From 686f4a446b998404ff836de392eee5432b7e726f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pierre-Yves Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 23:00:12 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update VirtualBox troubleshooting paragraph Signed-off-by: Pierre-Yves --- software/virtualbox/en.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/software/virtualbox/en.md b/software/virtualbox/en.md index d0c6228..f9eda8e 100644 --- a/software/virtualbox/en.md +++ b/software/virtualbox/en.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ +++ title = "VirtualBox" -lastmod = "2017-11-22T19:03:00+02:00" +lastmod = "2017-12-16T20:35:00+02:00" +++ # VirtualBox @@ -26,11 +26,25 @@ virtualbox | virtualbox-current ----- | ----- VirtualBox modules for the **linux-lts** kernel | VirtualBox modules for the **linux-current** kernel +You **must** reboot your computer before running VirtualBox for the first time + ### Troubleshooting -If the wrong VirtualBox package was installed, the following error will pop up when starting a virtual machine. Please check the instructions just above to install the correct package for your kernel. {{< altimg "vbox-kernel.png" "help-center/software/virtualbox/" >}} +The Error `Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)` may occur if + +- The computer was not restarted before launching VirtualBox for the first time +- The computer is not booted on the latest kernel. Make sure to apply the updates from the Software Center and restart your machine. +- The wrong VirtualBox package was installed. Please check the instructions just above to install the correct package for your kernel. +- VirtualBox was manually installed and it conflicts with the version installed from the Solus Repository. The below commands usually help solving this last problem. + +``` bash +sudo /opt/VirtualBox/uninstall.sh +eopkg li | grep virtualbox | awk '{print $1}' | xargs sudo eopkg it --reinstall +sudo reboot +``` + ## Solus as Guest ### Preparing your system