gentoo host: can’t start any vbox NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)

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romonion
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gentoo host: can’t start any vbox NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)

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I’m using Virtualbox for starting vagrant boxes from time to time. Since a few weeks ago Virtualbox is completely unable to start any box. It always fails with the error:

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VBoxManage: error: Details: code NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005), component MachineWrap, interface IMachine
Things I’ve tried to fix this:
  • Clean installs of Virtualbox and upgrading. Versions I tried: 6.1.22, 6.1.24, 6.1.26
  • Using an older kernel (5.9.14 instead of 5.10.49) which I used when it did work back in January.
  • Looking at the VBoxSVC.log and resolving any error there that I could find.
  • Look at the VM config to see whether any issues are flagged and resolving them.
  • Deleting and recreating the VM (as said above it doesn’t work with any of the VMs I have).

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$ modinfo vboxdrv
filename:       /lib/modules/5.10.49-gentoo-x86_64/misc/vboxdrv.ko
version:        6.1.26 r145957 (0x00300000)
license:        GPL
description:    Oracle VM VirtualBox Support Driver
author:         Oracle Corporation
srcversion:     384D5079D63E907132614A5
depends:        
retpoline:      Y
name:           vboxdrv
vermagic:       5.10.49-gentoo-x86_64 SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 
parm:           force_async_tsc:force the asynchronous TSC mode (int)
$ vboxmanage --version                                      
6.1.26_Gentoor145957
Any ideas what else I could try to debug or solve this? Is there any relevant information missing?
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