id summary reporter owner description type status component version resolution keywords cc guest host 16404 vboxsf does not get autoloaded when a mount happens (fs-vboxsf alias missing) hyperair "When the vboxsf kernel module is not loaded, mounting a shared folder (e.g. mount -t vboxsf foo /media/foo` fails with ENODEV. The reason for this is that vboxsf lacks the fs-vboxsf alias, which is what the kernel uses to autoload filesystem modules during mount. This can be fixed by adding the following to vboxsf/vfsmod.c: MODULE_ALIAS_FS(""vboxsf""); Alternatively, it can be worked around by adding ""alias fs-vboxsf vboxsf"" to a file in /etc/modprobe.d. Please see the attached MIT-licensed patch for a proposed fix." defect closed other VirtualBox 5.0.14 fixed vboxsf shared folders Linux all