Fix VirtualBox on Mac

(VirtualBox VM)

Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

Make sure the kernel module has been loaded successfully.

where: suplibOsInit what: 3 VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED (-1908) - The support driver is not installed. On linux, open returned ENOENT.

and the upstairs has a button of OK, and you click the OK button, then will

occurs display:

(VirtualBox)

Failed to open session or the virtual machine linux_debian_11

and the occurred display has a copy button, a OK button and a pull-down

menu Details, click the Details button, then shows:

The virtual machine 'linux_Debian_11' has terminated unexpectedly during startup because of signal 6.

Result Code:
NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component:
MachineWrap
Interface:
IMachine {85632c68-b5bb-4316-a900-5eb28d3413df}

and you click the OK button, then it will show:

(Problem Report for VirtualBoxVM)

VirtualBoxVM quit unexpectedly
Click Reopen to open the application again. This report will be sent

 automatically to Apple

[pull-down menu]Comments

[...]

Problem Details nd System Configuration

[...]

[button] (Hide Details)                [button](OK) [button](Reopen)

click Reopen, and you got:

(VirtualBox - Error)

You must specify a machine to start, using the command line.

Usage: VirtualBoxVM --startvm &lt;name|UUID&gt;
Starts the VirtualBox virtual machine with the given name or unique identifier (UUID).

               [button](copy) [button](OK)

Also, refer: VirtualBox VM do not work after upgrade MacOS(Chinese Blog).

Or,

Others happens display output:

The virtual machine 'Linuxdemo' has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1 (0x1).

Back/Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)

part/unit/Component: MachineWrap

window/Interface: IMachine {85632c68-b5bb-4316-a900-5eb28d3413df}

Fixed.

This is because:

After installing Virtual Box from out of App Store, first grant

"VirtualBox" APP permissions, then restart/reboot mac.

So,

click apple logo, select "System Preferences", chose "Security & Privacy"

, click "General", click your locked lock logo, just input your mac pass

-word, then you will see "allow Virtual box XXX" or "allow Oracle XXX", shoot

or check that mark on the right of the upstairs showing news. Then, restart

mac. Then, I just remove the named item default that below the Tools on

the "Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager".

2. Problem B

My Mac touch-pad do not work on Debian under Virtual Box.

Fixed.

click apple logo, select "System Preferences", chose "Security & Privacy"

, click "Privacy", click your locked lock logo, just input your mac pass

-word, add "VirtualBox App" to "Accessibility" and "Input Monitoring".

Then, restart mac.

3. Problem C

Debian via Virtual Box display too small on mac.

Fixed.

When a new virtual machine witness on mac, first step is to adjust virtual

machine's scale factor and maximum screen size, second step is to adjust

guest's scale factor, third step is to adjust guest's resolution, fourth

step is to restart host machine(e.g: macOS/Windows).

Just as Virtual Box manually installed Debian on Mac for example:

My host machine macOS Retina display is 13.3 inch (2560*1600);

My virtual machine VirtualBox6.1.32 Max scale factor is 300%;

And, VirtualBox default interface is 400*300with scale factor 100%;

Now,

1.VM scale factor and max screen size:

click VirtualBox APP, then you see "Oracle Vm VirtualBox Manager",

move your mouse to top menu, found out VirtualBoxlogo, select

"Preference", then enter "VirtualBox - General", click Display,

Choose "Maximum screen size" to "Hint" with Width "1280" and

Height "800", and adjust "Scale Factor" to "200%", then click

"OK".

2.Guest scale factor:

When you enter VirtualBox APP, then you see "Oracle Vm VirtualBox Manager",

found out your guest machine name button, as mine is "linux_debian_11",

you will see "Power Off" under the name of your guest machine.

Please found out your guest machine "Menu Box Button", that is at the right

of your guest machine name, right click your "Menu Box" or single click your

"Guest Machine Box", choose "Settings", then you will enter your guest

machines's "General", mine is "linux_debian_11 - General", then click

"Display", and adjust "Scale Factor" to "200%"(the same as Scale Factor

on virtual machine's "General").

3.Guest Resolution:

My guest machine is "Debian". So, just use "Debian" for an example here.

click my guest machine "Debian"'s "Settings", then found out "Display",

and, also, choose "Resolution" to "1280*800(16:10)".

No matter your Debian version is "8", or even "11", the upstairs settings

is OK.

Are you Ok? Said, Lei Jun.

4.Reboot Host Machine:

Now, it's your time show!

Please restart my Mac.

Finally, "Guest Resolution" * "Scale Factor" == "Host Display size".

