[Stable Update] 2021-02-28 - Kernels, Plasma 5.21.1, Frameworks 5.79, Firefox, Thunderbird, Python

[Rick]

Hi Guys,

An error message (a pop-up window) began appearing since yesterday, when I tried to run a VM image in VirtualBox saying "Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908). The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver is either not loaded or not set up correctly. Please try setting it up again by executing '/sbin/vboxconfig' as root."

However that command is not available at Manjaro, so I searched our forum for a solution to the issue. A post from @linux-aarhus had what I was looking for:

[root tip] VirtualBox - Installation - USB - Shared Folder

If you look at the part a little before “Load kernel modules”, you will see the answer:

@linux-aarhus

Install virtualbox with the required kernel modules matching the output from your system.

$ pamac install virtualbox linux57-virtualbox-host-modules virtualbox-guest-iso

You need remember to install kernel modules for every kernel installed on which you intend to use VirtualBox.

Load kernel modules

Prior to using VirtualBox kernel modules must be loaded. Either restart your system or load it manually.

VirtualBox might come with a window prompting you to run either

• /sbin/rcvbox
• /sbin/vboxconfig

These commands are for other operating systems and does not exist on Manjaro.

The command to (re)load VirtualBox kernel modules on Manjaro is

$ sudo vboxreload

So, I’ve installed the missing modules and run the command sudo vboxreload. Now everything is back to normal.

Thanks a lot Frede (@linux-aarhus)!