Ubuntu – virtual box stuck at “starting virtual machine” 0%

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After upgrading to virtualbox 4.2.16 all of my VMs get stuck at launch.

I tried downgrading to 4.1.26, but I still get the same problem.

Screenshots:
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When I kill the stuck process I get the error "no error info"

Result Code: 
NS_ERROR_CALL_FAILED (0x800706BE)
Component: 
ProgressProxy
Interface: 
IProgress {c20238e4-3221-4d3f-8891-81ce92d9f913}

I've been trying to find the global settings for virtualbox to clear them and do another reinstall, but I've only found VM-specific settings.

The system it's running on is xubuntu 12.10.
I tried one of the VMs on another computer and there was no issues, so I guess it has something to do with the actual virtualbox installation/config.

Best Answer

In the system option you need to check the "use I/O APIC"

if you were using SATA interface as your storage, you need to check the "Use host I/O cache" option

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