[arch-general] Virtualbox can't start a guest caused by NS_ERROR_FACTORY_NOT_REGISTERED

Tue Apr 21 22:57:47 UTC 2015

Hi,

2015-04-20 virtualbox [1] still could start a guest.

After closing Virtualbox I upgraded

kdebase-runtime (15.04.0-3 -> 15.04.0-4)
thunar (1.6.6-2 -> 1.6.7-1)

and then shutdown Arch Linux to make a backup of this Arch Linux
install.

2015-04-21 I used Arch Linux again and upgraded

kdebase-lib (15.04.0-1 -> 15.04.0-2)
perl-file-basedir (0.06-1 -> 0.07-1)
sip (4.16.6-1 -> 4.16.7-1)
python-sip (4.16.6-1 -> 4.16.7-1)
python2-sip (4.16.6-1 -> 4.16.7-1)
libxfcegui4 (4.10.0-4 -> 4.10.0-5)
libsystemd (217-8 -> 219-5)
systemd (217-8 -> 219-5)
systemd-sysvcompat (217-8 -> 219-5)
lib32-systemd (217-1 -> 218-1)

reinstalled

linux (3.19.3-3)

upgraded

libvpx (1.3.0-1 -> 1.4.0-2)
ffmpeg (1:2.6.1-3 -> 1:2.6.2-1)
ffmpeg-compat (1:0.10.15-2 -> 1:0.10.16-1)
firefox (37.0.1-2 -> 37.0.2-1)
gd (2.1.1-1 -> 2.1.1-2)
graphviz (2.38.0-3 -> 2.38.0-4)
gst-plugins-good (1.4.5-1 -> 1.4.5-2)
gstreamer0.10-bad (0.10.23-8 -> 0.10.23-9)
gstreamer0.10-bad-plugins (0.10.23-8 -> 0.10.23-9)
vlc (2.2.1-1 -> 2.2.1-2)
libkolab (0.5.3-1 -> 0.6.0-1)
mencoder (37379-2 -> 37379-3)
mplayer (37379-2 -> 37379-3)
xine-lib (1.2.6-4 -> 1.2.6-5)

After that I wanted to use Virtualbox, but it can't start a
guest anymore:

"Failed to create a new session.

Callee RC: NS_ERROR_FACTORY_NOT_REGISTERED (0x80040154)"

If I run Virtualbox in a terminal I get

"Qt WARNING: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile"

already before I try to start a guest.

After some WWW inquiries I disconnected USB of an iPad and of an
external WD from the computer and rebooted to clean /tmp, but this
didn't solve the issue.

Then I tried some Voodoo by running
$ sudo
mv /boot/initramfs-linux-rt-lts.img /boot/initramfs-linux-rt-lts.img.bak
$ sudo
mv /boot/initramfs-linux-rt-lts-fallback.img /boot/initramfs-linux-rt-lts-fallback.img.bak
$ sudo mkinitcpio -p linux-rt-lts
and a reboot, but nothing changed.

I continued doing nonsense by downgrading systemd to the version I used
the last time running Virtualbox.

The remove was needed for the downgrade
$ sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/remote-fs.target
libsystemd (219-5 -> 217-8)
systemd (219-5 -> 217-8)
systemd-sysvcompat (219-5 -> 217-8)
lib32-systemd (218-1 -> 217-1)

in addition I restored initramfs

$ sudo rm initramfs-linux-rt-lts-fallback.img initramfs-linux-rt-lts.img
$ sudo mv initramfs-linux-rt-lts.img.bak initramfs-linux-rt-lts.img
$ sudo mv initramfs-linux-rt-lts-fallback.img.bak
initramfs-linux-rt-lts-fallback.img

and rebooted.

Despite all the Voodoo Virtualbox still fails and all cats and chickens
in the neighbourhood are still alive.

Arch is up to date [2].

Any hints are welcome.

Regards,
Ralf

[1]
$ pacman -Q virtualbox linux-rt-lts
virtualbox 4.3.12-1
linux-rt-lts 3.10.61_rt65-1

I need this old Virtualbox, because new versions of Virtualbox faile,
when I try to update my iPad's iOS by USB, running iTunes on a XP guest.
Building Virtualbox modules with dkms for new kernel versions fail, so I
run it on a LTS RT kernel.

[2]
$ sudo pacman -Syu
[snip]
:: Starting full system upgrade...
warning: ardour: ignoring package upgrade (2.8.16-1 => 3.5.403-1)
warning: clthreads: local (2.4.0-5) is newer than community (2.4.0-1)
warning: gvfs: local (2013.08.18-1) is newer than extra (1.24.1-1)
warning: lib32-systemd: ignoring package upgrade (217-1 => 218-1)
warning: libfishsound: local (1.0.0-2) is newer than community (1.0.0-1)
warning: libsystemd: ignoring package upgrade (217-8 => 219-5)
warning: linux-rt: ignoring package upgrade (3.18.9_rt5-2 =>
3.18.11_rt7-1)
warning: linux-rt-docs: ignoring package upgrade (3.18.9_rt5-2 =>
3.18.11_rt7-1)
warning: linux-rt-headers: ignoring package upgrade (3.18.9_rt5-2 =>
3.18.11_rt7-1)
warning: linux-rt-lts: ignoring package upgrade (3.10.61_rt65-1 =>
3.14.36_rt34-1)
warning: linux-rt-lts-docs: ignoring package upgrade (3.10.61_rt65-1 =>
3.14.36_rt34-1)
warning: linux-rt-lts-headers: ignoring package upgrade (3.10.61_rt65-1
=> 3.14.36_rt34-1)
warning: ignoring package replacement (mate-calc-1.8.0-2 =>
galculator-gtk2-2.1.3-3)
warning: mate-dialogs: local (2013.08.18-1) is newer than community
(1.8.0-2)
warning: meterbridge: local (0.9.2-5) is newer than community (0.9.2-1)
warning: pulseaudio: local (2013.08.18-1) is newer than extra (6.0-1)
warning: sylpheed: local (3.4.2-20141124) is newer than community
(3.4.2-1)
warning: systemd: ignoring package upgrade (217-8 => 219-5)
warning: systemd-sysvcompat: ignoring package upgrade (217-8 => 219-5)
warning: virtualbox: ignoring package upgrade (4.3.12-1 => 4.3.26-3)
warning: virtualbox-guest-iso: ignoring package upgrade (4.3.12-1 =>
4.3.26-1)
warning: virtualbox-host-dkms: ignoring package upgrade (4.3.12-1 =>
4.3.26-3)
warning: zita-alsa-pcmi: ignoring package upgrade (0.2.0-1 => 0.2.0-2)
warning: zita-resampler: ignoring package upgrade (1.3.0-2 => 1.3.0-3)
 there is nothing to do