Archive for September, 2009

Arch Linux: bash: /etc/init.d/vboxdrv: No such file or directory


After a kernel upgrade, Virtualbox instructs you to run “/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup” as root. When you try this on Arch, you get an error message, however:

bash: /etc/init.d/vboxdrv: No such file or directory

Turns out that on Arch, there’s a different path to follow. As root, do:

/usr/bin/vbox_build_module

Followed by:

modprobe -r vboxdrv

And you should be set! Still, if you’re not, please don’t hold me responsible. Everything you do as root is your own responsibility!