[vbox-dev] svn build and error: error initializing kernel driver (VERR_VM_DRIVER_VERSION_MISMATCH).

[Michael Thayer]

Hello Jari,

The error message has been made more clear.

Regards,

Michael

Jari Aalto wrote:
> "Alexey Eremenko" <al4321 at gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> Try to unload old LKM first:
>> rmmod vboxdrv
>> modprobe vboxdrv
> 
> Thank you. That worked. 
> 
> Would you kindly improve the displayed message, so that corrective
> action is immediately visible. Like:
> 
>     Unknown error initializing kernel driver (VERR_VM_DRIVER_VERSION_MISMATCH).
>     VBox status code: -1912 (VERR_VM_DRIVER_VERSION_MISMATCH).
> 
>     Result Code:
>     0x80004005
>     Component:
>     Console
>     Interface:
>     IConsole {1dea5c4b-0753-4193-b909-22330f64ec45}
> 
> +   POSSIBLE CAUSE:
> +   - Linux: You have old kernel driver. Run "mobprobe -r vboxdrv && mobprobe vboxdrv"
> +     and restart virtual engine.
> 
> Jari