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Delon-user

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Registered: 2023-08-01

Posts: 1

Kernel driver "vboxconfig" necessary for virtualbox doesn't exists

When i tried starting virtual box from oracle on my new arch linux, tried to create a vm using windows iso, but then, an error apeared saying:
"Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver is either not loaded or not set up correctly. Please try setting it up again by executing

'/sbin/vboxconfig'

as root.

If your system has EFI Secure Boot enabled you may also need to sign the kernel modules (vboxdrv, vboxnetflt, vboxnetadp, vboxpci) before you can load them. Please see your Linux system's documentation for more information.

where: suplibOsInit what: 3 VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED (-1908) - The support driver is not installed. On linux, open returned ENOENT. "
I tried installing some addiotional packages, but no. Seems that driver located in /sbin/vboxconfig don't exist. I tried loggin out to linux vannila (i user lts) nothing. Tried updating system and logging in vanilla. Nothing. Maybe logging again in lts? No. 
If someone can help me to fix this error, i i'll be grateful. I'm waiting you beloved's. bye

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 13,726

Re: Kernel driver "vboxconfig" necessary for virtualbox doesn't exists

No, you do not need vboxconfig. See the virtualbox wiki page.

If you need more help, things like "I tried installing some addiotional packages, but no." don't cut it. Specifics, always.

skirmish

Member

Registered: 2018-02-28

Posts: 10

Re: Kernel driver "vboxconfig" necessary for virtualbox doesn't exists

I was seeing the same error message after today's update and reboot.  But that was not the problem.

Looking at `sudo journalctl -b 0`, I saw that virtualbox was crashing with a segfault in `/usr/lib/libnss_resolve.so.2`.  I downgraded `systemd-libs` from 254-1 back to 253.7-1, and now I can run Virtualbox fine again.