cannot create VM with VboxManage installed on debian

[simoala007]

hello ,

i have installed virtualbox on a debian machine.
when I wan to create a vm : with VBoxManage createvm --name myvm --register

I got these error message :

VBoxManage.exe: error: Failed to create the VirtualBox object!
error: Most likely, the VirtualBox COM server is not running or failed to start.


i tried to reinstall virtual box, I tried to use admin user to launch the vboxmanage command. it did'nt work.

VBoxmanage version is : 5.0

thanks for your help

[socratis]

Where did you get VirtualBox from? If you didn't get it from the official VirtualBox site, but from a repository, it is not supported.

[simoala007]

Hello,
Thanks for your response
Of course i get it from the official VirtualBox site, and have last version 5.0
virtualbox. org/wiki/Linux_Downloads

the file is:

virtualbox-5.0_5.0.20-106931~Debian~squeeze_amd64.deb

[socratis]

Well,

VBoxManage.exe: error: Failed to create the VirtualBox object!
error: Most likely, the VirtualBox COM server is not running or failed to start.

Please read Chapter 2.3. Installing on Linux hosts. It seems that something didn't go correctly in your installation and the COM server is not loading. Pay special attention to the installation log, /var/log/vbox-install.log. More details on the manual.

[simoala007]

Hello,

I have followed the exact procedure several times, and each time i type:

BoxManage createvm --name myvm --register

I have the error i wrote before.

I have attached the vbox-install.log, may be you can find something relevant that could help me to install it.

Thank you very much i am stuck here.

Thanks,

[Perryg]

Post the results of the following from the hosts terminal:

1) VBoxManage -v
2) Type VirtualBox and press enter. What Happens?
3) Type ps -Al | grep V and post the results

You may need to do step 3 within 10 seconds of step 2 to get a valid reply.

Also was this a new install of VirtualBox or an upgrade? Have you ever tried the repo version on this host and if so did you purge it before you installed the official version?

[Perryg]

One other thing your command is missing a very important part, the ostype. Not sure if that alone would not start the service or not.

Example:

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VBoxManage createvm --name "Windows XP" --ostype WindowsXP --register

[simoala007]

Hello this is not un upgrade this is a new install from begining of virtual box V5:
please find below result of commands,

root@SG360e:/var/spool/squid3# VBoxManage -v
5.0.20r106931

root@SG360e:/var/spool/squid3# VirtualBox

Qt WARNING: VirtualBox: cannot connect to X server

root@SG360e:/var/spool/squid3# ps -Al |grep V
1 S 0 5772 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 iprt-VBoxWQueue
1 S 0 5773 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 iprt-VBoxWQueue
1 S 0 5775 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 iprt-VBoxWQueue
1 S 0 5776 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 iprt-VBoxWQueue
1 S 0 5777 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 iprt-VBoxWQueue
1 S 0 5778 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 iprt-VBoxWQueue
1 S 0 5779 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 iprt-VBoxWQueue
1 S 0 5780 2 0 80 0 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 iprt-VBoxWQueue
1 S 0 5782 2 0 80 0 - 0 rtR0Se ? 00:00:00 iprt-VBoxTscThr

root@SG360e:/var/spool/squid3# VBoxManage createvm --name "windows XP" ostype WindowsXP --register

VBoxManage: error: Failed to create the VirtualBox object!
VBoxManage: error: Code NS_ERROR_FACTORY_NOT_REGISTERED (0x80040154) - Class not registered (extended info not available)
VBoxManage: error: Most likely, the VirtualBox COM server is not running or failed to start.
root@SG360e:/var/spool/squid3#

[Perryg]

Did you install as root? and do you always run as root?

[simoala007]

Yes i install it as root, and tried to run it as root, and as normal user added to vboxusers group

[Perryg]

Running as root will change the VBOX_USER_HOME environment making the normal user not able to properly use VirtualBox.

Check you user variables and make sure you still have access to VirtualBox.

http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch10.h ... 1710665952

[simoala007]

I don"t understand i have already runned it as both root and normal user. and have same result.

Should i run it and intall it as root ?

[Perryg]

First you should install as elevated normal user ( su or sudo )
Then you always run as normal user.

As I said if you ever run as root it changes the way VirtualBox works and a normal user will not be able to run it without resetting the home environment.

[simoala007]

Ok i will reinstall it as normal user and run it as normal user and see if i still have same result.

Thanks

[Perryg]

Be sure to purge the present install first!