is this a new install that you cannot get to work?

have you installed package
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dkms-virtualbox
and
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virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest
?
again reboot.

I have just added virtualbox to this system and the following were added:
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# urpmi virtualbox
To satisfy dependencies, the following packages are going to be installed:
  Package                        Version      Release       Arch   
(medium "Core Updates")
  virtualbox                     5.2.18       1.mga6        x86_64 
  virtualbox-doc                 5.1.30       1.mga6        noarch  (recommended)
  virtualbox-kernel-4.14.65-des> 5.2.18       1.mga6        x86_64 
  virtualbox-kernel-desktop-lat> 5.2.18       1.mga6        x86_64  (recommended)


reboot and opened an existing .vdi ok
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Re: virtualbox vm session starting with error

Postby nwtmg » Sep 10th, '18, 15:09

Completed all as stated and problem still exists.

Here is the problem

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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


What is the vboxdrv driver and how do I install it. I have looked for /sbin/vboxconfig and unable to locate it .
No idea how this happened. I was looking at the system security using msec.
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Re: virtualbox vm session starting with error

Postby doktor5000 » Sep 10th, '18, 15:37

Please post the output as root of
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rpm -qa|sort|grep -iE "kernel|virtualbox"
dkms status
systemctl status dkms-autorebuild.service -al -n50


vboxdrv is the kernel module that is required on the virtualbox host for the actual virtualisation and it needs to match the running kernel (like with any other kernel module).
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Re: virtualbox vm session starting with error

Postby nwtmg » Sep 10th, '18, 16:29

for rpm -qa|sort|grep -iE "kernel|virtualbox"

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dkms-virtualbox-5.2.18-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-4.1.15-2.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-4.14.10-1.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-4.14.13-1.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-4.14.16-1.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-4.14.18-1.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-4.14.20-1.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-4.14.25-1.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-4.14.30-3.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-4.14.40-1.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-4.14.44-2.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-4.14.50-2.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-4.14.56-1.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-4.14.62-2.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-4.14.65-1.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-4.4.13-1.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-4.4.16-1.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-4.4.26-1.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-4.4.30-2.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-4.4.32-1.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-4.4.36-2.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-4.4.39-1.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-4.4.50-2.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-4.4.55-1.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-4.4.59-1.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-4.4.65-1.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-4.4.68-1.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-4.4.74-1.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-4.9.35-1.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-4.9.40-1.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-4.9.43-1.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-4.9.50-1.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-4.9.56-1.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop586-3.19.4-2.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop586-3.19.8-3.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop586-4.1.12-1.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop586-4.1.13-2.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop586-4.1.15-1.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-devel-4.14.65-1.mga6-1-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.14.65-1.mga6
kernel-desktop-latest-4.14.65-1.mga6
kernel-firmware-20170531-1.mga6
kernel-firmware-nonfree-20180606-1.mga6.nonfree
kernel-userspace-headers-4.14.65-1.mga6
vboxadditions-kernel-3.19.4-desktop586-2.mga5-4.3.26-6.mga5
vboxadditions-kernel-3.19.8-desktop586-3.mga5-5.0.2-2.mga5
vboxadditions-kernel-4.1.12-desktop586-1.mga5-5.0.8-2.mga5
vboxadditions-kernel-4.1.13-desktop586-2.mga5-5.0.10-1.mga5
vboxadditions-kernel-4.1.15-desktop586-1.mga5-5.0.12-1.mga5
virtualbox-5.2.18-1.mga6
virtualbox-doc-5.1.30-1.mga6
virtualbox-guest-additions-5.2.18-1.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-3.19.8-desktop586-3.mga5-5.0.2-2.mga5
virtualbox-kernel-4.1.12-desktop586-1.mga5-5.0.8-2.mga5
virtualbox-kernel-4.1.13-desktop586-2.mga5-5.0.10-1.mga5
virtualbox-kernel-4.1.15-desktop-2.mga5-5.0.16-3.mga5
virtualbox-kernel-4.1.15-desktop586-1.mga5-5.0.12-1.mga5
virtualbox-kernel-4.14.10-desktop-1.mga6-5.2.2-5.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-4.14.13-desktop-1.mga6-5.2.6-1.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-4.14.16-desktop-1.mga6-5.2.6-4.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-4.14.18-desktop-1.mga6-5.2.6-6.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-4.14.20-desktop-1.mga6-5.2.8-1.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-4.14.25-desktop-1.mga6-5.2.8-5.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-4.14.30-desktop-3.mga6-5.2.8-6.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-4.14.40-desktop-1.mga6-5.2.12-1.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-4.14.44-desktop-2.mga6-5.2.12-2.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-4.14.50-desktop-2.mga6-5.2.14-1.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-4.14.56-desktop-1.mga6-5.2.14-6.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-4.14.62-desktop-2.mga6-5.2.14-12.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-4.14.65-desktop-1.mga6-5.2.18-1.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-4.4.13-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.2-1.mga5
virtualbox-kernel-4.4.16-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.2-2.mga5
virtualbox-kernel-4.4.26-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.2-8.mga5
virtualbox-kernel-4.4.30-desktop-2.mga5-5.1.2-10.mga5
virtualbox-kernel-4.4.32-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.10-1.1.mga5
virtualbox-kernel-4.4.36-desktop-2.mga5-5.1.10-2.1.mga5
virtualbox-kernel-4.4.39-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.10-3.1.mga5
virtualbox-kernel-4.4.50-desktop-2.mga5-5.1.18-1.mga5
virtualbox-kernel-4.4.55-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.18-2.mga5
virtualbox-kernel-4.4.59-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.22-1.mga5
virtualbox-kernel-4.4.65-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.22-2.mga5
virtualbox-kernel-4.4.68-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.22-3.mga5
virtualbox-kernel-4.4.74-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.22-7.mga5
virtualbox-kernel-4.9.35-desktop-1.mga6-5.1.22-20.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-4.9.40-desktop-1.mga6-5.1.26-1.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-4.9.43-desktop-1.mga6-5.1.26-2.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-4.9.50-desktop-1.mga6-5.1.26-4.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-4.9.56-desktop-1.mga6-5.2.2-1.mga6
virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest-5.2.18-1.mga6


