After compiling VirtualBox-5.1.22 for linux, I am unable to start it.
I'd be grateful for any suggestions on how to fix this.
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As per google the user should be a member of the vboxusers group - I have
checked that this is so.
As per google various libs in /usr/local/lib/virtualbox should be symlinked to
/usr/local/lib/virtualbox/components - they appear to be hardlinked as part of "sudo
make install".
As per google the /tmp folder should have the correct permissions - this
appears to be so:
$ ls -l /tmp/.vbox-tc-ipc
total 4
srwx------ 1 tc staff 0 May 6 15:23 ipcd
-rw------- 1 tc staff 6 May 6 15:23 lock
$ ls -l /
...
drwxrwxrwt 8 root staff 360 May 6 15:23 tmp/
The various qt-5.x plugins appear to load correctly, before I get a VBox error
pop-up:
$ QT_DEBUG_PLUGINS=1 VirtualBox %U
...
Qt WARNING: Found metadata in lib
/usr/local/lib/qt5/plugins/imageformats/libqwebp.so, metadata=
{
"IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface",
"MetaData": {
"Keys": [
"webp"
],
"MimeTypes": [
"image/webp"
]
},
"className": "QWebpPlugin",
"debug": false,
"version": 329216
}
[error pop-up appears, click on OK, then..]
Qt WARNING: QLibraryPrivate::unload succeeded on
"/usr/local/lib/qt5/plugins/imageformats/libqdds.so"
Qt WARNING: QLibraryPrivate::unload succeeded on
"/usr/local/lib/qt5/plugins/imageformats/libqgif.so"
Qt WARNING: QLibraryPrivate::unload succeeded on
"/usr/local/lib/qt5/plugins/imageformats/libqicns.so"
Qt WARNING: QLibraryPrivate::unload succeeded on
"/usr/local/lib/qt5/plugins/imageformats/libqico.so"
Qt WARNING: QLibraryPrivate::unload succeeded on
"/usr/local/lib/qt5/plugins/imageformats/libqjpeg.so"
Qt WARNING: QLibraryPrivate::unload succeeded on
"/usr/local/lib/qt5/plugins/imageformats/libqmng.so"
Qt WARNING: QLibraryPrivate::unload succeeded on
"/usr/local/lib/qt5/plugins/imageformats/libqsvg.so"
Qt WARNING: QLibraryPrivate::unload succeeded on
"/usr/local/lib/qt5/plugins/imageformats/libqtga.so"
Qt WARNING: QLibraryPrivate::unload succeeded on
"/usr/local/lib/qt5/plugins/imageformats/libqtiff.so"
Qt WARNING: QLibraryPrivate::unload succeeded on
"/usr/local/lib/qt5/plugins/imageformats/libqwbmp.so"
Qt WARNING: QLibraryPrivate::unload succeeded on
"/usr/local/lib/qt5/plugins/imageformats/libqwebp.so"
Qt WARNING: QLibraryPrivate::unload succeeded on
"/usr/local/lib/qt5/plugins/platforminputcontexts/libcomposeplatforminputcontextplugin.so"
Qt WARNING: QLibraryPrivate::unload succeeded on
"/usr/local/lib/qt5/plugins/xcbglintegrations/libqxcb-glx-integration.so"
Qt WARNING: QLibraryPrivate::unload succeeded on
"/usr/local/lib/qt5/plugins/platforms/libqxcb.so"
Qt WARNING: QLibraryPrivate::unload succeeded on "Xcursor" (faked)
Failed to create the VirtualBoxClient COM object.
The application will now terminate.
Callee RC: NS_ERROR_FACTORY_NOT_REGISTERED (0x80040154)
I also tried with strace and got the following:
$ ls -l /usr/local/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBox
-rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 136760 May 3 16:42
/usr/local/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBox
$ strace VirtualBox %U
...
getrlimit(RLIMIT_STACK, {rlim_cur=8192*1024, rlim_max=RLIM_INFINITY}) = 0
uname({sys="Linux", node="box", ...}) = 0
readlink("/proc/self/exe", "/usr/local/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBox", 4099) = 36
getuid32() = 1001
getuid32() = 1001
getgid32() = 50
geteuid32() = 1001
getegid32() = 50
geteuid32() = 1001
write(2, "VirtualBox", 10VirtualBox) = 10
write(2, ": ", 2: ) = 2
write(2, "Error ", 6Error ) = 6
write(2, "-", 1-) = 1
write(2, "10", 210) = 2
write(2, " in ", 4 in ) = 4
write(2, "SUPR3HardenedMain", 17SUPR3HardenedMain) = 17
write(2, "!\n", 2!
) = 2
write(2, "VirtualBox", 10VirtualBox) = 10
write(2, ": ", 2: ) = 2
write(2, "Effective UID is not root (euid=", 32Effective UID is not root
(euid=) = 32
write(2, "1001", 41001) = 4
write(2, " egid=", 6 egid=) = 6
write(2, "50", 250) = 2
write(2, " uid=", 5 uid=) = 5
write(2, "1001", 41001) = 4
write(2, " gid=", 5 gid=) = 5
write(2, "50", 250) = 2
write(2, ")", 1)) = 1
write(2, "\n", 1
) = 1
write(2, "\n", 1
) = 1
write(2, "VirtualBox", 10VirtualBox) = 10
write(2, ": ", 2: ) = 2
write(2, "Tip! It may help to reinstall Vi"..., 42Tip! It may help to reinstall
VirtualBox.
) = 42
setresgid32(50, 50, 50) = 0
setresuid32(1001, 1001, 1001) = 0
getresuid32([1001], [1001], [1001]) = 0
getresgid32([50], [50], [50]) = 0
capset(0, 0, {CAP_NET_RAW, CAP_NET_RAW, 0}) = -1 EINVAL (Invalid argument)
..and also at some point:
$ VirtualBox %U
libGL error: unable to load driver: i965_dri.so
libGL error: driver pointer missing
libGL error: failed to load driver: i965
libGL error: unable to load driver: i965_dri.so
libGL error: driver pointer missing
libGL error: failed to load driver: i965
libGL error: unable to load driver: swrast_dri.so
libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast
..but:
$ grep i965 /var/log/Xorg.0.log
[ 2513.879] (II) modeset(0): [DRI2] DRI driver: i965
[ 2513.879] (II) modeset(0): [DRI2] VDPAU driver: i965
[ 2513.883] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized i965
$ ls /usr/local/lib/dri/*swrast*
/usr/local/lib/dri/kms_swrast_dri.so /usr/local/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so
