[arch-general] unable to load virtualbox kernel module

[Sean Greenslade]

On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 06:52:43PM -0400, James wrote:
> 
> I just installed virtualbox  yesterday and I rebooted and can't load the
> kernel module.
> 
> I reinstalled the package:
> $ sudo pacman -S virtualbox-host-modules
> 
> >(1/1) reinstalling virtualbox-host-modules
> >[######################] 100%
> >In order to use the new version, reload all virtualbox modules manually.
> >$ sudo insmod vboxdrv
> >insmod: ERROR: could not load module vboxdrv: No such file or directory

insmod wants a filename. Try modprobe instead.

--Sean