Problem
VirtualBox does not want to start in Ubuntu. Error messages are:
VirtualBox can't operate in VMX root mode. Please disable the KVM kernel extension, recompile your kernel and reboot.
Analysis
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Solution
First setup vbox:
# sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv.dpkg-bak setup
The suggested:
# sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
from [2] did not work for me.
Uninstall module:
# modprobe -r kvm_intel
Resources
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox-ose/+bug/292588
- http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1163811&page=2
VirtualBox could not start in Ubuntu