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rsevero
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 Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject: virtualbox-bin 1.4.0 not starting any vm on amd64 |
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I have just installed VirtualBox in an amd64 box completely updated (kernel 2.6.21-gentoo-r4).
I have two virtual machines on virtualbox-bin 1.4.0: one created with vmware and another created on virtualbox itself.
I can't run any of them. Both give me the same error on startup:
| Code: | Unable do load R3 module 0.
VBox status code: -102 (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND).
Result Code: 0x80004005
Component: Console
Interface: IConsole {1dea5c4b-0753041930b909-22330f64ec45} |
vboxdrv module is loaded and my user is part of the vboxusers group.
I have already reinstalled virtualbox-bin.
Any ideas on what to do/try to fix this?
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VinzC
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Have you properly setup your shared folders (part of VirtualBox additions)? You could as well emerge virtualbox with USE flag additions disabled and check if it still happens.
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rsevero
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| Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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| VinzC wrote: | | Have you properly setup your shared folders (part of VirtualBox additions)? You could as well emerge virtualbox with USE flag additions disabled and check if it still happens. |
I've no shared folders defined at all so I don't think this could be an issue but anywayI re-emerged virtualbox-bin without USE flag additions as you asked.
Unfortunatelly the problem remains.
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Then make sure the ACL on the virtual disks allow your user to write them. I've been had once as they all were owned by root:root and moded with 644... For instance I have all my VirtualBox disk files owned by <user>:vboxusers and chmod'ed with 664.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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| VinzC wrote: | | For instance I have all my VirtualBox disk files owned by <user>:vboxusers and chmod'ed with 664. |
My files weren't with these exact rights but they seemd fine to me. Anyway I used the rights you mentioned above applying
| Code: | chgrp vboxusers .VirtualBox/ -R
chgrp vboxusers /vmware -R
find .VirtualBox/ -type f -exec chmod 0664 {} \;
find .VirtualBox/ -type d -exec chmod 0775 {} \;
find /vmware -type f -exec chmod 0664 {} \;
find /vmware -type d -exec chmod 0775 {} \; |
My virtual machines disks are inside the /vmware directory.
The problem remains the same but now with a twist:
I installed virtualbox (in place of virtualbox-bin) and it's working fine. Does this rules out any idiosyncracies of my system as I believe it does?
Time to open a bug on this issue? Or do you want to do other tests?
[edit]I forgot to mention that I really want virtualbox-bin working instead of virtualbox as I want to experiment with the RDP protocol only available on the -bin version.[/edit] |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| rsevero wrote: | | I installed virtualbox (in place of virtualbox-bin) and it's working fine. Does this rules out any idiosyncracies of my system as I believe it does? |
Aha... that's interesting...
| rsevero wrote: | | Time to open a bug on this issue? Or do you want to do other tests? |
Probably yes.
| rsevero wrote: | | [edit]I forgot to mention that I really want virtualbox-bin working instead of virtualbox as I want to experiment with the RDP protocol only available on the -bin version.[/edit] |
So there are features that are only in the pre-compiled binary and not in the sources? (I must admit I didn't read their web site thoroughly.) Does this mean the binary version is not the Open Source version, pre-compiled?
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| Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | rsevero wrote: | | Time to open a bug on this issue? Or do you want to do other tests? |
Probably yes. |
Will do it today.
| Quote: | | rsevero wrote: | | [edit]I forgot to mention that I really want virtualbox-bin working instead of virtualbox as I want to experiment with the RDP protocol only available on the -bin version.[/edit] |
So there are features that are only in the pre-compiled binary and not in the sources? (I must admit I didn't read their web site thoroughly.) Does this mean the binary version is not the Open Source version, pre-compiled? |
Precisely. List of features available only on the binary version from the top of my mind:
RDP - remote monitor
USB
Remote USB
I'm sure there are others. |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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| rsevero wrote: | List of features available only on the binary version from the top of my mind:
RDP - remote monitor
USB
Remote USB
I'm sure there are others. |
So you can't use host USB devices with the Open Source version??? Uh... I was planning to take my time going on with Qemu but I think this will speed my plans up a little  . (At least Qemu doesn't rely on RDP but VNC and has full remote facilities.)
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| VinzC wrote: | | So you can't use host USB devices with the Open Source version??? |
As far as I know you can't.
| VinzC wrote: | | Uh... I was planning to take my time going on with Qemu but I think this will speed my plans up a little . (At least Qemu doesn't rely on RDP but VNC and has full remote facilities.) |
I don't know how Qemu interact with VNC but you can always use VNC with virtualbox. All you have to do is allow VNC connections to the X session where virtualbox is running.
The whole RDP stuff provides a way for you to not have a X session at all. Instead you access the vm with RDP. I don't know if you can run windows over Qemu without an X installed at all but virtualbox intends to provide this facility with RDP. |
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| rsevero wrote: | | The whole RDP stuff provides a way for you to not have a X session at all. Instead you access the vm with RDP. I don't know if you can run windows over Qemu without an X installed at all but virtualbox intends to provide this facility with RDP. |
Qemu can also be used without having X installed; remote controlling is provided through VNC. Much the same way as VirtualBox bin, as far as I can see.
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