Genymotion virtualization engine not found/plugin loading aborted on Mac
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I downloaded Genymotion but cannot get it to work. I keep on getting "virtualization engine not found, plugin loading aborted". I have uninstalled and reinstalled it, force quit and restarted it, and looked at other solutions to no avail. It seems to hit a snag here.
I am running on a Mac, OSX Yosemite version 10.10.5.
Android Solutions
Solution 1 - Android
You have to install Virtualbox to get genymotion to work.
Here is the link to download it https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Solution 2 - Android
MacOS [High Sierra]10.13.4
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Download Virtual Box 5.2.8 then tried to run Genymotion.
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Download Genymotion 2.12 for personal use by signing up.
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Restart the machine.
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Change System Preferences at Security & Privacy the virtual box installation was being blocked. You can see than Oracle America..blah blah.. in General Tab. Just Allow it, you could see installation gets completed.
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Now try to start Genymotion, it will install required plugins.
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Start adding virtual devices.
Solution 3 - Android
Found this solution on another stackoverflow, but thought I'd help spread the good word. The problem has to do with VBoxManager
installing to /usr/local/bin
and genymotion expecting it in /usr/bin
. So create a symlink and you're golden:
sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/VBoxManage /usr/bin
It should also be noted that you should keep an eye on what version of VirtualBox is recommended by genymotion. Currently (as of July 31, 2017), it's 5.0.26.
Solution 4 - Android
How i solved mine.
The problem is from Virtualbox DKMS All you have to do is uninstall and install is back.
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential dkms
sudo apt-get remove virtualbox-dkms
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-dkms
Drop comment if its works for you.
Solution 5 - Android
I resolved the same issue on windows 8 by removing all old Virtual only Hosts .
This may help someone .
Steps:
- Open Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager
- Go to File -> Preference -> Network -> Hosts-Only Networks
- Remove all entries under this tab
- Click OK
- Restart Genymotion
Solution 6 - Android
Homebrew for the rescue!
brew cask install virtualbox
Solution 7 - Android
Download Virtual box From
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Mac%20OS%20X%20build%20instructions
Download Genymotion setup from
https://www.genymotion.com/download/
Follow this steps:
http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/genymotion-android-emulator-for-os-x-windows-linux/
Solution 8 - Android
I had lated VirtualBox installed but still Genymotion was throwing this error.
Installing the right version (of VirtualBox) as explained in the below link solved. https://www.genymotion.com/help/desktop/faq/#compatible-virtualbox-versions
Solution 9 - Android
I solved this by downloading and installing the latest Virtualbox and then launching Genymotion. everythnig worked perfectly. I hope this will help other who face the same issue
Solution 10 - Android
Download "with virtualbox" version if you have no virtual box installed on your system. Virtual box is necessary for Genymotion.
Link for Genymotion: https://www.genymotion.com/download/