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VirtualBox kernel modules do not match the version of VirtualBox

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The VirtualBox 4.2.12 on Ubuntu 12.04 was running fine till I needed to install guest additon. After its installation:

 Failed to open a session for the VM Win 7 exit code 1;



 RTR3Init failed with rc=-1912(rc=1912)

After running dpkg --list | grep virtualbox:

ii  virtualbox                             4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2                  x86 virtualization solution - base binaries

rc  virtualbox-4.2                         4.2.6-82870~Ubuntu~precise              Oracle VM VirtualBox

ii  virtualbox-dkms                        4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2                  x86 virtualization solution - kernel module sources for dkms

ii  virtualbox-guest-additions             4.1.12-1                                transitional package for virtualbox-guest-additions-iso

ii  virtualbox-guest-additions-iso         4.1.12-1                                guest additions iso image for VirtualBox

ii  virtualbox-qt                          4.1.12-dfsg-2ubuntu0.2                  x86 virtualization solution - Qt based user interface

Any help is appreciated...

Thanks...

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answered 3 Years ago onbean · Accepted Answer

You seem to have two separate versions of VirtualBox installed!

I would recommend that you fully uninstall all versions of VirtualBox:

sudo apt-get autoremove 'virtualbox*'

Then reinstall directly from Oracle. Go to the VB download page, scroll down to "Debian-based Linux distributions", and follow the instructions.

Then try again.

By the way, you don't need to use grep with dpkg. Here is a nicer alternative to your command:

dpkg --list 'virtualbox*'