Genymotion can't find virtualbox

[eoli3n]

Describe the bug
When starting genymotion, it complains about the fact that it doesn't find virtualbox engine.

To Reproduce

• Install virtualbox and genymotion packages
  https://github.com/eoli3n/nix-config/blob/master/modules/includes/desktop-packages.nix#L42
• Run genymotion

Expected behavior
Working genymotion

Screenshots

Metadata

 - system: `"x86_64-linux"`
 - host os: `Linux 4.19.100, NixOS, 20.03pre211190.a21c2fa3ea2 (Markhor)`
 - multi-user?: `yes`
 - sandbox: `yes`
 - version: `nix-env (Nix) 2.3.2`
 - channels(root): `"nixos-20.03pre211190.a21c2fa3ea2"`
 - nixpkgs: `/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels/nixos`

Maintainer information:

# a list of nixpkgs attributes affected by the problem
attribute: genymotion
# a list of nixos modules affected by the problem
module:

[eoli3n]

$HOME/.Genymobile/genymotion.log

févr. 7 13:48:08 [Genymotion] [Debug] Proxy configuration: no proxy used
févr. 7 13:48:08 [Genymotion] [Debug] Host date and time: "07 Feb 2020 13:48:08 +0100"
févr. 7 13:48:08 [Genymotion] [Debug] Proxy configuration: no proxy used
févr. 7 13:48:08 [Genymotion] [Debug] "Local socket created at path : /tmp/907f397a1f5a71abaaa526042f58a1b0"
févr. 7 13:48:08 [Genymotion] [Warning] ****  STARTING GENYMOTION  ****
févr. 7 13:48:08 [Genymotion] [Warning] Genymotion Version: Genymotion "2.8.0"
févr. 7 13:48:08 [Genymotion] [Debug] [LaunchpadApp] Started with ("/run/current-system/sw/bin/genymotion")
févr. 7 13:48:08 [Genymotion] [Debug] [doRequest] Requesting:  "https://cloud.genymotion.com/launchpad/last_version/linux/x64/"
févr. 7 13:48:08 [Genymotion] [Debug] [doRequest] done
févr. 7 13:48:08 [Genymotion] [Debug] [getGenymotionLastVersion] New version ( "3.0.4" ) available here: "https://dl.genymotion.com/releases/genymotion-3.0.4/genymotion-3.0.4-linux_x64.bin"
févr. 7 13:48:08 [Genymotion] [Debug] Last version of Genymotion is  "3.0.4"
févr. 7 13:48:08 [Genymotion] [Debug] Loading "vboxmanage" plugin
févr. 7 13:48:08 [Genymotion] [Debug] Plugin "vboxmanage" loaded
févr. 7 13:48:08 [Genymotion] [Debug] Chipset: "GenuineIntel"
févr. 7 13:48:08 [Genymotion] [Debug] CPUID 0x1 (Intel): ECX= "7ffafbff"
févr. 7 13:48:08 [Genymotion] [Debug] [VBoxManageCore] Path: "VBoxManage"
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] VBoxManage ("list", "hostinfo") returns 0
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [System properties] Online physical CPU number: 4
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [System properties] Online virtual CPU number: 4
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] CPU number is > 8 - Fix max number to 8
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [System properties] Max CPU number: 8
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [System properties] Max memory size: 15910
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [findHostOnlyInterface] Looking for compatible host-only interface
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] VBoxManage ("list", "hostonlyifs") returns 0
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [createHostOnlyInterface] Creating new host-only interface
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Error] VBoxManage ("hostonlyif", "create") returns 1
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Error] Output command: "0%...
Progress state: NS_ERROR_FAILURE
VBoxManage: error: Failed to create the host-only adapter
VBoxManage: error: VBoxNetAdpCtl: Error while adding new interface: failed to open /dev/vboxnetctl: No such file or directory
VBoxManage: error: Details: code NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005), component HostNetworkInterfaceWrap, interface IHostNetworkInterface
VBoxManage: error: Context: "RTEXITCODE handleCreate(HandlerArg*)" at line 94 of file VBoxManageHostonly.cpp"
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Error] [createHostOnlyInterface] Failed to create interface
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Error] "Fail to load vboxmanage plugin from /nix/store/8aj8n1labdg3x59mg4sdmv730i18wpgh-genymotion-2.8.0/libexec/genymotion/plugins/"
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Error] VM Engine failed to load
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Error] Unable to find VM Engine. Plugin loading aborted.
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [LogCollector] VM engine not available
