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Asked: 2012-04-28 06:28:37 +0800 CST

VirtualBox doesn't load after 12.04 upgrade

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After upgrading from 11.10 to 12.04, virtual box stopped working.

I've run the following to try to fix it:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install dkms
sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

but when i run the last command I get:

bash: /etc/init.d/vboxdrv: No such file or directory

When I try 

sudo /etc/init.d/virtualbox start

I get:

 * Starting VirtualBox kernel modules
 * No suitable module for running kernel found

I've also tried:

sudo dkms install virtualbox/4.1.2

and got:

Error! Could not find module source directory.
Directory: /usr/src/virtualbox-4.1.2 does not exist.

I've also tried installing linux headers:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

but they were already installed.

From what I've read re-installing may not fix the problem. Is there a way I can fix virtual box?

virtualbox kernel

6 Answers

  1. I had a similar problem. Here is what worked for me:

    This may be required if you get a kernel sources not found type of error:

    sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`

    Then reconfigure the relevant packages to kick them in to rebuilding.

    sudo dpkg-reconfigure virtualbox-dkms 
sudo dpkg-reconfigure virtualbox
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  2. Best Answer

    I ended up uninstalling and reinstalling virtualbox using apt-get. It saw that there were kernel parts missing and installed them.

    sudo apt-get remove virtualbox
sudo apt-get install virtualbox
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  3. This worked for me too:

    sudo apt-get remove virtualbox
sudo apt-get install virtualbox

    However, I had to add:

    sudo modprobe vboxdrv
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  4. This answer is based on @curtis's answer, apparenly the answer's version specific

    You are using the wrong version for building the dkms. Try this:

    sudo dkms install virtualbox/4.1.12

    It appears to have worked for me. This is after you install the virtualbox-dkms package of course.

    the version can be changed (in bold given in the quotation).

    So try:

    ls -d /usr/src/virtualbox*

    which will give you something like

    /usr/src/virtualbox-version

    now take version and use it in the command above like

    sudo dkms install virtualbox/version

    If that is not giving you

    Module virtualbox/version already installed on kernel kernelVersion-generic/architecture

    run this following commands after that(taken from other answers on the post)

    • rebuilding just the kernel modules

      sudo dpkg-reconfigure virtualbox-dkms

    • reinstalling

      sudo apt-get remove virtualbox && sudo apt-get install virtualbox

    and if required, load the module sudo modprobe vboxdrv

    if DKMS is showing error that some kernel is missing, then just install the kernel and then rebuild/reinstall virtualbox.

    EDIT: apparently this is also exist on 12.10

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  5. You are using the wrong version for building the dkms. Try this:

    sudo dkms install virtualbox/4.1.12

    It appears to have worked for me. This is after you install the virtualbox-dkms package of course.

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  6. I have same Problem, and in the Logfile

    DKMS make.log for virtualbox-4.1.12 for kernel 3.8.0-31-generic (x86_64) Mo 7. Okt 14:43:01 CEST 2013 make: Gehe in Verzeichnis '/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-31-generic' LD /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/built-in.o LD /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/vboxdrv/built-in.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/vboxdrv/linux/SUPDrv-linux.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/vboxdrv/SUPDrv.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/vboxdrv/SUPDrvSem.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/vboxdrv/r0drv/alloc-r0drv.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/vboxdrv/r0drv/initterm-r0drv.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/vboxdrv/r0drv/memobj-r0drv.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/vboxdrv/r0drv/mpnotification-r0drv.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/vboxdrv/r0drv/powernotification-r0drv.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/assert-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/alloc-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/initterm-r0drv-linux.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/memobj-r0drv-linux.o /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/memobj-r0drv-linux.c: In Funktion »rtR0MemObjNativeMapUser«: /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/memobj-r0drv-linux.c:1451:38: Fehler: »VM_RESERVED« nicht deklariert (erste Benutzung in dieser Funktion) /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/memobj-r0drv-linux.c:1451:38: Anmerkung: jeder nicht deklarierte Bezeichner wird nur einmal für jede Funktion, in der er vorkommt, gemeldet make[2]: * [/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/memobj-r0drv-linux.o] Fehler 1 make[1]: [/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/vboxdrv] Fehler 2 make: ** [module/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build] Fehler 2 make: Verlasse Verzeichnis '/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-31-generic'

    what can i do?

    3.8.0-31-generic

    micha@Aspire-V3-771:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure virtualbox-dkms[sudo] password for micha:

    -------- Uninstall Beginning -------- Module: virtualbox Version: 4.1.12

    Kernel: 3.5.0-18-generic (x86_64)

    Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel.

    vboxdrv.ko: - Uninstallation - Deleting from: /lib/modules/3.5.0-18-generic/updates/dkms/ - Original module - No original module was found for this module on this kernel. - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.

    vboxnetadp.ko: - Uninstallation - Deleting from: /lib/modules/3.5.0-18-generic/updates/dkms/ - Original module - No original module was found for this module on this kernel. - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.

    vboxnetflt.ko: - Uninstallation - Deleting from: /lib/modules/3.5.0-18-generic/updates/dkms/ - Original module - No original module was found for this module on this kernel. - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.

    vboxpci.ko: - Uninstallation - Deleting from: /lib/modules/3.5.0-18-generic/updates/dkms/ - Original module - No original module was found for this module on this kernel. - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.

    depmod....

    DKMS: uninstall completed.

    Deleting module version: 4.1.12

    completely from the DKMS tree.

    Done. Loading new virtualbox-4.1.12 DKMS files... Building only for 3.8.0-31-generic Building initial module for 3.8.0-31-generic Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.8.0-31-generic (x86_64) Consult /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/4.1.12/build/make.log for more information. * Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules [ OK ] * Starting VirtualBox kernel modules * No suitable module for running kernel found [fail] invoke-rc.d: initscript virtualbox, action "restart" failed. micha@Aspire-V3-771:~$

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