I just recently installed Vagrant and Virtualbox but am unable to run Vagrant. I'm getting the following error when I run 'vagrant up':
roosterlegs#roosterlegs-Lenovo-Y50-70:~/vagrant_proj$ vagrant up
VirtualBox is complaining that the installation is incomplete. Please
run `VBoxManage --version` to see the error message which should contain
instructions on how to fix this error.
Then when I run 'VBoxManage --version', I get:
roosterlegs#roosterlegs-Lenovo-Y50-70:~/vagrant_proj$ VBoxManage --version
WARNING: The character device /dev/vboxdrv does not exist.
Please install the virtualbox-dkms package and the appropriate
headers, most likely linux-headers-generic.
You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed.
5.0.18_Ubuntur106667
I have tried a number of solutions such as the instructions here:
How to correct virtualbox installation, but nothing has seemed to work.
Please help.
For others who are also having the issue, disable the secure boot. Worked to me.
Reinstalling virtualbox-dkms (via aptitude reinstall virtualbox-dkms) did the trick for me. It forced the rebuild of the modules and whatnot, now my VMs boot again =)
Hope this helps
Related
First of all I'm sorry if someone already did this question, in this case please paste the link here because I didn't find anything.
I'm learning vagrant, using virtualbox i don't have problem in running VM, but if I would like to use VMware as provider. I encounter this message and I can't find a way to get out of this.
I think everything is well configured but obviously something is wrong.
When I launch vagrant up --provider=vmware_desktop, I have this error message:
Vagrant encountered an unexpected communications error with the
Vagrant VMware Utility driver. Please try to run the command
again. If this error persists, please contact support#hashicorp.com
I'm currently using Fedora 35
Operating System: Fedora Linux 35 (Workstation Edition)
Kernel: Linux 5.17.5-200.fc35.x86_64
Architecture: x86-64
I have followed this thread:
https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant-vmware-desktop/issues/22
and someone had prepared a nice gist -- which I copied below just in case the gist link wasn't anymore.
My issue was mainly the Vagrant 2.2.19 which somehow was not ok with VMWare. 2.2.18 worked fine. Just make sure you follow the above gist step by step.
https://gist.github.com/sbailliez/f22db6434ac84eccb6d3c8833c85ad92
My issue was mainly the Vagrant 2.2.19 which somehow was not ok with VMWare. 2.2.18 worked fine. Just make sure you follow the above gist step by step.
Vagrant and VMWare Tech Preview on Apple M1 Pro
This document summarizes notes taken while to make the VMWare Tech preview work on Apple M1 Pro, it originated
from discussions in https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant-vmware-desktop/issues/22
Installing Rosetta
First install Rosetta if not already done, this is needed to run x86 code:
/usr/sbin/softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license
Installing Vagrant
Install Vagrant via brew or install it manually. Note that I use 2.2.18 as 2.2.19 did not work for me. (YMMV)
brew install vagrant#2.2.18
Installing VMWare Fusion Tech Preview
You will need to create an account on vmware as it needs user and key information that are user specific.
The registration process is kinda convoluted. Be careful about passwords as the password needs to be less than 20 characters and there are no error messages for this.
You can download the tech preview via the download page.
Once this is installed you will NEED to create a symlink as the vagrant vmware utility etc.. assumes that vmware is installed in a specific directory and the tech preview is installed in a different one.
ln -s /Applications/VMWare\ Fusion\ Tech\ Preview.app /Applications/VMWare\ Fusion.app
Installing Vagrant VMWare provider
It requires two steps. This is detailed in the documentation but follow the steps below:
First go to Vagrant vmware Utility and download the binary and install it. It says x86_64 but it is fine.
The direct link is:
https://releases.hashicorp.com/vagrant-vmware-utility/1.0.21/vagrant-vmware-utility_1.0.21_x86_64.dmg
It needs to be version 1.0.21
Next install the provider:
vagrant plugin install vagrant-vmware-desktop
Create a Vagrant file
Create a file Vagrantfile
Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
config.vm.box = "spox/ubuntu-arm"
config.vm.box_version = "1.0.0"
end
Run vagrant
vagrant up
and then
vagrant ssh
Hopefully this should work and you should find yourself with mostly everything working.
Troubleshooting
I have observed various issues that makes the whole experience unstable or creating conflicts.
vagrant 2.2.19 is broken
I have had issues trying to run vagrant 2.2.19. Use 2.2.18
vagrant-vmware provider forwarded ports bound
If you declare forwarding port on your box, for some reasons the provider persists them and keeps it bound in LISTEN state even after you do a vagrant halt.
You can check this using something like:
sudo lsof -i -P | grep LISTEN | grep 'vagrant-v'
You can see the ports are stored in:
cat /opt/vagrant-vmware-desktop/settings/portforwarding.json
To stop the provider use:
sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vagrant.vagrant-vmware-utility.plist
To start it again, use load instead of unload.
nfs exports conflicts
If your vagrant box uses nfs, it seems to pollute the /etc/exports file with duplicate or stale entries over time which will cause vagrant to get angry at you at some point. You may need to prune the entries. It seems related to vagrant#11418
I encountered this same issue you had with the architecture compatibility while trying to set up VM on my Mac M1. Found my solution in this GitHub thread
I just added this lines to the Vagrantfile
config.vm.provider :vmware_desktop do |v|
v.vmx["ethernet0.pcislotnumber"] = "160"
end
Now I am facing an error about vagrant and virtualbox. I can't up my vagrant. while I up my vagrant it is show error below.
