2.6.31-5-generic #24-Ubuntu SMP Sat Aug 1 12:48:18 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux Still experiencing this issue:
[ 308.523504] vboxdrv: Trying to deactivate the NMI watchdog permanently... [ 308.523512] vboxdrv: NMI watchdog either active or at least initialized. Please disable the NMI [ 308.523516] vboxdrv: watchdog by specifying 'nmi_watchdog=0' at kernel command line. Doing this 3 times solves the problem for a session: $ sudo modprobe vboxdrv FATAL: Error inserting vboxdrv (/lib/modules/2.6.31-5-generic/updates/dkms/vboxdrv.ko): Invalid argument $ sudo modprobe vboxdrv FATAL: Error inserting vboxdrv (/lib/modules/2.6.31-5-generic/updates/dkms/vboxdrv.ko): Invalid argument $ sudo modprobe vboxdrv ------------------ e.g. the mod inserts on 3rd time without any problems. -- vboxdrv occasionally fails to load on karmic 2.6.30 kernels due to active nmi_watchdog https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/399732 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
