Windows-Guest on Linux-Host won't run

[trilogik]

Hello!

I've seen several similar posts on the whole internet, but none so far has taken me to success regarding my problem. I installed virtualbox-5.0 accoding to the documentation available at virtualbox.org https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads.

I have a virtual machine, that resides on my headless machine:

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root@computer:/root# ls -l /samba_shares/public/Installation/Oracle_VirtualBox_VMs/Testmachine
insgesamt 28681344
-rwxrwxr-x 1 nobody sambausers        6549 Jan  5 12:01 Testmachine.vbox
-rwxrwxr-x 1 nobody sambausers        6549 Jan  5 12:01 Testmachine.vbox-prev
-rwxrwxr-x 1 nobody sambausers 29369671680 Jan 28 15:28 Testmachine.vdi
drwxrwsr-x 2 nobody sambausers        4096 Jan  5 12:01 Logs

The user, that wants to start the virtual machine is member of group "sambausers". Then I try to start the machine:

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horst@computer:~/.config/VirtualBox$ vboxmanage startvm Testmachine
Waiting for VM "Testmachine" to power on...
VM "Testmachine" has been successfully started.
horst@computer:~/.config/VirtualBox$

Anyway, this is the result:

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horst@computer:~/.config/VirtualBox$ ps ax | grep estmachine
10761 pts/0    S+     0:00 grep --color=auto estmachine

Then I check the output inside the corresponding logfile:

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horst@computer:~/.config/VirtualBox$ cat VBoxSVC.log
VirtualBox XPCOM Server 5.0.14 r105127 linux.amd64 (Jan 19 2016 17:45:00) release log
00:00:00.000302 main     Log opened 2016-01-28T15:43:33.961009000Z
00:00:00.000304 main     Build Type: release
00:00:00.000308 main     OS Product: Linux
00:00:00.000309 main     OS Release: 3.19.0-25-generic
00:00:00.000310 main     OS Version: #26~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 24 21:16:20 UTC 2015
00:00:00.000334 main     DMI Product Name:
00:00:00.000341 main     DMI Product Version:
00:00:00.000417 main     Host RAM: 3880MB total, 3675MB available
00:00:00.000421 main     Executable: /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxSVC
00:00:00.000422 main     Process ID: 10744
00:00:00.000422 main     Package type: LINUX_64BITS_UBUNTU_14_04
00:00:00.105749 nspr-2   Home directory: '/home/horst/.config/VirtualBox'
00:00:00.105901 nspr-2   Loading settings file "/home/horst/.config/VirtualBox/VirtualBox.xml" with version "1.12-linux"
00:00:00.110951 nspr-2   HostDnsMonitor: old information
00:00:00.110975 nspr-2     no server entries
00:00:00.110983 nspr-2     no search string entries
00:00:00.110987 nspr-2     no domain set
00:00:00.110991 nspr-2   HostDnsMonitor: new information
00:00:00.110996 nspr-2     server 1: 192.168.123.1
00:00:00.111001 nspr-2     search string 1: network.lan
00:00:00.111006 nspr-2     domain: network.lan
00:00:00.111017 nspr-2   HostDnsMonitorProxy::notify
00:00:00.113144 nspr-2   VD: VDInit finished
00:00:00.116715 nspr-2   Loading settings file "/samba_shares/public/Installation/Oracle_VirtualBox_VMs/Testmachine/Testmachine.vbox" with version "1.11-linux"
00:00:00.623284 Watcher  ERROR [COM]: aRC=NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) aIID={f30138d4-e5ea-4b3a-8858-a059de4c93fd} aComponent={MachineWrap} aText={The virtual machine 'Testmachine' has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1 (0x1)}, preserve=false aResultDetail=0
00:00:05.625143 main     ERROR [COM]: aRC=VBOX_E_OBJECT_IN_USE (0x80bb000c) aIID={4afe423b-43e0-e9d0-82e8-ceb307940dda} aComponent={MediumWrap} aText={Medium '/samba_shares/public/Installation/Oracle_VirtualBox_VMs/Testmachine/Testmachine.vdi' cannot be closed because it is still attached to 1 virtual machines}, preserve=false aResultDetail=0
00:00:05.625433 Watcher  ERROR [COM]: aRC=E_ACCESSDENIED (0x80070005) aIID={0169423f-46b4-cde9-91af-1e9d5b6cd945} aComponent={VirtualBoxWrap} aText={The object is not ready}, preserve=false aResultDetail=0
00:00:10.626151 main     {00007f181c013ca0} HostPowerServiceLinux::~HostPowerServiceLinux: RTThreadWait() for 5000 ms failed with VERR_TIMEOUT
horst@computer:~/.config/VirtualBox$

I've tried many different things, but nothing helped to far:

* I tried to exchange the version of virtualbox,
* I tried to uninstall all meta-files installed by additional ubuntu-packages and replaced them with files from the virtualboxguestadditions iso-image.
* I must have tried tons of other things, that i don't even remember right now as i've tried for such a long time...