"1280*800" * "200%" == "2560*1600";

VirtualBox Default interface is 400*300 with "100%", it's too small, so

"Scale Factor" should be from "100%" to VBox's max "300%". Also, has:

"2560*1600" * "100%" == "2560*1600"; (But VirtualBox Enter Wins will

too small just like VirtualBox default interface.)

"1024*640" * "250%" == "2560*1600"; (But guest machine "Debian"'s

resolution display do not have "1024*640".)

4. Problem D

linuxconfig is not in the sudoers file.  This incident will be reported.

Fixed.

su -

usermod -aG sudo linuxconfig

reboot virtual machine or Debian.

refer:

How to fix: user is not in the sudoers file error.

5. Problem E

please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get cannot be used to add new CD-ROMS

Fix:

sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list

Remove any lines that include CD-ROM. Save the file and try once more.

refer:

Failed to download repository information due to missing CDROM.

6. Problem F

Do not COPY between Guest and Host.

Fixed.

0.Virtual Machine Sync COPY Settings:

Settings-General-Advanced-click "Share Clipboard" and "Drag'n'Drop";

1.Virtual Machine Settings:

Settings-General-Storage-Controller:STAT-click "Use Host I/O Cache";

2.Virtual Machine Storage:

Storage-Controller:STAT-XXX.vdi-click "Solid-state Drive";

3.Manually install VBoxLinuxAdditions:

sudo mkdir --p /media/cdrom

sudo mount -t auto /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom

cd /media/cdrom

sudo sh VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

4.Restart or Reboot Guest machine.

7. Problem G

Runtime error opening '/Users/yq/.docker/machine/machines/default/default/default.vbox' for reading: -102 (File not found.).

/Users/vbox/tinderbox/6.1-mac-rel/src/VBox/Main/src-server/MachineImpl.cpp[754] (nsresult Machine::i_registeredInit()).

Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)

Component: MachineWrap

Interface: IMachine {85632c68-b5bb-4316-a900-5eb28d3413df}

Do not formally turn down VM.

Could enter "/Users/yq/.docker/machine/machines/default/default/", found

out like "xxx.vbox-prev", change that extension name from ".vbox-prev" to

".vbox".

Not Fix!

8. Problem H

Unable to insert the virtual optical disk

/Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso 

into the machine linux_Debian_11

Details

The object functionality is limited

Result Code: E_ACCESSDENIED(0x80070005)

Compoent: MachineWarp

Interface: IMachine{85632c68-b5bb-4316-a900-5eb28d3413df}

Callee RC: NS_ERROR_FAILURE(0x80004005)

Fixed.

sudo mkdir --p /media/cdrom

sudo mount -t auto /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom

cd /media/cdrom

sudo sh VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

Restart or Reboot Guest machine.

9. Problem I

E: Unable to locate package emacs

E: Package 'gcc-10' has no installation candidate

package gcc-10 is not available, but is referred to by another package.

This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or

is only available from another source

E: Package 'gcc' has no installation candidate

Or E: The repository "http://security.debian.org bullseye/updates Release" does not have a Release file.

N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.

N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

Fixed.

Update June 5 2022 EST 10:24PM

Or maybe you should reconnect the network! Please adjust the connection of

network.

Need to change "Sources List Generator for Debian".

cd /etc/apt/ && sudo nano sources.list

Add the below three code :

deb http://mirrors.xmission.com/debian/ testing main non-free contrib

deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free

deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian testing main non-free contrib

The upstairs code "apt-cache madison gcc":

gcc | 4:11.2.0-2 | http://mirrors.xmission.com/debian testing/main amd64 Packages

gcc | 4:11.2.0-2 | http://http.us.debian.org/debian testing/main amd64 Packages

gcc | 4:11.2.0-2 | http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian testing/main amd64 Packages

Or the below code(Debian 11):

deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main

deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main

deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ bullseye-updates main

deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ bullseye-updates main

deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main 

deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main

The upstairs code "apt-cache madison gcc":

gcc | 4:10.2.1-1 | http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian bullseye/main amd64 Packages

gcc-defaults |      1.190 | http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian bullseye/main Sources

Or:

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main

deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main

deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib

deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye-updates main contrib

deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye-updates main contrib

The upstairs code "apt-cache madison gcc":

gcc | 4:10.2.1-1 | http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye/main amd64 Packages

gcc-defaults |      1.190 | http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye/main Sources

Or:

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free

deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free

# deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security bullseye/updates main contrib non-free

# deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian-security bullseye/updates main contrib non-free

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free

deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free

deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free

deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free

The upstairs code "apt-cache madison gcc":

gcc | 4:10.2.1-1 | http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye/main amd64 Packages

gcc-defaults |      1.190 | http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye/main Sources

Also, comment your source deb.

