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Downloaded 4.3.6 and after attempting to install in Mavericks (OSX 10.9.1) I get a generic error "The installation failed". Going through the logs and after running the uninstall tool I arrived at the conclusion that VirtualBox cannot unload there particular kernel extensions: org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB, and org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv.

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(kernel) Can't unload kext org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB; classes have instances:
(kernel)     Kext org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB class org_virtualbox_VBoxUSB has 1 instance.
Failed to unload org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB - (libkern/kext) kext is in use or retained (cannot unload).
(kernel) Can't remove kext org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv; services failed to terminate - 0xdc008018.
Failed to unload org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv - (libkern/kext) kext is in use or retained (cannot unload).

I tried running the uninstall tool and reinstalling the latest VirtualBox version as well as the 5 previous ones to no avail. Even rebooted between installs, but the problem remains.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

I would uninstall VB, then
- remove ~/Library/VirtualBox
- remove ~/Library/Preferences/org.virtualbox.*

[ that would have you re-enter the VMs from the VB interface, later on - which is not a big deal, as VB is well made and particular config is stored within the VM, not in external options ]

See also + comments http://www.kuneri.com/2008/11/06/how-to ... ox-on-mac/

Also, Mac is pretty picky in terms of ACL (this is a good thing, the bad is that for some reasons the ACL are not always set correctly or change)
- open Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app
- select the disk you are interested in
- do "Repair Disk Permissions"

Check also you remaining disk space.

Reinstall VB.

Repair disk permissions, uninstall, reboot, reinstall did it.

Thanks!

Thank you thank you thank you!!

Upgrayedd'd to Mavericks over the weekend and came to work monday and my VM wouldn't start. Did the permissions repair and un/reintalled vbox and all is now well.

This thread turned a crap monday into a celebratory monday!! Thanks Thanks THanks!!!!!

You are welcome!

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