2017-01-07 15:19 GMT+02:00 Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com>: > On 07/01/2017 15:01, gevisz wrote: >> The installed version fails to launch Win7x64 >> with the following messages: >> >> Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Win7x64. >> >> The virtual machine 'Win7x64' has terminated unexpectedly during >> startup with exit code 1 (0x1). >> >> >> Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908) > > please post lsmod
# lsmod Module Size Used by kvm_amd 50171 0 kvm 431785 1 kvm_amd irqbypass 2680 1 kvm > Do you have the vbox modules listed in /etc/conf/d/modules to autoload? If you meant /etc/conf.d/modules, it contains the following: # Added for VirtualBox: modules="vboxdrv vboxpci vboxnetadp vboxnetflt" > Did you recompile the vbox modules after upgrading vbox for the current > running kernel? Yes, I have recompiled app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.3.38 several times today, and it recompiled without errors. >> 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' > > this will not work, that file does not exist on Gentoo. Yes, this file does not exists, but I have tried to do what the error message from VirtualBox suggested. > It's probably a hard-coded vbox-ism that does not apply here > > >> >> 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. >> >> as well. :( >> >> Earlier, that is, before a few updates everything worked well. >> >> # /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup >> bash: /etc/init.d/vboxdrv: No such file or directory >> >> $ eix dkms > > No man. A simple google search would have told you this is a > Debian/Ubuntu feature and has NOTHING to do with Gentoo. Again, I have just tried to do what the error message from VirtualBox suggested. > It rebuilds modules on debian. The gentoo way is > > emerge @module-rebuild This does not help. > and you should see it build vbox modules Yes, it does rebuild app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.3.38 but it does not help. > -- > Alan McKinnon > alan.mckin...@gmail.com > >
