RTR3InitEx failed with rc=-1912 (rc=-1912)

[Bob]

On 2021-01-22 15:15, Jared Norris wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Jan 2021 at 10:29, Bob <ubuntu-qygzanxc at listemail.net> 
> wrote:
> 
>> After an update I now get the error massage "RTR3InitEx failed with
>> rc=-1912 (rc=-1912)" when I try to start a virtual machine.
>> 
>> The VirtualBox kernel modules do not match this version of VirtualBox.
>> The installation of VirtualBox was apparently not successful. 
>> Executing
>> 
>> 'modprobe vboxdrv'
>> 
>> may correct this. Make sure that you are not mixing builds of 
>> VirtualBox
>> from different sources.
>> 
>> where: supR3HardenedMainInitRuntime what: 4
>> VERR_VM_DRIVER_VERSION_MISMATCH (-1912) - The installed support driver
>> doesn't match the version of the user.
>> 
>> 
>> Running "modprobe vboxdrv" does not fix the problem.
>> 
>> I tried to reinstall Virtual using "sudo apt remove virtualbox" "sudo
>> apt install virtualbox" which did not fix it.
>> 
>> Searching the internet the fix is to install VirtualBox from Oracle.  
>> I
>> tried to do that but have not had success.  I have never tried to
>> install anything except from Ubuntu.  What is the proper way to 
>> install
>> things from other sources?
>> 
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> 
> Hi Bob,
> 
> I also got that message recently after an update. A simple apt-get 
> update
> and apt-get upgrade fixed it for me. Have you tried that?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Jared

No I had not tried that yet.

Just did what you suggested and VirtualBox is working again.

Thank you very much.