Ubuntu – How to fix ‘modprobe vboxdrv’ error in virtualBox

16.04virtualbox

I install virtualBox on Ubuntu 16.04, but after install and create new virtual Host shows this error:

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 install virtualbox-dkms package and load the kernel module by executing

modprobe vboxdrv

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.

where: suplibOsInit what: 3 VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED (-1908) - The support driver is not installed. On linux, open returned ENOENT.

How to address this modprobe vboxdrv error?

Best Answer

As the first step run this command:

sudo modprobe vboxdrv

If it's not helpful run these commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install --reinstall linux-headers-$(uname -r) virtualbox-dkms dkms

Then reboot your system and after reboot run this command:

sudo modprobe vboxdrv

And if it doesn't work you must disable Secure Boot in your BIOS/UEFI settings because Secure Boot prevents unsigned modules from being loaded.

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