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[ubuntu] Virtualbox - kernel driver no installed

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I have the latest version of virtualbox installed from the virtualbox ppa which is version: 4.3.20 however everytime I restart a virtual machine I get a message to say:

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.

I try to install virtualbox-dkms as suggested and I get the following message:

Code:

The following packages have unmet dependencies. virtualbox-dkms : Depends: virtualbox (>= 4.3.18-dfsg-1)
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

Last time I checked 20 was higher than 18 so what gives?

If I run the vboxdrv setup then it will run however next time restart I have to do that whole process again.

Here's the output:

Code:

Stopping VirtualBox kernel modules ...done.Uninstalling old VirtualBox DKMS kernel modules ...done.
Trying to register the VirtualBox kernel modules using DKMS ...done.
Starting VirtualBox kernel modules ...done.

That seems to suggest not only that DKMS is installed but it managed to configure it as there is done beside it so a little confused as to why it's moaning everytime I restart.

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