for dkms status

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virtualbox, 5.2.18-1.mga6, 4.14.65-desktop-1.mga6, i586: installed
virtualbox, 5.2.2-1.mga6, 4.9.56-desktop-1.mga6, i586: installed-binary from 4.9.56-desktop-1.mga6
virtualbox, 5.1.10-1.1.mga5, 4.4.36-desktop-2.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.4.36-desktop-2.mga5
virtualbox, 5.2.12-1.mga6, 4.14.44-desktop-2.mga6, i586: installed-binary from 4.14.44-desktop-2.mga6
virtualbox, 5.2.18-1.mga6, 4.14.65-desktop-1.mga6, i586: installed-binary from 4.14.65-desktop-1.mga6
virtualbox, 5.2.6-1.mga6, 4.14.18-desktop-1.mga6, i586: installed-binary from 4.14.18-desktop-1.mga6
virtualbox, 5.2.8-1.mga6, 4.14.30-desktop-3.mga6, i586: installed-binary from 4.14.30-desktop-3.mga6
virtualbox, 5.2.14-1.mga6, 4.14.50-desktop-2.mga6, i586: installed-binary from 4.14.50-desktop-2.mga6
virtualbox, 5.1.22-1.mga5, 4.4.65-desktop-1.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.4.65-desktop-1.mga5
virtualbox, 5.1.22-1.mga6, 4.9.35-desktop-1.mga6, i586: installed-binary from 4.9.35-desktop-1.mga6
virtualbox, 5.2.8-1.mga6, 4.14.20-desktop-1.mga6, i586: installed-binary from 4.14.20-desktop-1.mga6
virtualbox, 5.2.6-1.mga6, 4.14.16-desktop-1.mga6, i586: installed-binary from 4.14.16-desktop-1.mga6
virtualbox, 5.1.18-1.mga5, 4.4.50-desktop-2.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.4.50-desktop-2.mga5
virtualbox, 5.2.2-1.mga6, 4.14.10-desktop-1.mga6, i586: installed-binary from 4.14.10-desktop-1.mga6
vboxadditions, 4.3.26-1.mga5, 3.19.4-desktop586-2.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 3.19.4-desktop586-2.mga5
virtualbox, 5.1.26-1.mga6, 4.9.50-desktop-1.mga6, i586: installed-binary from 4.9.50-desktop-1.mga6
virtualbox, 5.2.14-1.mga6, 4.14.62-desktop-2.mga6, i586: installed-binary from 4.14.62-desktop-2.mga6
virtualbox, 5.0.2-2.mga5, 3.19.8-desktop586-3.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 3.19.8-desktop586-3.mga5
vboxadditions, 5.0.2-2.mga5, 3.19.8-desktop586-3.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 3.19.8-desktop586-3.mga5
virtualbox, 5.1.10-1.1.mga5, 4.4.39-desktop-1.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.4.39-desktop-1.mga5
virtualbox, 5.1.22-1.mga5, 4.4.74-desktop-1.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.4.74-desktop-1.mga5
virtualbox, 5.1.22-1.mga5, 4.4.59-desktop-1.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.4.59-desktop-1.mga5
virtualbox, 5.1.18-1.mga5, 4.4.55-desktop-1.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.4.55-desktop-1.mga5
virtualbox, 5.1.2-1.mga5, 4.4.13-desktop-1.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.4.13-desktop-1.mga5
virtualbox, 5.1.26-1.mga6, 4.9.40-desktop-1.mga6, i586: installed-binary from 4.9.40-desktop-1.mga6
virtualbox, 5.0.8-1.mga5, 4.1.12-desktop586-1.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.1.12-desktop586-1.mga5
vboxadditions, 5.0.8-1.mga5, 4.1.12-desktop586-1.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.1.12-desktop586-1.mga5
virtualbox, 5.1.22-1.mga5, 4.4.68-desktop-1.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.4.68-desktop-1.mga5
virtualbox, 5.0.12-1.mga5, 4.1.15-desktop586-1.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.1.15-desktop586-1.mga5
