Public bug reported: It seems that the suggested fix for a number of issues is "sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup" (bug 1466046 being just one example, the Debian wiki at https://wiki.debian.org/VirtualBox#Kernel_driver_not_installed_.28rc.3D-1908.29 another). The referenced file does not exist, but it supposedly exists in packages shipped by Oracle. Looks like the file might be missing unintentionally from the Debian and Ubuntu packages.
For reference sake, I do have /dev/vboxdrv. dpkg-reconfiguring virtualbox-dkms succeeds but does not change the situation. $ ll /dev/vboxdrv crw------- 1 root root 10, 56 Feb 16 22:05 /dev/vboxdrv $ apt-cache policy virtualbox-dkms virtualbox-dkms: Installed: 4.3.36-dfsg-1+deb8u1ubuntu1.14.04.1 Candidate: 4.3.36-dfsg-1+deb8u1ubuntu1.14.04.1 Version table: *** 4.3.36-dfsg-1+deb8u1ubuntu1.14.04.1 0 500 http://jp.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/multiverse i386 Packages 500 http://jp.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/multiverse i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 4.3.10-dfsg-1 0 500 http://jp.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/multiverse i386 Packages ** Affects: virtualbox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: trusty ** Description changed: It seems that the suggested fix for a number of issues is "sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup" (bug 1466046 being just one example, the Debian wiki at https://wiki.debian.org/VirtualBox#Kernel_driver_not_installed_.28rc.3D-1908.29 another). The referenced file does not exist, but it supposedly exists in packages shipped by Oracle. Looks like the file might be missing unintentionally from the Debian and Ubuntu packages. + + For reference sake, I do have /dev/vboxdrv. dpkg-reconfiguring + virtualbox-dkms succeeds but does not change the situation. + + $ ll /dev/vboxdrv + crw------- 1 root root 10, 56 Feb 16 22:05 /dev/vboxdrv ** Description changed: It seems that the suggested fix for a number of issues is "sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup" (bug 1466046 being just one example, the Debian wiki at https://wiki.debian.org/VirtualBox#Kernel_driver_not_installed_.28rc.3D-1908.29 another). The referenced file does not exist, but it supposedly exists in packages shipped by Oracle. Looks like the file might be missing unintentionally from the Debian and Ubuntu packages. For reference sake, I do have /dev/vboxdrv. dpkg-reconfiguring virtualbox-dkms succeeds but does not change the situation. $ ll /dev/vboxdrv crw------- 1 root root 10, 56 Feb 16 22:05 /dev/vboxdrv + $ apt-cache policy virtualbox-dkms + virtualbox-dkms: + Installed: 4.3.36-dfsg-1+deb8u1ubuntu1.14.04.1 + Candidate: 4.3.36-dfsg-1+deb8u1ubuntu1.14.04.1 + Version table: + *** 4.3.36-dfsg-1+deb8u1ubuntu1.14.04.1 0 + 500 http://jp.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/multiverse i386 Packages + 500 http://jp.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/multiverse i386 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 4.3.10-dfsg-1 0 + 500 http://jp.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/multiverse i386 Packages ** Tags added: trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1665419 Title: error messages refer to non-existent /etc/init.d/vboxdrv To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox/+bug/1665419/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs