[xubuntu-users] Virtual Box Lost

[Michael Comperchio]

On 05/17/2012 03:53 PM, Joshua O'Leary wrote:
> On 17/05/12 19:10, Michael Comperchio wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 05/17/2012 02:07 PM, Joshua O'Leary wrote:
>>> On 17/05/12 18:47, Michael Comperchio wrote:
>>>> Ok, so I got fed up trying to get the NVIDIA drivers working again 
>>>> in *Oneiric Ocelot, so I ran the command line distro updater... 
>>>> marvelous, I've got X back. But I've lost VirtualBox!!!!!
>>>>
>>>> From the popup window....
>>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>> 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'
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> -----------------------------------------------
>>>> I am not really that knowledgeable about kernal stuff ... HELP!
>>>> -- 
>>>>
>>>> Michael Comperchio
>>>>
>>>> michael.comperchio at gmail.com
>>>> 860 387 2650
>>>> 44 Eagle St, 3 fl
>>>> Torrington, CT. 06790
>>>> */Computers were created to help people become more productive... 
>>>> then someone invented the internet./*
>>>> -- 
>>>>
>>>> Michael Comperchio
>>>>
>>>> michael.comperchio at gmail.com
>>>> 860 387 2650
>>>> 44 Eagle St, 3 fl
>>>> Torrington, CT. 06790
>>>> */Computers were created to help people become more productive... 
>>>> then someone invented the internet./*
>>>>
>>>>
>>> sudo modprobe vboxdrv
>>>
>>>
>> module vboxdrv not found
>>
>> ugh.
>> -- 
>>
>> Michael Comperchio
>>
>> michael.comperchio at gmail.com
>> 860 387 2650
>> 44 Eagle St, 3 fl
>> Torrington, CT. 06790
>> */Computers were created to help people become more productive... 
>> then someone invented the internet./*
>>
>>
> Try
> sudo apt-get --reinstall install virtualbox-ose-dkms -y
>
> Joshua
>
>
Alrighty... here's the scoop.... I did, in fact, get the dkms. After 
muddling through the man pages for DKMS i did build, install ... reboot 
and happiness... I have my win7 and XP virtual machines back... YEHHHHHH.

It does bring me to another question. Whenever i try to 'reboot' this 
box (gateway 6801, core i7 920, 9 gig ram, 750 + 500 gig hd, NVIDIA 
gtx260) it hangs on something called ACPI... if I shut it down (as 
opposed to reboot) then let it sit for a few it starts up just fine... 
what's up with that?

All this so I don't have to boot to win7 to watch NETFLIX!
-- 

Michael Comperchio

michael.comperchio at gmail.com
860 387 2650
44 Eagle St, 3 fl
Torrington, CT. 06790
*/Computers were created to help people become more productive... then 
someone invented the internet./*
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