The provider 'virtualbox' that was requested to back the machine
'default' is reporting that it isn't usable on this system. The
reason is shown below:
VirtualBox is complaining that the installation is incomplete. Please
run `VBoxManage --version` to see the error message which should contain
instructions on how to fix this error.
After I run "VBoxManage --version" it shows
WARNING: The character device /dev/vboxdrv does not exist.
Please install the virtualbox-dkms package and the appropriate
headers, most likely linux-headers-generic.
You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed.
6.1.10_Ubuntur138449
Does anyone used to know this error, could you help me to fix this problem. I already search a lot but, cannot apply the solution. Sometimes they talk about disable secure boot. Thank you in advance !!
Ubuntu 20.04
Vagrant 2.2.9
Version 6.1.10_Ubuntu r138449
While trying to use Laravel's Homestead environment, I had to install vagrant and virtualbox.
I already had an older version of Virtualbox.
uninstalled it and installed a new one, then installed Vagrant.
While trying to start my virtual machine I've got a well known issue:
For the past 2 days I've tried EVERYTHING
I've tried
sudo /sbin/vboxconfig
which didn't work, So as suggested in a few posts, I've disabled secure boot from the BIOS.
It still didn't work.
I've tried every type of uninstalling with apt, apt-get and dpkg for everything that includes "virtualbox" in it's package name. Also purged, autoremove and autoclean everything possible.
I've checked the lists and seems like I'm all clean of virtualbox.
But when I'm installing it again directly from the VB website with an installer (version 6.1) it happens again and again.
Funny thing is that no matter how much I clean or purge, whenever I'm installing it again, all my virtual machines are still there. meaning there's still something I'm missing...
Please help. Thanks a LOT!
I've read just about everything about it including:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1163267/virtual-box-works-no-longer-suspect-a-kernel-update-caused-this
http://mitreasorin.blogspot.com/2016/08/upgrade-virtualbox-rtr3initex-failed.html
https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=79035
Unable to start Vagrant VirtualBox on Ubuntu
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1163267/virtual-box-works-no-longer-suspect-a-kernel-update-caused-this
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=292858 (for /sbin/vboxconfig that didn't work)
https://forum.manjaro.org/t/virtualbox-not-working-cant-rmmod-vboxdrv/86277
And a lot more. too many to mention, it's just about repeating the same things.
I am trying to add the laravel/homestead box to my vagrant installation and keep getting the error "The program 'vagrant' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt-get install vagrant"
I have virtual box installed and working (I use it regularly) and I just downloaded vagrant and it DID say it downloaded successfully. Some forums suggest my installation is not up to date but I installed it about 15 minutes ago so I don't think that could be the case.
Also, I have already created a new directory using mkdir, then used "vagrant init hashicorp/precise32" and then "vagrant ssh" which have all been successful. The next thing I try to do is add the box and it won't work. I have never used vagrant before so I am unfamiliar with this. Any help is appreciated!
PS I'm on OSX El Capitan
Not sure if this is useful after so many months, but I ran into this same problem yesterday. There appears to be a lot of information about this in the vagrant git forums.
As a workaround (not fix) I downgraded to virtualBox 5.0, and vagrant 1.7.4
Trying to install Vagrant on Windows 7 X64 with installer from Vagrant - vagrant_1.7.0.msi
Installation goes fine, however unable to use vagrant. On any command, for example vagrant -v the below is shown:
Failed to find Vagrant!
What I did:
Googled. Only 1 link with such an error on github regarding to installer. Not sure if this is relevant.
Checked that vagrant in PATH. Yes it is. Otherwise it would not start at all.
Reinstalled, and repaired - few times.
All the above with no luck. Any idea where to dig?
Thank you.
just to add my own version of this problem too:
i installed version 1.7.0
error message after a "vagrant up": "Failed to find Vagrant!"
checked paths, other environment variables in win7, should work..
so i uninstalled it and installed an older version (1.6.5)
and yes, the older version solved the problem.
i got it from their official website: https://www.vagrantup.com/download-archive/v1.6.5.html
i guess the problem was in this file:
https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant-installers/blob/master/substrate/launcher/main.go
Same Issue on Windows 7 64.
Downgraded back to Vagrant 1.6.5
Have you gone through the installation instructions on vagrant side listed here :
https://docs.vagrantup.com/v2/installation/index.html
This is what I see listed at their site:
The installer will automatically add vagrant to your system path so that it is available in terminals. If it is not found, please try logging out and logging back in to your system (this is particularly necessary sometimes for Windows).
Please try running it from Git Bash too and let me know if it works for you.
And if you still run into issues, try using an older version of vagrant https://www.vagrantup.com/download-archive/v1.6.5.html
Vagrant 1.7.1 should fix this. https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/issues/4924#issuecomment-66808666