[xubuntu-users] Virtual Box Lost

[Michael Comperchio]

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./*
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