[SOLVED] just upgraded virtual box on linux and windows and they both have kernel driver error

smeezekitty · 10-29-2009, 12:20 PM

i decided to upgrade to 3.08 but now in linux AND windows i get kernel driver not loaded error message.
how do i fix it?

callumacrae · 10-29-2009, 01:38 PM

I had this error. You can see how it was mostly fixed at http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...c-1908-761657/

Actually, have you tried running '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup' in terminal yet? (as root)

~Callum

smeezekitty · 10-29-2009, 06:37 PM

that fixed the linux version but the windows version is still broken.

callumacrae · 10-30-2009, 05:23 AM

I've not had any experience with virtualbox in Windows so I cannot really help you there sorry.

Have you tried reinstalling in Windows?

Hang on, this is meant to be a linux forum!

http://forums.virtualbox.org/ - they'll probably be able to fix it in about three seconds

~Callum

smeezekitty · 10-30-2009, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by callumacrae

Have you tried reinstalling in Windows?

No go. i wonder why it needs a kernel driver?

smeezekitty · 10-30-2009, 12:25 PM

got it. heres how to fix:
click start, then select run (Hopfully any real user will have the run button enabled)
type "C:\Program Files\Sun\VirtualBox\Drivers"
press enter
double click on vboxdrv
right click VBoxDrv.inf (i assume you file extensions set to show), select install
restart vrbx if its running

Quakeboy02 · 10-30-2009, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smeezekitty

No go. i wonder why it needs a kernel driver?

Just a comment on this question. Modern OSes reserve access to the hardware to ring 0, or protected mode. Thus, a guest OS has to have some method to access the hardware through the host OS, as it can't access it directly. This is done via a device driver.