VirtualBox & macOS Monterey: Fixing 'Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)'

Feb 5, 2022 14:48 · 72 words · 1 minute read

The error when starting a VirtualBox VM on macOS Monterey (12.1):

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Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

Make sure the kernel module has been loaded successfully.

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

The solution that worked for me:

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sudo kextload -b org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv

Afterwards, the VM could be started (no additional step was necessary).

via stackoverflow.com