To install and run virtualbox, you need the appropriate kernel modules in order for it to run correctly, although this should just add hardware compatibility for his VM's and shouldn't remove any hardware support.
Was there any unusual content in /var/log/messages? Did he use any guides when installing VirtualBox? On 10/07/2009, Kris Douglas <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, I was just wondering if I could get some information > on some of the events that have recently transpired. My mate has > recently tried to install virtual box on his pc, succeeding in this > task, he booted his pc to see his X server had loaded default drivers, > and his mouse and network had stopped working, when I checked the > kernel version it has gone from 2.6.28-13-generic to 2.6.28-13-server. > How the bloody hell can this happen, the pc was booting a virtual > kernel, which was then loading up as it would on a normal > install....I've fixed it by removing this virtual kernel, but can > anyone shed any light on this? > > thanks, > > > -- > Kris Douglas > > -- > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- Sent from my mobile device -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
