Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908) error in VirtualBox

Question

Every time I try to run something in VirtualBox it keeps giving me an error, and I can't figure out how to fix it. I don't know how to fix it, and please be as detailed and easy to understand as possible, so I on't get confused. This is the 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.

The error message suggests to run sudo /sbin/vboxconfig in a terminal. How did you install virtualbox? — danzel, Dec 24 '18 at 08:57
I installed it with the .deb file that you download from Oracles website — SonicStarMan, Dec 24 '18 at 09:27
I also get this when I try that There were problems setting up VirtualBox. To re-start the set-up process, run /sbin/vboxconfig as root. — SonicStarMan, Dec 24 '18 at 09:36

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 24 '18 at 10:07

2

Lets try these steps:

Install needed build tools:
```
sudo apt install build-essential
```
Build the kernel modules for virtualbox:
```
sudo /sbin/vboxconfig
```
Relaunch virtualbox.

answered Dec 24 '18 at 10:07

George Udosen

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vboxdrv.sh: You must sign these kernel modules before using VirtualBox: – Budi Mulyo Aug 26 '19 at 13:49
https://superuser.com/questions/1438279/how-to-sign-a-kernal-module-ubuntu-18-04 – Budi Mulyo Aug 26 '19 at 13:50

Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908) error in VirtualBox

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