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I have installed Genymotion and VirtualBox on my computer, and set up a Samsung Galaxy S6 device through Genymotion. However, when I try to start the device, Genymotion gives me this error:

Unable to start the virtual device

VirtualBox cannot start the virtual device

To find out the cause the problem, start the virtual device from VirtualBox.

For more information, check the log files. Please refer to:www.genymotion.com/faq/logs

I try to start the device in VirtualBox, and get this error: Virtualbox Error

Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Samsung Galaxy S6 - 6.0.0 - API 23 - 1440x2560

▼ Details

The configured driver wasn't found. Either the necessary driver modules wasn't loaded, the name was misspelled, or it was a misconfiguration. (VERR_PDM_DRIVER_NOT_FOUND).

Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005) Component: ConsoleWrap Interface: IConsole {872da645-4a9b-1727-bee2-5585105b9eed}

I have tried to delete the network drivers and have Genymotion reinstall them. I have also checked all of the drivers for the network interface (drivers), but nothing seems to help. What should I do?

J.J. Hakala
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SuperMaku
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    Was about to ask about this problem too! Fixed this by updating the settings for the emulated device. `Settings`->`Audio Icon`->`Select a value for Host Audio Driver`. This was blank for me but I could set it to `CoreAudio`. – zec Jul 08 '16 at 21:32
  • @zec I can set the Host Audio Driver to either `Windows DirectSound` or `Null Audio Driver` and the Audio Controller to `Intel HD Audio`, `ICH AC97`, or `SoundBlaster 16`. However, the `OK` button is greyed out for all possible combinations of those options. It says "Invalid settings detected". However, I have just clicked on the invalid settings popup, and it tells me that there is not enough memory on my computer for the OS. I will be back in 15 min with an update. (Thank you @zec for leading me to this!) – SuperMaku Jul 08 '16 at 22:01
  • no worries! it's what this site is for. – zec Jul 09 '16 at 02:58

3 Answers3

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I had this same problem when I installed Genymotion on MacOSX. Solved it by disabling audio.

  1. Open Virtual Box
  2. Select Android VM ( Samsung Galaxy S6 - 6.0.0 - API 23 - 1440x2560 in your case)
  3. Click Settings on top.
  4. Go to Audio and Uncheck Enable Audio Checkbox
ygogia
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    Works too if you choose a valid driver in the same setting, at step 4. Actually, I updated Genymotion via RDP and somehow it fell back to an empty audio driver setting. – Marcel N. Jul 11 '16 at 23:07
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    I just had to select _Core Audio_ as the _Host Audio Driver_) under _Audio_ instead of unchecking audio entirely. – matty Aug 02 '16 at 08:06
  • it's valid for me – Fan Yer Jan 29 '18 at 20:41
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I had the same problem and went through the above steps except step 4 that I made it enable and chose a proper Audio Driver which was available on my Windows 7.

I had the same problem and went through the above steps provided by ygogia

  1. Open Virtual Box
  2. Select Android VM ( Samsung Galaxy S6 - 6.0.0 - API 23 - 1440x2560 in your case)
  3. Click Settings on top.
  4. Go to Audio and Uncheck Enable Audio Checkbox

except step 4 that I made it enable and chose a proper Audio Driver which was available on my Windows 7.

bummi
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Mohammad
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This solution worked for me.

I had to follow the steps below in order for the Android OS to load:

1. Open Virtual Box
2. Click Start after Selecting the the Virtual device from Genymotion App.

Thanks Ygogia..

Will
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