Can't get VB to run {Solved}

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Bogie
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Can't get VB to run {Solved}

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Linux Newbie here on:

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System:
  Kernel: 6.17.0-35-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 clocksource: tsc
  Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.6.7 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin v: 6.6.3 vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.30.0
    Distro: Linux Mint 22.3 Zena base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: N/A v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) v: Rev X.0x serial: <superuser required>
    part-nu: SKU uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 5401 date: 05/21/2026
CPU:
  Info: 8-core model: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D bits: 64 type: MT MCP smt: enabled arch: Zen 3+ rev: 2
    cache: L1: 512 KiB L2: 4 MiB L3: 96 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 3053 high: 3495 min/max: 565/3610 boost: enabled cores: 1: 3493 2: 3477
    3: 1740 4: 3493 5: 3494 6: 3492 7: 1740 8: 3493 9: 3494 10: 1740 11: 3492 12: 3489 13: 3495
    14: 3493 15: 3486 16: 1740 bogomips: 95821
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD vendor: XFX driver: amdgpu v: kernel pcie: speed: 32 GT/s lanes: 16 ports:
    active: HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-3, Writeback-1 bus-ID: 0d:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:7550
    class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X."Org v: 21.1.11" with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,radeon,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0 screens: 1
   API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi device: 1 drv: swrast
    gbm: drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: radeonsi x11: drv: radeonsi inactive: wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 25.2.8-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 glx-v: 1.4
    direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (radeonsi gfx1201 LLVM 20.1.2 DRM 3.64
    6.17.0-35-generic) device-ID: 1002:7550
  API: Vulkan v: 1.3.275 layers: 3 surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 0 type: discrete-gpu driver: N/A
    device-ID: 1002:7550 device: 1 type: cpu driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000

for readability I put the startup log in a file
the most relevant part of the log is here:
0:00:01.196943 vmmR3LogFlusher: Terminating (VERR_OBJECT_DESTROYED)
00:00:01.372136 VMSetError: /build/virtualbox-uacfge/virtualbox-7.0.16-dfsg/src/VBox/VMM/VMMR3/VM.cpp(337) int VMR3Create(uint32_t, PCVMM2USERMETHODS, uint64_t, PFNVMATERROR, void*, PFNCFGMCONSTRUCTOR, void*, VM**, UVM**); rc=VERR_SVM_IN_USE
00:00:01.372139 VMSetError: VirtualBox can't enable the AMD-V extension. Please disable the KVM kernel extension, recompile your kernel and reboot
00:00:01.372438 ERROR [COM]: aRC=NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) aIID={6ac83d89-6ee7-4e33-8ae6-b257b2e81be8} aComponent={ConsoleWrap} aText={VirtualBox can't enable the AMD-V extension. Please disable the KVM kernel extension, recompile your kernel and reboot (VERR_SVM_IN_USE)}, preserve=false aResultDetail=-4054
00:00:01.372561 Console: Machine state changed to 'PoweredOff'
00:00:01.441078 Power up failed (vrc=VERR_SVM_IN_USE, hrc=NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0X80004005))
00:00:01.441684 GUI: UIMachineViewNormal::resendSizeHint: Restoring guest size-hint for screen 0 to 800x600
00:00:01.441744 ERROR [COM]: aRC=E_ACCESSDENIED (0x80070005) aIID={4680b2de-8690-11e9-b83d-5719e53cf1de} aComponent={DisplayWrap} aText={The console is not powered up (setVideoModeHint)}, preserve=false aResultDetail=0
00:00:01.441791 GUI: Aborting startup due to power up progress issue detected...

The system has been updated to the most recent BIOS. And SVM is turned on in the Bios. 
I followed the installation steps I have see in several videos. Virtual box 7.0 and the extension pak were loaded through Software manager.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you
Attachments
windows-2026-07-12-15-52-59.log
Start up log
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Last edited by Bogie on 15. Jul 2026, 03:32, edited 1 time in total.
klaus
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Re: Can't get VB to run

Post by klaus »

Note that VirtualBox 7.0.16 is quite old and you'd likely have to disable/blacklist the KVM kernel module to get your VM running.
Bogie
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Re: Can't get VB to run

Post by Bogie »

I removed the version of Virtual box installed through software manager, and installed 7.2 off the Virtual box site. Windows is installing now in a VM
Last edited by Bogie on 15. Jul 2026, 03:34, edited 1 time in total.
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