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dan001

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[Solved]VirtualBoxClient COM object error in virtualbox

Hello

I installed virtualbox based on wiki instructions. but when I type in terminal "virtualbox", a box with error massage "Failed to create the VirtualBoxClient COM object.
Callee RC: NS_ERROR_FACTORY_NOT_REGISTERED (0x80040154)" appear.

Last edited by dan001 (2015-12-02 21:43:16)

c0mm0ner

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Re: [Solved]VirtualBoxClient COM object error in virtualbox

Which kernel and virtualbox versions are you using?

dan001

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Re: [Solved]VirtualBoxClient COM object error in virtualbox

Thank you. See please:

 
Repository     : community
Name           : virtualbox
Version        : 5.0.10-1
Description    : Powerful x86 virtualization for enterprise as well as home use
Architecture   : x86_64
URL            : http://virtualbox.org
Licenses       : GPL  custom
Groups         : None
Provides       : None
Depends On     : glibc  openssl  curl  gcc-libs  libpng  python2  sdl  libvpx
                 libxml2  procps-ng  shared-mime-info  zlib  libxcursor
                 libxinerama  libx11  libxext  libxmu  libxt
                 virtualbox-host-modules
Optional Deps  : qt4: GUI support
                 vde2: Virtual Distributed Ethernet support
                 virtualbox-guest-iso: Guest Additions CD image
                 virtualbox-ext-vnc: VNC server support
                 virtualbox-sdk: Developer kit
                 virtualbox-host-dkms: Build kernel modules with DKMS
                 net-tools: Host-only or bridged networking support
Conflicts With : virtualbox-ose
Replaces       : virtualbox-ose
Download Size  :  18.99 MiB
Installed Size :  87.37 MiB
Packager       : Sébastien Luttringer <seblu@seblu.net>
Build Date     : Thu 19 Nov 2015 09:05:59 PM IRST
Validated By   : MD5 Sum  SHA256 Sum  Signature

$ uname -r
4.2.5-1-ARCH

c0mm0ner

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Re: [Solved]VirtualBoxClient COM object error in virtualbox

Did you do a full system upgrade during install?

dan001

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Re: [Solved]VirtualBoxClient COM object error in virtualbox

No, is it necassary?

Scimmia

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Re: [Solved]VirtualBoxClient COM object error in virtualbox

Depends on how you installed. If you used pacman -Sy or canceled an update, then yes, it's necessary.

dan001

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Re: [Solved]VirtualBoxClient COM object error in virtualbox

Thank you. I did not cancel any update and moreover, I used pacman -S for installing virtualbox and others related to it.

Scimmia

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Re: [Solved]VirtualBoxClient COM object error in virtualbox

It doesn't appear you have qt4 installed. Don't know if that's the problem, but it is a problem.

dan001

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Re: [Solved]VirtualBoxClient COM object error in virtualbox

I have it. See please:

$ pacman -Si qt4
Repository     : extra
Name           : qt4
Version        : 4.8.7-3
Description    : A cross-platform application and UI framework
Architecture   : x86_64
URL            : http://www.qt.io
Licenses       : GPL3  LGPL  FDL  custom
Groups         : None
Provides       : None
Depends On     : libtiff  libpng  sqlite  ca-certificates  dbus  fontconfig
                 libgl  libxrandr  libxv  libxi  alsa-lib  xdg-utils
                 hicolor-icon-theme  desktop-file-utils  libmng
Optional Deps  : qtchooser: set the default Qt toolkit
                 postgresql-libs: PostgreSQL driver
                 libmariadbclient: MariaDB driver
                 unixodbc: ODBC driver
                 libfbclient: Firebird/iBase driver
                 libxinerama: Xinerama support
                 libxcursor: Xcursor support
                 libxfixes: Xfixes support
                 icu: Unicode support
                 sni-qt: StatusNotifierItem (AppIndicators) support
Conflicts With : qt
Replaces       : qt<=4.8.4
Download Size  :  21.00 MiB
Installed Size :  85.12 MiB
Packager       : Bartłomiej Piotrowski <bpiotrowski@archlinux.org>
Build Date     : Mon 02 Nov 2015 11:21:52 AM IRST
Validated By   : MD5 Sum  SHA256 Sum  Signature

dan001

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Re: [Solved]VirtualBoxClient COM object error in virtualbox

I tried to see more errors. I do "sudo virtualbox" and it is the result:

 Qt WARNING: X Error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter) 9
  Major opcode: 62 (X_CopyArea)

Scimmia

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Re: [Solved]VirtualBoxClient COM object error in virtualbox

`pacman -Si qt4` does not mean you have it installed, but that would explain the lack of it telling us that it was installed when you pasted the info for virtualbox.

dan001

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Re: [Solved]VirtualBoxClient COM object error in virtualbox

Sorry, what a bad wrong. I understand it now.

dan001

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Re: [Solved]VirtualBoxClient COM object error in virtualbox

Installing libvpx-1.5.0-2 solved easily. But I cannot understand why.

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 5#p1342775

Scimmia

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Re: [Solved]VirtualBoxClient COM object error in virtualbox

libvpx is a dependency of virtualbox. Did you not have it installed for was it outdated?

dan001

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Re: [Solved]VirtualBoxClient COM object error in virtualbox

No, I thought pacman -S makes it possible to install all dependencies automatically. Moreover, about the error I think that it is a lack on virtualbox documentations, because the user expects that error massages have a hint to the problem.

c0mm0ner

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Re: [Solved]VirtualBoxClient COM object error in virtualbox

pacman -S installs dependencies not already installed. I would also assume it being outdated. This is why it's good to always do a full upgrade on a package installation so you have your system in a consistent state.

dan001

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Re: [Solved]VirtualBoxClient COM object error in virtualbox

Thank you. You are right.