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Error Failed to load VMMR0.r0 (VERR_SUPLIB_WORLD_WRITABLE)

Posted: 6. Apr 2011, 03:20
by brtech
Getting this error consistently on a VM that has previously worked fine
Tried a new VM based on a copy of the file originally used to create this VM, same problem
Uninstalled and reinstalled latest Virtualbox

Log file:
00:00:01.326 VirtualBox 4.0.4 r70112 darwin.x86 (Feb 17 2011 17:33:47) release log
00:00:01.326 Log opened 2011-04-06T00:54:32.140239000Z
00:00:01.326 OS Product: Darwin
00:00:01.326 OS Release: 10.7.0
00:00:01.326 OS Version: Darwin Kernel Version 10.7.0: Sat Jan 29 15:17:16 PST 2011; root:xnu-1504.9.37~1/RELEASE_I386
00:00:01.328 DMI Product Name: MacBookPro6,2
00:00:01.330 DMI Product Version: 1.0
00:00:01.331 Host RAM: 4096MB RAM, available: 29MB
00:00:01.331 Executable: /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/../Resources/VirtualBoxVM.app/Contents/MacOS/VirtualBoxVM
00:00:01.331 Process ID: 7408
00:00:01.331 Package type: DARWIN_32BITS_GENERIC
00:00:01.333 pdmR3LoadR0U: pszName="VMMR0.r0" rc=VERR_SUPLIB_WORLD_WRITABLE szErr="World writable: '/Applications'"
00:00:01.333 VMSetError: /Users/vbox/tinderbox/4.0-mac-rel/src/VBox/VMM/VMMR3/VM.cpp(579) int vmR3CreateU(UVM*, uint32_t, int (*)(VM*, void*), void*); rc=VERR_SUPLIB_WORLD_WRITABLE
00:00:01.333 VMSetError: Failed to load VMMR0.r0
00:00:01.333 VMSetError: /Users/vbox/tinderbox/4.0-mac-rel/src/VBox/VMM/VMMR3/VM.cpp(350) int VMR3Create(uint32_t, const VMM2USERMETHODS*, void (*)(VM*, void*, int, const char*, unsigned int, const char*, const char*, char*), void*, int (*)(VM*, void*), void*, VM**); rc=VERR_SUPLIB_WORLD_WRITABLE
00:00:01.333 VMSetError: Unknown error creating VM
00:00:01.334 ERROR [COM]: aRC=NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) aIID={515e8e8d-f932-4d8e-9f32-79a52aead882} aComponent={Console} aText={Failed to load VMMR0.r0 (VERR_SUPLIB_WORLD_WRITABLE).
00:00:01.334 Unknown error creating VM (VERR_SUPLIB_WORLD_WRITABLE)}, preserve=false
00:00:01.337 Power up failed (vrc=VERR_SUPLIB_WORLD_WRITABLE, rc=NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0X80004005))

Re: Error Failed to load VMMR0.r0 (VERR_SUPLIB_WORLD_WRITABLE)

Posted: 6. Apr 2011, 21:16
by rpmurray
There have been a few other users commenting on this same problem. Some have claimed that running Repair Disk Permissions using DIsk Utility has fixed it for them. Worth a shot.

Re: Error Failed to load VMMR0.r0 (VERR_SUPLIB_WORLD_WRITABLE)

Posted: 7. Apr 2011, 01:03
by brtech
Huh, I tried searching for the problem, probably didn't use the right search terms.

Anyway, that helped me; it is now running.

Thanks for the suggestion and sorry I didn't find the answer myself.

Re: Error Failed to load VMMR0.r0 (VERR_SUPLIB_WORLD_WRITABLE)

Posted: 7. Apr 2011, 15:07
by rpmurray
Not a problem. I just prefaced my reply that way because I haven't run into this particular problem myself, so couldn't be sure if it was the answer to your problem, but that others had had success with repairing the permissions.

Re: Error Failed to load VMMR0.r0 (VERR_SUPLIB_WORLD_WRITABLE)

Posted: 10. May 2011, 04:01
by lutefisk39@yahoo.com
Had the exact same problem& ran Repair Disc Permissions. After this tried again to open Virtual Box. Then received message including option to download & install Virtual Box Extension Pack. Went to http://www.virtualbox.com, downloaded Oracle VM Virtual Box 4.0.6 Extension Pack (ALL PLATFORMS), installed same and Virtual Box again opens and operates correctly.

Re: Error Failed to load VMMR0.r0 (VERR_SUPLIB_WORLD_WRITABLE)

Posted: 23. Jul 2011, 09:37
by patski
Thank you so much - that solved my problem too.