Cannot install virtualbox on macOS High Sierra #39369
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This is a macOS issue because of secure kext loading in High Sierra. Follow the instructions here to enable the |
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Thanks. That got me onto the right path. For some reason Thanks again. |
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Leaving this here for others - the solutions above do not work because there are a number of kexts to approve - you may have to do the cycle many times... or use this handy dandy script: #!/bin/bash
unload() {
if [ `ps -ef | grep -c VirtualBox$` -ne 0 ]
then
echo "VirtualBox still seems to be running. Please investigate!!"
exit 1;
elif [ `ps -ef | grep -c [V]ir` -gt 0 ]
then
echo "Stopping running processes before unloading Kernel Extensions"
ps -ef | grep [V]ir | awk '{print $2}' | xargs kill
fi
echo "Unloading Kernel Extensions"
kextstat | grep "org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB" > /dev/null 2>&1 && sudo kextunload -b org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB
kextstat | grep "org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt" > /dev/null 2>&1 && sudo kextunload -b org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt
kextstat | grep "org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp" > /dev/null 2>&1 && sudo kextunload -b org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp
kextstat | grep "org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv" > /dev/null 2>&1 && sudo kextunload -b org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv
}
load() {
echo "Loading Kernel Extentions"
sudo kextload "/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/VBoxDrv.kext" -r "/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/"
sudo kextload "/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/VBoxNetAdp.kext" -r "/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/"
sudo kextload "/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/VBoxNetFlt.kext" -r "/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/"
sudo kextload "/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/VBoxUSB.kext" -r "/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/"
}
case "$1" in
unload|remove)
unload
;;
load)
load
;;
*|reload)
unload
load
;;
esacRun this script after you attempt to install virtualbox. Keep approving the kexts until the script runs cleanly: THEN run |
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@dstroot you sir, are a lifesaver. Thank you so much for this. I was able to finally install Virtualbox this way. |
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Please don't post instructions for disabling SIP. |
General troubleshooting steps
brew update-reset && brew updateand retried my command.brew doctor, fixed as many issues as possible and retried my command.Description of issue
Installation of virtualbox fails:
==> Failed command:
==> Standard Output of failed command:
==> Standard Error of failed command:
==> Exit status of failed command:
==> Exit status of failed command:
#<Process::Status: pid 45006 exit 1>
Output of your command with
--verbose --debugOutput of
brew cask doctorThe text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: