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#1 2021-10-22 07:53:45
- gca
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[SOLVED] VirtualBox - NS_ERROR_FACTORY_NOT_REGISTERED (0x80040154)
Another problem.
VirtualBox not start anymore with last update
[2021-10-22T08:52:34+0200] [ALPM] upgraded virtualbox-host-dkms (6.1.28-2 -> 6.1.28-3)
[2021-10-22T08:52:34+0200] [ALPM] upgraded virtualbox (6.1.28-2 -> 6.1.28-3)
report error
$ VBoxManage list vms
VBoxManage: error: Failed to create the VirtualBox object!
VBoxManage: error: Code NS_ERROR_FACTORY_NOT_REGISTERED (0x80040154) - Class not registered (extended info not available)
VBoxManage: error: Most likely, the VirtualBox COM server is not running or failed to start.
the drivers are installed, /tmp it's ok and libraries *.so are ok too.
If I start as root produce another error
$ sudo VirtualBox
Qt WARNING: QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/tmp/runtime-root'
the dir is created, but empty... the /tmp is a tmpfs declared in the fstab
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs nodev,nosuid,noatime,mode=1777,size=1G 0 0
what's changed in the last update? what's differ from yesterday?
[2021-10-21T09:10:49+0200] [ALPM] upgraded qt5-base (5.15.2+kde+r247-1 -> 5.15.2+kde+r251-1)
[2021-10-21T09:10:49+0200] [ALPM] upgraded virtualbox-host-dkms (6.1.26-1 -> 6.1.28-2)
[2021-10-21T09:10:50+0200] [ALPM] upgraded virtualbox (6.1.26-1 -> 6.1.28-2)
[2021-10-21T09:10:50+0200] [ALPM] upgraded virtualbox-guest-iso (6.1.26-1 -> 6.1.28-1)
Last edited by gca (2021-10-22 12:21:43)
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#2 2021-10-22 08:02:14
- seth
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Re: [SOLVED] VirtualBox - NS_ERROR_FACTORY_NOT_REGISTERED (0x80040154)
If you didn't reboot you'll likely have to reload the vbox kernel modules and stop crying "sudo" everytime you face an error - typically you're just gonna make things worse.
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#3 2021-10-22 08:14:35
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Re: [SOLVED] VirtualBox - NS_ERROR_FACTORY_NOT_REGISTERED (0x80040154)
eh...
I use secure boot and need to reboot if any kernel module changed. 
The modules are loaded correct. I missing something? Systemd service?
I'm criing 'cause i need the vm to work!!!
Last edited by gca (2021-10-22 08:18:01)
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#4 2021-10-22 08:27:23
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Re: [SOLVED] VirtualBox - NS_ERROR_FACTORY_NOT_REGISTERED (0x80040154)
Why's libvpx not in your list of recent updates?
It was updated 1 minute before virtualbox…
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#5 2021-10-22 08:56:36
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Re: [SOLVED] VirtualBox - NS_ERROR_FACTORY_NOT_REGISTERED (0x80040154)
I do not know, it's not listed in the updates
$ cat /var/log/pacman.log |grep libvpx
[2020-10-23T19:46:57+0000] [ALPM] installed libvpx (1.9.0-1)
[2021-03-26T09:45:49+0100] [ALPM] upgraded libvpx (1.9.0-1 -> 1.10.0-1)
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#6 2021-10-22 09:00:41
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Re: [SOLVED] VirtualBox - NS_ERROR_FACTORY_NOT_REGISTERED (0x80040154)
ok, now is listed and installed, updated and now work... i've lost only 2 hours... 
$ cat /var/log/pacman.log |grep libvpx
[2020-10-23T19:46:57+0000] [ALPM] installed libvpx (1.9.0-1)
[2021-03-26T09:45:49+0100] [ALPM] upgraded libvpx (1.9.0-1 -> 1.10.0-1)
[2021-10-22T10:56:51+0200] [ALPM] upgraded libvpx (1.10.0-1 -> 1.11.0-1)
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=205756
twice!!!
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#7 2021-10-22 11:28:14
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Re: [SOLVED] VirtualBox - NS_ERROR_FACTORY_NOT_REGISTERED (0x80040154)
Your mirror was probably out of sync.
Please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.
Also stop abusing cats 
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