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [LogCollector] Creating temporary folder: "/tmp/genymotion-logs-tmp"
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [LogCollector] Copying file "/home/user/.config/VirtualBox/VBoxSVC.log" to "/tmp/genymotion-logs-tmp/general-VBoxSVC.log"
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [LogCollector] Copying file "/home/user/.config/VirtualBox/VBoxSVC.log.1" to "/tmp/genymotion-logs-tmp/general-VBoxSVC.log.1"
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [LogCollector] Copying file "/home/user/.config/VirtualBox/VBoxSVC.log.2" to "/tmp/genymotion-logs-tmp/general-VBoxSVC.log.2"
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [LogCollector] Copying file "/home/user/.config/VirtualBox/VBoxSVC.log.3" to "/tmp/genymotion-logs-tmp/general-VBoxSVC.log.3"
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [LogCollector] Copying file "/home/user/.config/VirtualBox/VBoxSVC.log.4" to "/tmp/genymotion-logs-tmp/general-VBoxSVC.log.4"
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [LogCollector] Copying file "/home/user/.config/VirtualBox/VBoxSVC.log.5" to "/tmp/genymotion-logs-tmp/general-VBoxSVC.log.5"
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [LogCollector] Copying file "/home/user/.config/VirtualBox/VBoxSVC.log.6" to "/tmp/genymotion-logs-tmp/general-VBoxSVC.log.6"
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [LogCollector] Copying file "/home/user/.config/VirtualBox/VBoxSVC.log.7" to "/tmp/genymotion-logs-tmp/general-VBoxSVC.log.7"
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [LogCollector] Copying file "/home/user/.config/VirtualBox/VirtualBox.xml" to "/tmp/genymotion-logs-tmp/general-VirtualBox.xml"
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Warning] [LogCollector] Running "/nix/store/8aj8n1labdg3x59mg4sdmv730i18wpgh-genymotion-2.8.0/libexec/genymotion/tools/glewinfo" with args ()
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Warning] [LogCollector] Running "lsmod" with args ()
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Warning] [LogCollector] Running "lspci" with args ()
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Warning] [LogCollector] Can't run command "lspci"
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Warning] [LogCollector] 0
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Warning] [LogCollector] Running "ip" with args ("rule")
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Warning] [LogCollector] Running "ip" with args ("route")
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Warning] [LogCollector] Running "free" with args ()
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Warning] [LogCollector] Running "ps" with args ("afx")
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Warning] [LogCollector] Running "df" with args ("-kh")
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Warning] [LogCollector] Running "dmesg" with args ()
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Warning] [LogCollector] Running "cat" with args ("/proc/cpuinfo")
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [LogCollector] Copying file "/home/user/.Genymobile/genymotion.log" to "/tmp/genymotion-logs-tmp/general-genymotion.log"
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [archiveDirectory] Archive created under "/home/user/genymotion-log.zip"
févr. 7 13:48:09 [Genymotion] [Debug] [LogCollector] Removing temporary folder: "/tmp/genymotion-logs-tmp"
févr. 7 13:48:10 [Genymotion] [Error] **** STOPPING GENYMOTION WITH ERROR ****
févr. 7 13:48:10 [Genymotion] [Warning] ****  STOPPING GENYMOTION  ****

[veprbl]

cc @puffnfresh

[eoli3n]

@etu @infinisil @teto @alexameen ?
#62109

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[fermuch]

I've just stumbled upon this bug. Is there a workaround or a fix?

[melg8]

I've encountered same bug.

[SkyLeite]

This is caused by incorrectly installed virtualbox. Following the instructions in the wiki worked for me. https://nixos.wiki/wiki/VirtualBox

[stale]

I marked this as stale due to inactivity. → More info

[tagamma]

Still having this issue

[stealthswor]

also having this issue along with #82959.

[stealthswor]

This is caused by incorrectly installed virtualbox. Following the instructions in the wiki worked for me. https://nixos.wiki/wiki/VirtualBox

Virtualbox starts up fine for me so that isnt the problem.