On Wednesday 28 October 2009 07:17:47 am Matthew Millar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've just tried to install VirtualBox on ubuntu through synaptics
> (aptitude) using the karmic repositories.
>
> It installed fine, i've rebooted, created a Windows XP VM, and on first
> run its generated the following error:
>
> Failed to start the virtual machine Package Builder.
>
> Cannot open host device '/dev/sdb' for read/write access. Check the
> permissions of that device ('/bin/ls -l /dev/sdb'): Most probably you
> need to be member of the device group. Make sure that you logout/login
> after changing the group settings of the current user
> (VERR_ACCESS_DENIED).
>
> Unknown error creating VM (VERR_ACCESS_DENIED).
>
> Details
> Result Code:
>
>
> NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
>
>
> Component:
>
>
> Console
>
>
> Interface:
>
>
> IConsole
> {0a51994b-cbc6-4686-94eb-d4e4023280e2}
>
>
>
> Does anyone know how i can fix this?
>
> When i installed VBox 2, i had to configure my user to be a member of a
> group called VBox, but theres no VBox group available in the groups
> dialog with VBox 3.0.8.
>
> TIA for any help,
>
> Matthew Millar
>
>
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Hello, Matthew --
The first thing that you should do is completely uninstall VirtualBox --
even destroy the disk allocations for it, as far as I'm
concerned(!!!!!). The second step is to go to the VirtualBox web-site
and download version 3.0.8 -- and completely start from scratch with
that installation. The reason is that, eventually, you will almost
certainly want to do the upgrade, and this is the only way in which to
do it. So you may as well get an entirely new set of problems (and
resolve THEM) as to go through BOTH the current problems and a new set
of them as well. I certainly hope that this helps you somewhat.
Bruce Mac Arthur
15875 Switzer
Overland Park, KS 66221
913-897-4157
[email protected]
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