The very identical machine runs fine on my Windows-Host, but not on the Linux-Host as described above. I am running Ubuntu 14.04.3 "trusty" LTS. This kernel is installed:

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horst@computer:~/.config/VirtualBox$ uname -a
Linux computer 3.19.0-25-generic #26~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 24 21:16:20 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

The processor should be capable of running virtual machines:

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horst@computer:~/.config/VirtualBox$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 69
model name      : Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4010U CPU @ 1.70GHz
stepping        : 1
microcode       : 0x16
cpu MHz         : 808.761
cache size      : 3072 KB
physical id     : 0
siblings        : 4
core id         : 0
cpu cores       : 2
apicid          : 0
initial apicid  : 0
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 13
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf eagerfpu pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 fma cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic movbe popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm abm arat epb pln pts dtherm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid fsgsbase tsc_adjust bmi1 avx2 smep bmi2 erms invpcid xsaveopt
bugs            :
bogomips        : 3392.06
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes   : 39 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor       : 1
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 69
model name      : Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4010U CPU @ 1.70GHz
stepping        : 1
microcode       : 0x16
cpu MHz         : 884.464
cache size      : 3072 KB
physical id     : 0
siblings        : 4
core id         : 1
cpu cores       : 2
apicid          : 2
initial apicid  : 2
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 13
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf eagerfpu pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 fma cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic movbe popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm abm arat epb pln pts dtherm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid fsgsbase tsc_adjust bmi1 avx2 smep bmi2 erms invpcid xsaveopt
bugs            :
bogomips        : 3392.06
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes   : 39 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor       : 2
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 69
model name      : Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4010U CPU @ 1.70GHz
stepping        : 1
microcode       : 0x16
cpu MHz         : 885.128
cache size      : 3072 KB
physical id     : 0
siblings        : 4
core id         : 0
cpu cores       : 2
apicid          : 1
initial apicid  : 1
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 13
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf eagerfpu pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 fma cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic movbe popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm abm arat epb pln pts dtherm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid fsgsbase tsc_adjust bmi1 avx2 smep bmi2 erms invpcid xsaveopt
bugs            :
bogomips        : 3392.06
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes   : 39 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor       : 3
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 69
model name      : Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4010U CPU @ 1.70GHz
stepping        : 1
microcode       : 0x16
cpu MHz         : 898.542
cache size      : 3072 KB
physical id     : 0
siblings        : 4
core id         : 1
cpu cores       : 2
apicid          : 3
initial apicid  : 3
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 13
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf eagerfpu pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 fma cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic movbe popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm abm arat epb pln pts dtherm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid fsgsbase tsc_adjust bmi1 avx2 smep bmi2 erms invpcid xsaveopt
bugs            :
bogomips        : 3392.06
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes   : 39 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

Any ideas, what I might be doing wrong?

Many thanks for any single hint in advance.

Greetings,
Dennis

[Perryg]

Post the guests log file ( as an attachment ). Right click on the guest in the Main Manager then click show log. Save and post as an attachment. Compress if it is too large to post.

As well as the following information from the host terminal:

id
and the same for the user that is trying to log on.

[trilogik]

Hello Perryg!

I am sorry, but there is no logfile, at least there seems to be none. If I check in the "Logs"-directory, where the .vbox, .vbox-prev and .vdi - files are kept, the Logs are not written. The date of last change is some weeks ago and they don't get updated if I start the virtual machine.

And regarding your hint, where to click on once i use virtualbox does not help out as I am starting on a headless machine just with ssh-access and no X-server.

Anyway, here's the output of "id" with the user, that wants to start the machine:

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horst@computer:~$ id
uid=1001(horst) gid=1001(horst) Gruppen=1001(horst),1006(svn),1007(gl),1008(sambausers)

Thanks again in advance,
Herakles

[Perryg]

Users other than the owner ( one that installed VirtualBox ) do not get permission to use it. Meaning you would need to have VirtualBox home in a neutral location that is accessible to everyone and those users would need to be in the vboxusers group.