error starting host: machine does not exist

[lovelivestyle1102]

hi everyone:
I get a problem where I install minikube.The error log just like this:

Starting local Kubernetes v1.8.0 cluster...
Starting VM...
E0130 09:36:56.591445 8076 start.go:150] Error starting host: Error getting state for host: machi
ne does not exist.

Retrying.
E0130 09:36:56.595445 8076 start.go:156] Error starting host: Error getting state for host: mach
ine does not exist
E0130 09:36:56.882461 8076 util.go:151] Error uploading error message: : Post https://clouderrorr
eporting.googleapis.com/v1beta1/projects/k8s-minikube/events:report?key=AIzaSyACUwzG0dEPcl-eOgpDKnyK
oUFgHdfoFuA: read tcp 192.168.78.55:54186->172.217.160.106:443: wsarecv: An existing connection was
forcibly closed by the remote host.

what can i do ?

[michellevalentinova]

+1

[michellevalentinova]

It looks like deleting ~/.minikube/machines and running minikube start fixed this.

[chrissound]

I think this is a duplicate of #459

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[sandeeptiet]

I am getting the same issue while installing minikube on Windows 10 machine.

Starting local Kubernetes v1.10.0 cluster...
Starting VM...
E0810 15:37:13.728520 17268 start.go:174] Error starting host: Error getting state for host: machine does not exist.

Retrying.
E0810 15:37:13.735512 17268 start.go:180] Error starting host: Error getting state for host: machine does not exist

[sandeep450]

i have this error.can any one help me

[root@localhost ~]# minikube start
Starting local Kubernetes v1.10.0 cluster...
Starting VM...
E0917 19:32:59.596971 5241 start.go:174] Error starting host: Error starting stopped host: Maximum number of retries (5) exceeded.

Retrying.
E0917 19:32:59.608345 5241 start.go:180] Error starting host: Error starting stopped host: Maximum number of retries (5) exceeded
[root@localhost ~]#