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Joseph_sys
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 Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:56 pm Post subject: [SOLVED] boxClient: the virtualbox kernel service is not |
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After recent upgrade when I log in to XFCE, I have message pop-up on to right hand screen:
| Code: | | "VboxClient: the virtualbox kernel service is not running. Exiting" |
Anybody knows what it is or how to fix it? There are various posts about it but non of them apply to Gentoo installation.
The drivers seems to be loaded.
| Code: | lsmod | grep vbox
vboxnetflt 28672 0
vboxnetadp 28672 0
vboxdrv 421888 2 vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt |
Last edited by Joseph_sys on Mon Dec 25, 2023 5:57 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Viorel
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| Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2023 8:50 am Post subject: |
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| The modules you have are for the host, while vboxclient is for guest. My guess is you are not running Gentoo inside virtualbox, but you installed both virtualbox and virtualbox-guest-additions (or virtualbox-additions). Guest additions are for the guest, not for the host. Try to uninstall the guest additions, see if the message goes away. |
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Joseph_sys
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| Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2023 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, removing "guest additions" solved the problem.
Thank you. |
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