10. Problem J

Error writing sources.list: Permission denied

Fixed.

sudo nano sources.list

11. Problem K

VirtualBox-Error

You must specify a machine to start, using command line.

Usage:VirtualBoxVM --startvm <name|UUID>

Starts the VirtualBox virtual machine with the given ame or unique identifier(UUID).

To fix.

Go to the OSX System Preferences » Users & Groups » select your account »

Select the automatically item named VirtualBoxVM, then click the minus

button -, then quit the "OSX System Preferences".

12.Problem L

input the below code in Linux terminal under VirtualBox:

ifconfig

then, output:

zsh: command not found: ifconfig

Tried but not fixed.

Just install net-tools at Linux(If use Debian, then the blow):

sudo apt update

sudo apt install net-tools

Continue try the below code, then fixed.

Adding the ifconfig directory to the environment variable via adding the

below to the ~/.zshrc and activating the ~/.zshrc via source ~/.zshrc:

export PATH=$PATH:/sbin

End! Fixed.

13.Problem M

VirtualBox VM do not work after upgrade macOS, once power on that VM, the VM

shows:

FATAL: could not read from the boot medium! System halted

matter: No matter what you upgrade the VirtualBox, or even upgrade the macOS,

you haven't created a virtual hard disk. So your virtual machine is a machine

without a hard disk, hence the error. To add one, goto the same

"storage" settings as in your first snap, then right-click "IDE Controller"

icon and select "Add Hard disk". Then follow the steps to create a new disk or

add an existing one.

refer:

1.[SOLVED] Fatal no boot media..VirtualBox.

2.The solving idea of fixing VirtualBox: Fatal: Could not read from Boot Medium! System Halted(Chinese Blog).

3.Ubuntu installing VM Windows 10 FATAL:No bootable medium... or Could not read from the boot medium...(Chinese Blog).

4.Troubleshooting “No Bootable Medium Found” Error in VirtualBox.

5fatal could not read from the boot medium system halted.

6.virtualBox, Win10 Fatal: no bootable medium found! System Halted.

Fixed!

Just power of the VirtualBox VM, then quit the VirtualBox.

Reopen the VirtualBox, then right click the pull-down menu of VM, with shows:

Settings... 
Clone...
Move...
Export to OCI
Remove...
Group
...

just click the settings of VM, and you will enter the general settings of VM,

e.g: linux_debian_11 - General, then choose the Storage, the windows of

Storage shows liking:

Storage Devices     |     Attributes

  Controller: IDE   |     Name:    IDE

      Empty         |      Type:    PIIX4

  Controller:  SATA |          Use Host I/O Cache

then, you just choose the Controller SATA, and click Add hard disk, and

choose your VM with extension .vdi, e.g: linux_debian_11.vdi, click

linux_debian_11.vdi, push down the Choose button. Then, push the OK

button on the windows of linux_debian_11 - Storage to active that SATA,

finally, power on the VM.

14.Problem N

How to download and install Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack?

Fixed.

Goto the Download VirtualBox,

Download Extension Pack: VirtualBox 6.1.36 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack,

and click All supported platforms button,

chooseOpen with "VirtualBox(Default)" and push down OK button,

and push down Install button under the windows of occurring, pull down the

the mouse, and push down I Agree button, then input your password of Mac or

Windows, finally push down OK button.

refer:

1.Download VirtualBox.

2.Upgrade VirtualBox(CHinese Blog).

3.How to Install VirtualBox Extension Pack on Windows and MacOS.

15.Problem O

Manually install VBoxLinuxAdditions:

Fixed.

Input the below code under VM debian terminal:

sudo mkdir --p /media/cdrom

sudo mount -t auto /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom

cd /media/cdrom

sudo sh VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

Restart or Reboot Guest machine Debian.

refer:

1.Install VirtualBox guest additions on Debian 11/10.

2.VirtualBox Debian10 install enhanced function(Chinese Blog).

3.Upgrade VirtualBox(Chinese Blog).

SofijaErkin/fix_virtualbox_install_mac.md

Fix VirtualBox on Mac

0. Install Refer

1. Problem A

2. Problem B

3. Problem C

4. Problem D

5. Problem E

6. Problem F

7. Problem G

8. Problem H

9. Problem I

10. Problem J

11. Problem K

12.Problem L

13.Problem M

14.Problem N

15.Problem O