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Re: Cant start VM after OS X crash
Posted: 31. Oct 2016, 16:06
by Anei
Got same issue after OS X crash (VirtualBox 5.1.6).
1. Discard state than try to start -> failed with same error.
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$ VBoxManage controlvm WinXP poweroff
VBoxManage: error: Machine 'WinXP' is not currently running
No effect.
3. Host restart, discard state again, run -> worked.
Re: Cant start VM after OS X crash
Posted: 15. Jan 2017, 18:11
by Richlv
i've had such crashes several times recently, and this might help somebody.
turns out, the programs themselves do not crash - the mac ui crashes, but everything keeps on running in the background, somewhere.
this is also the reason why vbox console shows the vm as still running - it actually is running.
no idea how to fix it without a reboot, but you don't have to lose the vm state. save the state in the console, reboot the mac, restore the vm.
Re: Cant start VM after OS X crash
Posted: 3. Oct 2017, 16:27
by AJB
You can avoid restarting the system by quitting all the VBox* processes that are running via Activity Monitor.
Re: Cant start VM after OS X crash
Posted: 28. Dec 2017, 13:49
by Kaplan
Anei wrote:Got same issue after OS X crash (VirtualBox 5.1.6).
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3. Host restart, discard state again, run -> worked.
For anyone who desperately needs to run his/her VM, this also solved my issue.