RTR3InitEx failed with rc=-1912 (rc=-1912)
Bob
ubuntu-qygzanxc at listemail.net
Fri Jan 22 23:33:12 UTC 2021
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.
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