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When I first installed VB I loved it. Having used VMware and Parallels betas, I loved the idea of an open source VM. Also, it was very fast and easy to use. However whenever I start any virtual machine, whether linux or windows, I get the following error:


Unknown error initializing kernel driver (VERR_GENERAL_FAILURE).
VBox status code: -1 (VERR_GENERAL_FAILURE).


Result Code:
0x80004005
Component:
Console
Interface:
IConsole {1dea5c4b-0753-4193-b909-22330f64ec45}



I've uninstalled VB and reinstalled it multiple times only to get the same error. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Macbook Pro C2D 2.16 / 2 GB
OS X 10.4.10

You can try to upgrate to latest vb version should be fixed this. it work for me, good luck.

I am using version 1.3.99 beta1.

I also just now redownloaded and installed this version only to get the same result.

When installing, as before, sometimes I get a message that says there were errors during installation. When doing a custom install and deselecting the kernal install, there were NO installation errors. When installing just the kernal there WERE errors.

I also uninstalled VB using the command line uninstaller then repeated the various installations above only to receive the same kernel initialization error.

Not sure what else to do.

Hi.
I have exactly the same problem.
I have been told that it's a UID or GID problem, anything to do with NetInfo Manager?

Still having the same problem with 1.4 beta2. I even uninstalled beta1 before installing beta2. I've narrowed it down to a problem with the kernel installation. Wonder if VMware is affecting this.

I've given up on trying to solve this myself. When OS 10.5 comes out (in a couple of months) I will do a clean install and try VirtualBox again then.

BUMP!

Hey, I installed the latest edition of VirtualBox last night on my OS X machine and I'm experiencing the same error.

I figured I'd bump this thread instead of starting a whole new one.

Has anybody found a possible fix? Or can we expect a fix in the next release?

I just got an IMac and this is happening to me too. Is it an Intel problem? Does it only work on PowerPCs right now?

vicsage wrote:I just got an IMac and this is happening to me too. Is it an Intel problem? Does it only work on PowerPCs right now?

VirtualBox for OSX is Intel-only.

Same problem here :
Trying to install VB 2.1.0-41146 on iMac, running Tiger 10.4.x

Installation runs fine.
However : can't open VB
'Failed to initialize COM or to find the VB COM server'
NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)

Can anyone help me ?

Hi...
I'm a new user of VB on Mac OS X. I installed Windows OS on my Virtual Machine. It was OK and there's no problem. But, unfortunately today I can not start my VM...there's a message such as below:

------------------
VT-x is not available. (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX).
Unknown error creating VM (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX).


Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: Console
Interface: IConsole {e3c6d4a1-a935-47ca-b16d-f9e9c496e53e}
-------------------

It will be really appreciate if there is someone here who could explain what the problem is, and also give me some help to resolve it.

Thank you a lot in advance.

rliasari wrote:Hi...
I'm a new user of VB on Mac OS X. I installed Windows OS on my Virtual Machine. It was OK and there's no problem. But, unfortunately today I can not start my VM...there's a message such as below:

------------------
VT-x is not available. (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX).
Unknown error creating VM (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX).


Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: Console
Interface: IConsole {e3c6d4a1-a935-47ca-b16d-f9e9c496e53e}
-------------------

It will be really appreciate if there is someone here who could explain what the problem is, and also give me some help to resolve it.

Thank you a lot in advance.

Try unselecting VT-x/AMD-V in the advanced tab of the VM settings dialog.

Thank you! The Windows-VM could work again after I unselected the VT-x/AMD-v on the General (preferences).

sandervl wrote:

rliasari wrote:Hi...
I'm a new user of VB on Mac OS X. I installed Windows OS on my Virtual Machine. It was OK and there's no problem. But, unfortunately today I can not start my VM...there's a message such as below:

------------------
VT-x is not available. (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX).
Unknown error creating VM (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX).


Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: Console
Interface: IConsole {e3c6d4a1-a935-47ca-b16d-f9e9c496e53e}
-------------------

It will be really appreciate if there is someone here who could explain what the problem is, and also give me some help to resolve it.

Thank you a lot in advance.

Try unselecting VT-x/AMD-V in the advanced tab of the VM settings dialog.

Hmm. Nice try but... Virtual machine WON'T run in 64bit mode (in my case i tried OS type: Windows7 (64bit) ) without selected VT-x/AMD-V

Well, you need VT-x or AMD-V for 64 bits guests. That is clearly documented.

tried three different "new machines" and that option is still greyed out every time.

mac osx 10.5.7 intel host
attempting win xp guest