vboxadditions, 5.0.12-1.mga5, 4.1.15-desktop586-1.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.1.15-desktop586-1.mga5
virtualbox, 5.0.10-1.mga5, 4.1.13-desktop586-2.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.1.13-desktop586-2.mga5
vboxadditions, 5.0.10-1.mga5, 4.1.13-desktop586-2.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.1.13-desktop586-2.mga5
virtualbox, 5.1.2-1.mga5, 4.4.16-desktop-1.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.4.16-desktop-1.mga5
virtualbox, 5.2.6-1.mga6, 4.14.13-desktop-1.mga6, i586: installed-binary from 4.14.13-desktop-1.mga6
virtualbox, 5.2.12-1.mga6, 4.14.40-desktop-1.mga6, i586: installed-binary from 4.14.40-desktop-1.mga6
virtualbox, 5.1.2-1.mga5, 4.4.30-desktop-2.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.4.30-desktop-2.mga5
virtualbox, 5.2.14-1.mga6, 4.14.56-desktop-1.mga6, i586: installed-binary from 4.14.56-desktop-1.mga6
virtualbox, 5.1.2-1.mga5, 4.4.26-desktop-1.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.4.26-desktop-1.mga5
virtualbox, 5.0.16-1.mga5, 4.1.15-desktop-2.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.1.15-desktop-2.mga5
virtualbox, 5.1.26-1.mga6, 4.9.43-desktop-1.mga6, i586: installed-binary from 4.9.43-desktop-1.mga6
virtualbox, 5.2.8-1.mga6, 4.14.25-desktop-1.mga6, i586: installed-binary from 4.14.25-desktop-1.mga6
virtualbox, 5.1.10-1.1.mga5, 4.4.32-desktop-1.mga5, i586: installed-binary from 4.4.32-desktop-1.mga5


for systemctl status dkms-autorebuild.service -al -n50

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● dkms-autorebuild.service - run dkms_autoinstaller on every boot to rebuild dkms modules for newly booted kernels
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/dkms-autorebuild.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: inactive (dead)
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Re: virtualbox vm session starting with error

Postby pernel » Sep 15th, '18, 17:53

I have the same problem. Mageia 6 fully updated 64 bit version using the latest kernel server. Virtualbox worked before for me but now not anymore. Tried to uninstall Virtualbox completely with all kernel modules and re-install. It did not helpl Would apperciate any solution.
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Re: virtualbox vm session starting with error

Postby pernel » Sep 15th, '18, 18:32

For my part solved (at least for the moment). After reading the thread again, i installed the VirtualBox-kernel exactly corresponding to the linux kernel running. Then it started to work again. I hav no idea why this was messed up at the latest updates of the system. In fact there exists many more late versions of VirtualBox-kernel than the actualt linux kernel.
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Re: virtualbox vm session starting with error

Postby morgano » Sep 15th, '18, 23:13

Do you have virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest installed?
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Re: virtualbox vm session starting with error

Postby nwtmg » Sep 17th, '18, 17:53

Hi.

Finally solved this proble. Some research on the net led me to the /etc/init.d folder and the vitualbox shell script. Executed as root and problem solved. No idea what happened to change this in the first place. THanks for all our help.
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