virtualbox doesnt run VMs since the vboxdrv module is not loaded automatically

Bug #1466046 reported by Achim Behrens
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This bug affects 9 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
virtualbox (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Medium
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Bug Description

Ubuntu 15.04, uptodate
virtualbox install from the repo.

I cant start a VM and getting an error with the hint to run a command which doesnt work:
"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. ....."
That doesnt work at all since we have systemd since 15.04 and its not present in /etc/init.d/ anyway.

Turns out the issue is that vboxdrv module is not loaded.
"sudo modprobe vboxdrv" solves the issue.

to keep it working after reboot i needed to do:
sudo chmod 660 /dev/vboxdrv
sudo chgrp vboxusers /dev/vboxdrv

and add "vboxdrv" to the /etc/modules.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: virtualbox 4.3.26-dfsg-2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-21.21-generic 3.19.8
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Jun 17 12:40:10 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-28 (626 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta amd64 (20130925.1)
SourcePackage: virtualbox
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-02-16 (120 days ago)

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Achim Behrens (k1l) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in virtualbox (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in virtualbox (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)
summary: - virutalbox doesnt run VMs since the vboxdrv module is not loaded
+ virtualbox doesnt run VMs since the vboxdrv module is not loaded
automatically
tags: added: trusty
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hakon (hakon-hagland) wrote :

This bug is still present in Ubuntu 19.10 and the fix "sudo modprobe vboxdrv" still works. See:

https://askubuntu.com/q/1189888/156688

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