windows guest on gentoo host, hostif problems

[rabbieburns]

Headless Virtual box 2.2.4 - the -bin not the -ose version. Host has 1 NIC, eth0. Virtual XP, 2003 server and 2008 server work fine with NAT.

Trying to change from NAT so I can use the VMs on my internal network, and from internet. But I cant seem to get it working. Ive spent all day searching and posting here as a last resort.

When I do the following, the command is accepted,

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VBoxManage modifyvm "2003Server" -nic1 hostif -hostifdev1 eth0

but then when I try to start the VM I get:

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Error: failed to start machine. Error message: Failed to initialize Host Interface Networking.
VBox status code: -3100 (VERR_HOSTIF_INIT_FAILED)

This error has cropped up a few places on my search today, but never found a definiive answer to the problem..

Even though I did a fresh install of 2.2.4, I followed the guide here and modprobe'd anyway, but still didnt make a difference.

I hope Ive included enough information for someone here with more knowledge than me to show me what/where Im going wrong.

Many Thanks.

[baf]

Try running:

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VBoxManage list bridgedifs

then use the complete name from from the line with eth0 in my case its en0
Name: en0: Ethernet

So in this case I would try:

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VBoxManage modifyvm "2003Server" -nic1 hostif -hostifdev1 "en0: Ethernet"

Then tell us if it helped or not.

[rabbieburns]

Thanks for the prompt reply.

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oasis ~ # VBoxManage list bridgedifs
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 2.0.2
(C) 2005-2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All rights reserved.

Usage:

VBoxManage list             vms|runningvms|ostypes|hostdvds|hostfloppies|
                            hostifs|hostinfo|hdds|dvds|floppies|
                            usbhost|usbfilters|systemproperties


Syntax error: Invalid parameter 'bridgedifs'

From that, i tried the "hostifs" to see what that would show...

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oasis ~ # VBoxManage list hostifs
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 2.0.2
(C) 2005-2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All rights reserved.

[!] FAILED calling host->GetNetworkInterfaces(coll.asOutParam()) at line 2726!
[!] Primary RC  = NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED (0x80004001) - Not implemented
[!] Full error info present: false, basic error info present: false

Not sure if that means anything to you?

[baf]

Reinstall you still have 2.0.2 installed

See this line:
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 2.0.2

[rabbieburns]

Thanks you're right. I did a search and found a .2.0.2 run file in my home folder, I must have attemtped to use virtualbox at some time in the past... . So I uninstalled that, reninstalled 2.2.4, and now the command gives me:

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VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 2.2.4
(C) 2005-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All rights reserved.

Name:            eth0
GUID:            30687465-0000-4000-8000-001e0bc681c9
Dhcp:            Disabled
IPAddress:       192.168.2.12
NetworkMask:     255.255.255.0
IPV6Address:     fe80:0000:0000:0000:021e:0bff:fec6:81c9
IPV6NetworkMaskPrefixLength: 64
HardwareAddress: 00:1e:0b:c6:81:c9
MediumType:      Ethernet
Status:          Up
VBoxNetworkName: HostInterfaceNetworking-eth0

Using that new VboxNetworkName, I used

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oasis ~ # /opt/VirtualBox/VBoxManage modifyvm "2003Server" -nic1 hostif -hostifdev1 HostInterfaceNetworking-eth0
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 2.2.4
(C) 2005-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All rights reserved.

But when I try to start the VM I get

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oasis ~ # /opt/VirtualBox/VBoxHeadless -startvm "2003Server"
VBoxHeadless: Error -1912 in supR3HardenedMainInitRuntime!
VBoxHeadless: RTR3Init failed with rc=-1912

VBoxHeadless: Tip! It may help to reinstall VirtualBox.

[Sasquatch]

Damn, not that pesky error again! It's been on this forum a couple of times, and I thought we finally got rid of it, but now you come and bring back the horror.

You now have a different problem than Host Interface. Please search using the tips in the Forum Posting Guide, there are several ways to get it fixed. There is no one fix to solve them all, so you have to try each and every one you encounter.

[rabbieburns]

OK, thanks for that, will give a good search.

[rabbieburns]

sasquatch, I did a search but could only find one single mention of it?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&clie ... arch&meta=

Ive tried reinstalling, and complete removal and then install, it always does the same.. ?

[Sasquatch]

That's why I hate that error, you can't really search on it, but there are at least 5 other topics about it. One suggests that you need to check if you have Qt4 installed properly. Worth a shot.

[rabbieburns]

right I have got it working. I removed virtualbox-bin and virtualbox-modules using emerge --unmerge

then I made sure the system was completely up to date, it installed around 20 updats, probably irrellevent anyway

then I grabbed the 3.0.0 .amd 64 .run file from the homepage

ran that to install the latest version

and it all works as it should now, hostif , everyttihng,..

Thanks to everyone who helped with this.