Comments on: VirtualBox vboxdrv | Ubuntu 9.04 2.6.28-14-server

By: Ahmad

Ahmad — Wed, 04 May 2011 18:40:21 +0000

I followed SavaS_UA instructions, but step three didn’t work, I found another file called /etc/init.d/vboxdrv.dpkg-dist. I used that instead and it worked. So revised step 3 can be, if the above didn’t work:

3′. rename /etc/init.d/vboxdrv.dpkg-dist /etc/init.d/vboxdrv

By: SavaS_UA

SavaS_UA — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:10:58 +0000

Hello! I resolve this problem in such way:
1. install DPKG.
2. sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
If You see this message:
“sudo: etcinit.dvboxdrv: command not found”, then:
3. rename /etc/init.d/vboxdrv.dpkg-bak /etc/init.d/vboxdrv
4. sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
6.You will see this command log:
” * Stopping VirtualBox kernel module * done.
* Removing old VirtualBox netadp kernel module * done.
* Removing old VirtualBox netflt kernel module * done.
* Removing old VirtualBox kernel module * done.
* Recompiling VirtualBox kernel module * done.
* Starting VirtualBox kernel module * done.”
5. Now You may run VirtualBox =)

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:08:40 +0000

Thanks! I just ran into this problem this morning following an update to the 2.6.28-16-generic kernel and this fixed it.

By: legs o'clock

legs o'clock — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:21:49 +0000

Did you include sudo before the command? Also check that no VMs are running. Any additional text in the error message?

By: Barclay

Barclay — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:54:27 +0000

hey for some reason when i run the /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup command it just pops up with " * Stopping VirtualBox kernel module * Cannot unload module vboxdrv " in terminal of course