Fresh Kubuntu 22.04.1 install and VirtualBox problems

[joseph22]

SSD erased (Solid State Drive)
A clean start - done on purpose.


Kubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) was installed
Kubuntu updated
Kubuntu upgraded
restart computer

Kubuntu_Discover installs VirtualBox 6.1.38

and
confirming 6.1.38 is current at
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
virtualbox-6.1_6.1.38-153438_Ubuntu_jammy_amd64.deb


then
Import appliance .ova file

run VirtualBox
virtualbox message is


Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

details:


The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver is
either not loaded or not set up correctly.
Please reinstall virtualbox-dkms package and
load the kernel module by executing

'modprobe vboxdrv'

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.



one suggestion to fix problem, manually install

Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.38.vbox-extpack

same problem.

many web pages visited
many suggestions applied
same problem.


Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

What to do?

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[claydoh]

The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver is
either not loaded or not set up correctly.
Please reinstall virtualbox-dkms package and
load the kernel module by executing

'modprobe vboxdrv'

as root.

So, have you installed the package as requested, or checked that it is installed?

sudo apt reinstall virtualbox-dkms it probably won't show in Discover as the package is not a GUI application itself.

This builds the needed kernel modules for Virtualbox, and this will also show any errors that may have occurred

It *should* load the drivers (I might be wrong here), but you probably need a reboot, but you can try loading them manually as described, if there were no errors or anything.

sudo modprobe vboxdrv

[joseph22]

So, have you installed the package as requested, or checked that it is installed?
sudo apt reinstall virtualbox-dkms
it probably won't show in Discover as the package is not a GUI application itself.

sudo apt reinstall virtualbox-dkms
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package virtualbox-dkms



sudo modprobe vboxdrv
modprobe: FATAL: Module vboxdrv not found in directory /lib/modules/5.15.0-48-generic


What to do?

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[claydoh]

What to do?

No idea.

many web pages visited
many suggestions applied
same problem.

These may be part of the problem, possibly. No idea what you did

You should have virtualbox-dkms in 22.04, I sure do

$ apt policy virtualbox
virtualbox:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1
Version table:
6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1 500
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages
6.1.32-dfsg-1build1 500
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/multiverse amd64 Packages

and

$ apt policy virtualbox-dkms
virtualbox-dkms:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1
Version table:
6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1 500
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages
6.1.32-dfsg-1build1 500
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/multiverse amd64 Packages

You said that you installed virtualbox using discover.
Did you download and install files from the Virtualbox website, or use the native packages found in Discover?

Without knowing *exactly* what you did in both installing and then trying to fix things, it will be hard to give proper advice on what to do.

[Snowhog]

virtualbox-dkms should have been installed when you install Virtualbox through Discover, as it is identified as a dependency package. However, that the command sudo apt reinstall virtualbox-dkms returns E: Unable to locate package virtualbox-dkms indicates that it isn't installed. So, in the konsole, run: sudo apt install virtualbox-dkms

[claydoh]

running reinstall would just install it, if not present.
I just tested to verify.

The error is saying the OP does not have it available to be installed to begin with, so there is something amiss, or other repos added for VB
For example, the repo from Virtualbox themselves doesn't use separate packaging for things like the DKMS stuff iirc, However, the package would still show up in an apt search, just not be installable.

[joseph22]

No idea.
These may be part of the problem, possibly. No idea what you did
You should have virtualbox-dkms in 22.04, I sure do

$ apt policy virtualbox
virtualbox:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1
Version table:
6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1 500
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages
6.1.32-dfsg-1build1 500
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/multiverse amd64 Packages

and

$ apt policy virtualbox-dkms
virtualbox-dkms:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1
Version table:
6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1 500
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages
6.1.32-dfsg-1build1 500
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/multiverse amd64 Packages

You said that you installed virtualbox using discover.
Did you download and install files from the Virtualbox website, or
use the native packages found in Discover?

Without knowing *exactly* what you did in both installing and
then trying to fix things,
it will be hard to give proper advice on what to do.

apt policy virtualbox

virtualbox:
Installed: 6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1
Candidate: 6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1
Version table:
*** 6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1 500
500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
6.1.32-dfsg-1build1 500
500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/multiverse amd64 Packages

apt policy virtualbox-dkms

virtualbox-dkms:
Installed: 6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1
Candidate: 6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1
Version table:
*** 6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1 500
500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
6.1.32-dfsg-1build1 500
500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/multiverse amd64 Packages



> You said that you installed virtualbox using discover.
> Did you download and install files from the Virtualbox website, or
> use the native packages found in Discover?

Used native packages found in Discover.

Suggestions?

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[oshunluvr]

output of dkms status and uname -r ?

[joseph22]

virtualbox-dkms should have been installed when you install Virtualbox through Discover, as it is identified as a dependency package. However, that the command sudo apt reinstall virtualbox-dkms returns E: Unable to locate package virtualbox-dkms indicates that it isn't installed. So, in the konsole, run:
sudo apt install virtualbox-dkms

sudo apt install virtualbox-dkms
[sudo] password for x:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
virtualbox-dkms is already the newest version (6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.


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[joseph22]

output of
dkms status and uname -r ?

dkms status and uname -r

Warning: I do not know how to handle uname.

[oshunluvr]

dkms status




uname -r

[joseph22]

dkms status
uname -r

dkms status
virtualbox/6.1.38, 5.15.0-48-generic, x86_64: installed


uname -r
5.15.0-48-generic

[oshunluvr]

That looks normal. Do you have the headers installed for that kernel?

[joseph22]

That looks normal. Do you have the headers installed for that kernel?

Unsure what above means.

What is the command to display headers? or
What to click on, drill down on, to display headers?

What is the command to display kernel?

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[oshunluvr]

linux-headers-5.15.0-48-generic - Linux kernel headers for version 5.15.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP

Command:

sudo apt install linux-headers-5.15.0-48-generic

Then you will probably need to reconfigure the dkms module.