[Pkg-virtualbox-devel] Bug#821157: virtualbox: Critical Error Failed to create the VirtualBoxClient COM object

[Kingsley G. Morse Jr.]

Package: virtualbox
Version: 5.0.16-dfsg-2+b1
Severity: normal

*** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate ***

   * What led up to the situation?

        # Qemu failed to install Windows 10 as a guest.

        # Some on-line reviewers wrote that VirtualBox
        # is better.

        # I decided to try it.

        root:~ apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r|sed 's,[^-]*-[^-]*-,,') virtualbox

        km:~ virtualbox

        # VirtualBox failed to run because it's kernel
        # module was missing.

        root:~ apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
        root:~ aptitude install linux-source-4.4 apt-listchanges linux-image-686-pae

        # OK, now try running VirtualBox as a normal
        # user

        km:~ virtualbox

        # VirtualBox openied a small window saying

            # VirtualBox - Critical Error

            # Failed to create the
            # VirtualBoxClient COM object

            # The application will now terminate.

        # When I used the mouse's pointer to click on a
        # small blue triangle in the small window, the
        # following Details were revealed

            # Error in /home/kingsley/.VirtualBox/VirtualBox.xml (line 3) -- Cannot handle settings version '1.2-linux'.
            # /build/virtualbox-f0lC84/virtualbox-5.0.16-dfsg/src/VBox/Main/src-server/VirtualBoxImpl.cpp[534] (nsresult VirtualBox::init()).

            # Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
            # Component:   VirtualBoxWrap
            # Interface:   IVirtualBox {0169423f-46b4-cde9-91af-1e9d5b6cd945}

        # See the attached screen shot.

   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?

        # I'm not certain, but I wonder if trying
        # to run VirtualBox without its kernel
        # module corrupted ~/.VirtualBox

        # I seem to have fixed it by doing

        km:~ rm ~/.VirtualBox/*
        km:~ rmdir ~/.VirtualBox

        km:~ virtualbox

        # See the attached screen shot.

   * What was the outcome of this action?

        # I danced back and forth from one foot to
        # another, like a troll under a bridge.

   * What outcome did you expect instead?

        # Colorado's Republican Party to cancel
        # voting.

        # Oops

        # Wait

        # They actually did that.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 4.4.0-1-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages virtualbox depends on:
ii  adduser                               3.113+nmu3
ii  init-system-helpers                   1.24
ii  libc6                                 2.22-6
ii  libcurl3-gnutls                       7.47.0-1
ii  libgcc1                               1:5.3.1-11
ii  libgsoap8                             2.8.28-2
ii  libpng16-16                           1.6.21-2
ii  libpython2.7                          2.7.11-3
ii  libsdl1.2debian                       1.2.15-12
ii  libssl1.0.2                           1.0.2g-1
ii  libstdc++6                            5.3.1-11
ii  libvncserver1                         0.9.10+dfsg-3
ii  libvpx3                               1.5.0-2
ii  libx11-6                              2:1.6.3-1
ii  libxcursor1                           1:1.1.14-1+b1
ii  libxext6                              2:1.3.3-1
ii  libxml2                               2.9.3+dfsg1-1
ii  libxmu6                               2:1.1.2-1
ii  libxt6                                1:1.1.5-1
ii  procps                                2:3.3.10-4
ii  python                                2.7.9-1
ii  python2.7                             2.7.11-3
pn  python:any                            <none>
ii  virtualbox-dkms [virtualbox-modules]  5.0.16-dfsg-2
ii  zlib1g                                1:1.2.8.dfsg-2+b1

Versions of packages virtualbox recommends:
ii  libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl1]  11.1.2-1
ii  libqt4-opengl             4:4.8.7+dfsg-3
ii  libqtcore4                4:4.8.7+dfsg-3
ii  libqtgui4                 4:4.8.7+dfsg-3
ii  virtualbox-qt             5.0.16-dfsg-2+b1

Versions of packages virtualbox suggests:
pn  vde2                            <none>
pn  virtualbox-guest-additions-iso  <none>

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