All VMs unable to start

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satimis
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All VMs unable to start

Post by satimis »

Hi all,

Previous host - Ubuntu20.04 desktop

After upgrade the host to Ubuntu 22.04 desktop, all Ubuntu 20.04 VMs unable to start

Warning:

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Failed to open a session for the virtual machine multisite02.

The VM session was aborted.

Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: SessionMachine
Interface: ISession {c0447716-ff5a-4795-b57a-ecd5fffa18a4}
Please help. Thanks in advance.

Regards
satimis
Posts: 506
Joined: 12. Jun 2007, 03:41

Re: All VMs unable to start

Post by satimis »

Hi all,

Performed following steps but still unable to start VMs

Download the extension pack; virtualbox-6.1_6.1.36-152435_Ubuntu_jammy_amd64.deb

On
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads


Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager
File -> Preferences -> Extensions

Right-click

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Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack.... 6.1.34r150636
-> Remove Packages
-> OK

On Terminal
$ cd Downloads
$ sudo dpkg -i virtualbox-6.1_6.1.36-152435_Ubuntu_jammy_amd64.deb

Reboot PC

But still unable to start VMs

The Extension Package is not there. Pls refer to screenshot

Regards

Edit
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Again on Terminal run;
$ sudo VBoxManage extpack install virtualbox-6.1_6.1.36-152435_Ubuntu_jammy_amd64.deb

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[sudo] password for satimis: 
VBoxManage: error: RTZipGzipDecompressIoStream failed: VERR_ZIP_BAD_HEADER
VBoxManage: error: Details: code NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005), component ExtPackFileWrap, interface IExtPackFile, callee nsISupports
VBoxManage: error: Context: "Install(fReplace, __null, ptrProgress.asOutParam())" at line 1422 of file VBoxManageMisc.cpp
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scottgus1
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Primary OS: MS Windows 10
VBox Version: PUEL
Guest OSses: Windows, Linux

Re: All VMs unable to start

Post by scottgus1 »

satimis wrote:VBoxManage: error: RTZipGzipDecompressIoStream failed: VERR_ZIP_BAD_HEADER
Strikes me that the download is bad. Try the download again.

Then try using the blue square icon with the green + sign in it on the far right side in the screenshot to install the Extension Pack, instead of using the command line.

Finally:
satimis wrote:Previous host - Ubuntu20.04 desktop

After upgrade the host to Ubuntu 22.04 desktop, all Ubuntu 20.04 VMs unable to start
While ensuring that the Extension Pack matches the Virtualbox version is required, this error seems more to indicate that Virtualbox itself is having trouble on the host. (Unless you had a further error message fingering the Extension Pack as the cause for the abort).

I may be wrong, I'm no Linux guru. But Virtualbox has prerequisites for Linux, see https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch02. ... nux-prereq. And if you've changed the host OS you might need to uninstall Virtualbox, run the prerequisites again, then reinstall Virtualbox.
satimis
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Re: All VMs unable to start

Post by satimis »

Hi scottgus1 ,

Thanks for your advice.

Download a new Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.36a-152435.vbox-extpack. Install it inside "VirtualBox - Preferences" window. This time it works. Now all VMs can be started.

Regards
scottgus1
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Posts: 20965
Joined: 30. Dec 2009, 20:14
Primary OS: MS Windows 10
VBox Version: PUEL
Guest OSses: Windows, Linux

Re: All VMs unable to start

Post by scottgus1 »

Great! Glad you're up and running.
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