failed to start LSB: virtualbox linux addition.

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daud baig
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failed to start LSB: virtualbox linux addition.

Post by daud baig »

[FAILED] failed to start LSB: virtualbox linux additions.
see 'systemctl status virtualbox-guest-utils.service for details


after see




root@Dhack:~# systemctl status virtualbox-guest-utils.service
● virtualbox-guest-utils.service - LSB: VirtualBox Linux Additions
Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/virtualbox-guest-utils; generated; vendor preset:
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2017-02-10 20:19:04 IST; 32min a
Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)

Feb 10 20:18:57 Dhack systemd[1]: Starting LSB: VirtualBox Linux Additions...
Feb 10 20:19:03 Dhack virtualbox-guest-utils[358]: Starting VirtualBox Additions
Feb 10 20:19:03 Dhack virtualbox-guest-utils[358]: failed!
Feb 10 20:19:04 Dhack systemd[1]: virtualbox-guest-utils.service: Control proces
Feb 10 20:19:04 Dhack systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: VirtualBox Linux Addition
Feb 10 20:19:04 Dhack systemd[1]: virtualbox-guest-utils.service: Unit entered f
Feb 10 20:19:04 Dhack systemd[1]: virtualbox-guest-utils.service: Failed with re
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how to fix this please help me...
mpack
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Joined: 4. Sep 2008, 17:09
Primary OS: MS Windows 10
VBox Version: PUEL
Guest OSses: Mostly XP

Re: failed to start LSB: virtualbox linux addition.

Post by mpack »

Make sure that the additions are for VirtualBox, and not for any of the VirtualBox forks.
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