virtualbox doesn't launch the iso if secure boot is enable

Bug #1762464 reported by trotosa
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virtualbox (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Sorry, english is not my native langage, be helpfull.

OS kubuntu 18.04 beta.

My computer is configure with secure boot enable.

In that configuration, virtualbox can't launch any iso.

The message is :

Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or there is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdrv. Please reinstall virtualbox-dkms package and load the kernel module by executing

'modprobe vboxdrv'

as root.

where: suplibOsInit what: 3 VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED (-1908) - The support driver is not installed. On linux, open returned ENOENT.

### end of message
If fact, I can't install vboxdrv with my secure boot.

Then I disabled the secure boot and virtualbox start whithout problem.

As I need to boot in secure mode (I don't know why but my login screen sddm is active but black.. I have changed in mode secure boot activate.

The problem comes back.

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in virtualbox (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
summary: - virtualbox doesn't lunch the iso if secure boot is enable
+ virtualbox doesn't launch the iso if secure boot is enable
description: updated
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Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco) wrote :

Yes, this is a known issue

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trotosa (unkonitoxx) wrote :

If you are sure that's a duplicate of bug #1574300.

I don't know if the release 16.04 and 18.04 use the same application.

I have reported the problem I have seen. Now your decision will be mine.

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