can't start my virtual machine - errors below

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lz7cjc
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Joined: 21. Jan 2021, 17:21

can't start my virtual machine - errors below

Post by lz7cjc »

Hi
I have just created an ios VM and spent 24 hours waiting for xcode to download (I am on a slow connection)
I took a snapshot when this was installed but now I can't open up the VM; it is showing as inaccessible in the left hand frame. I REALLY don't want to have to start again since i have already had to do this twice due to similar problems.
Error:

Document is empty.
Location: 'G:\MasterMac\MasterMac.vbox', line 1 (0), column 1.
F:\tinderbox\win-6.1\src\VBox\Main\src-server\MachineImpl.cpp[754] (long __cdecl Machine::i_registeredInit(void)).
Result Code:
E_FAIL (0x80004005)
Component:
MachineWrap
Interface:
IMachine {85632c68-b5bb-4316-a900-5eb28d3413df}

Please, can you help me restore this installation or is it gone?

thanks
scottgus1
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Posts: 20945
Joined: 30. Dec 2009, 20:14
Primary OS: MS Windows 10
VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
Guest OSses: Windows, Linux

Re: can't start my virtual machine - errors below

Post by scottgus1 »

Windows host OS running a Mac guest is only allowed if the physical computer is real Mac hardware.
OSX guests on non-Apple hardware

If you really do have a Mac computer, please start a new topic in the Mac Guests subform, with a zipped guest vbox.log, posted like you did the screenshot, using the forum's Upload Attachment tab.

FWIW there is an easy fix for this but we can only help this time if the Mac VM is on a Mac host.
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