VBoxNetAdpCtl: Error while adding new interface: failed to open /dev/vboxnetctl: No such file or directory

[bertob]

When trying to run configure.sh on my Arch GNU/Linux install, I get this error:

OS: linux
DIST: 
REV: 
DistroBasedOn: 
start vagrant with /home/tobias/code/foxbox/B2G
Bringing machine 'default' up with 'virtualbox' provider...
==> default: Checking if box 'hashicorp/precise64' is up to date...
==> default: Clearing any previously set network interfaces...
There was an error while executing `VBoxManage`, a CLI used by Vagrant
for controlling VirtualBox. The command and stderr is shown below.

Command: ["hostonlyif", "create"]

Stderr: 0%...
Progress state: NS_ERROR_FAILURE
VBoxManage: error: Failed to create the host-only adapter
VBoxManage: error: VBoxNetAdpCtl: Error while adding new interface: failed to open /dev/vboxnetctl: No such file or directory
VBoxManage: error: Details: code NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005), component HostNetworkInterface, interface IHostNetworkInterface
VBoxManage: error: Context: "int handleCreate(HandlerArg*, int, int*)" at line 66 of file VBoxManageHostonly.cpp

The error seems to be the same as this one:
hashicorp/vagrant#1671
The problem is, the comments in that thread say that the issue is fixed in newer versions of Virtualbox (https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/8940), but apparently that's not the case.

My setup:
linux 3.15.5-1
virtualbox 4.3.12-1
vagrant 1.6.3-1
nfs-utils 1.3.0-3
net-tools 1.60.20130531git-1

Have I missed anything (i.e. dependencies, daemons that have to be enabled etc.)?

[gerep]

Try this sudo modprobe vboxnetadp

[etcet]

Thanks, gerep. I had a similar issue with the same error and loading vboxnetadp fixed it.

[nottoseethesun]

+1 ; On Mac OS X Yosemite, per hashicorp/vagrant#1671 , this worked for me to workaround:

sudo "/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/LaunchDaemons/VirtualBoxStartup.sh" restart

[jago86]

Great!! Worked for me in Ubuntu 16.04. Thanks @gerep

[NicholasDShaw]

sudo modprobe vboxnetadp then sudo modprobe vboxnetflt worked for me

[fo2rist]

@nottoseethesun thank! That helped on the MacOS 10.14

[zhoupeng6d]

@nottoseethesun thanks very much! Worked for me on the macOS 10.13.6

[lopesrichard]

Thanks gerep, it works here on ubuntu 18.04.

[bennythejudge]

+1 ; On Mac OS X Yosemite, per hashicorp/vagrant#1671 , this worked for me to workaround:

sudo "/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/LaunchDaemons/VirtualBoxStartup.sh" restart

The above worked for me on Mac OS Mojave 10.14.6 (18G103) today.
I also was asked to allow the loading of the Kernel modules in the Security & Privacy page of the System Preferences.

[majdaneq]

sudo "/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/LaunchDaemons/VirtualBoxStartup.sh" restart

This worked for macOS Catalina 10.15.1

[concasau]

sudo modprobe vboxnetadp then sudo modprobe vboxnetflt worked for me

Worked for me. Thank you very much

[polarapfel]

sudo "/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/LaunchDaemons/VirtualBoxStartup.sh" restart
This worked for macOS Catalina 10.15.1

This worked for AFTER failing once due to Catalina's new security model, then going into Settings -> Security & Privacy -> General and approving the request from Oracle, Inc. under "Allow apps...".

[altryne]

Same issue happens on MacOS Big Sur 11 beta 2, and the above does not work
Failed to unload VBoxDrv.kext is the error.

Loading VBoxDrv.kext
Executing: /usr/bin/kmutil load -p /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/VBoxDrv.kext
Error: Error Domain=KMErrorDomain Code=1 "Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) kext (kmod) start/stop routine failed" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) kext (kmod) start/stop routine failed}
Error: Failed to load /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/VBoxDrv.kext
Loading VBoxUSB.kext
Executing: /usr/bin/kmutil load -p /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/VBoxUSB.kext -p /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/VBoxDrv.kext
Error: Error Domain=KMErrorDomain Code=1 "Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) kext (kmod) start/stop routine failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) kext (kmod) start/stop routine failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed}
Error: Failed to load /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/VBoxUSB.kext
Loading VBoxNetFlt.kext
Executing: /usr/bin/kmutil load -p /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/VBoxNetFlt.kext -p /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/VBoxDrv.kext
Error: Error Domain=KMErrorDomain Code=1 "Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) kext (kmod) start/stop routine failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) kext (kmod) start/stop routine failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed}
Error: Failed to load /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/VBoxNetFlt.kext
Loading VBoxNetAdp.kext
Executing: /usr/bin/kmutil load -p /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/VBoxNetAdp.kext -p /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/VBoxDrv.kext
Error: Error Domain=KMErrorDomain Code=1 "Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) kext (kmod) start/stop routine failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) kext (kmod) start/stop routine failed
Kernel request failed: (libkern/kext) dependency load failed}
Error: Failed to load /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/VBoxNetAdp.kext
(kernel) Can't remove kext org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv; services failed to terminate - 0xdc008018.
Failed to unload org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv - (libkern/kext) kext is in use or retained (cannot unload).
Fatal error: VirtualBox

[EParedez]

@altryne could you find any solution?, I still have the big sur beta