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Timestamp:

Oct 23, 2008 8:38:48 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

vboxsync

svn:sync-xref-src-repo-rev:

38354

Message:

better error message if vboxdrv was not loaded

File:

trunk/src/VBox/Frontends/VirtualBox4/src/main.cpp

-              r13508
+              r13518
+    {
         case kSupInitOp_Driver:
+            msgText += QApplication::tr ("\n\nMake sure the kernel module has been loaded successfully.");
+            msgText += QApplication::tr ("\n\n"
+#ifdef RT_OS_LINUX
+            "The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or "
+            "there is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdrv. Re-setup the kernel "
+            "module by executing\n\n"
+            "  '/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup'\n\n"
+            "as root. Users of Ubuntu or Fedora should install the DKMS package "
+            "at first. This package keeps track of Linux kernel changes and "
+            "recompiles the vboxdrv kernel module if necessary."
+#else
+            "Make sure the kernel module has been loaded successfully."
+#endif
+            );
             break;
         case kSupInitOp_IPRT:

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