I have tried to upgrade to virtualbox 4.3.16 and failed (although software manager seems to think that it is installed)
I cannot run from the sofware manger icon on the launch bar as the icon options do not display in a readable form and when the icon is selected the screen goes mad and nothing is readable;
typing "virtualbox" at the terminal produces the following:-
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Followed by:-
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Executing the suggested /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup procedure produces dkms errors suggesting that I am trying to install a 4.3.16 entry that is already there.
Following suggestions from various forums etc my system seems to need linux-headers-3.2.0-24-generic which I do not seem to have on my sysytem and cannot find them anywhere on the web.
I have various other flavours in /usr/src but not 3.2.0-24-generic.
Any help will be geatefully reveived as I have been struggling with this for days.
I cannot run from the sofware manger icon on the launch bar as the icon options do not display in a readable form and when the icon is selected the screen goes mad and nothing is readable;
typing "virtualbox" at the terminal produces the following:-
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Code:
john@tadw004:~$ virtualbox
WARNING: The vboxdrv kernel module is not loaded. Either there is no module
available for the current kernel (3.2.0-24-generic) or it failed to
load. Please recompile the kernel module and install it by
sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed.
Qt WARNING: void DBusMenuExporterPrivate::addAction(QAction*, int): Already tracking action "S&tart" under id 16
Qt WARNING: void DBusMenuExporterPrivate::addAction(QAction*, int): Already tracking action "&Pause" under id 17
Qt WARNING: void DBusMenuExporterPrivate::addAction(QAction*, int): Already tracking action "&Reset" under id 18
Qt WARNING: void DBusMenuExporterPrivate::addAction(QAction*, int): Already tracking action "D&iscard saved state..." under id 24
Qt WARNING: void DBusMenuExporterPrivate::addAction(QAction*, int): Already tracking action "Re&fresh..." under id 25
Qt WARNING: void DBusMenuExporterPrivate::addAction(QAction*, int): Already tracking action "Show in File Manager" under id 27
Qt WARNING: void DBusMenuExporterPrivate::addAction(QAction*, int): Already tracking action "Create Shortcut on Desktop" under id 28
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The Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager screen is displayed and shows my vrtual machines.
Selecting a virtualisation rresults in the following errors:-
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Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Win32_tadw004.
The virtual machine 'Win32_tadw004' has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1 (0x1).
Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: Machine
Interface: IMachine {480cf695-2d8d-4256-9c7c-cce4184fa048}
Followed by:-
Code:
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
'/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup'
as root. If it is available in your distribution, you should install the DKMS package first. This package keeps track of Linux kernel changes and recompiles the vboxdrv kernel module if necessary.
Executing the suggested /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup procedure produces dkms errors suggesting that I am trying to install a 4.3.16 entry that is already there.
Following suggestions from various forums etc my system seems to need linux-headers-3.2.0-24-generic which I do not seem to have on my sysytem and cannot find them anywhere on the web.
I have various other flavours in /usr/src but not 3.2.0-24-generic.
Any help will be geatefully reveived as I have been struggling with this for days.