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.

Possible duplicate of [Genymotion, "Unable to load VirtualBox engine." on Mavericks. VBox is setup correctly](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19629013/genymotion-unable-to-load-virtualbox-engine-on-mavericks-vbox-is-setup-corr) — , Jul 31 '17 at 23:14
Check the VM compatible version https://www.genymotion.com/help/desktop/faq/#compatible-virtualbox-versions — Gil Beyruth, Dec 02 '17 at 00:12

score 104 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 08 '16 at 05:15

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You have to install Virtualbox to get genymotion to work.

Here is the link to download it https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

answered Feb 08 '16 at 05:15

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Thank you, so I went to https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads and choose "VirtualBox 5.0.14 for OSX hosts" is that right? – SaH Feb 08 '16 at 05:24
Upgrade to latest geny and virtualbox solved my problem – Lorensius W. L. T Sep 23 '16 at 03:55
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Thank you! This was helpful. Why doesn't genymotion does not include this in it download of the product when it has a dependency on VirtualBox? – Michael Kniskern Aug 02 '17 at 18:01
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Compatible version here: https://www.genymotion.com/help/desktop/faq/#compatible-virtualbox-versions – Gil Beyruth Dec 02 '17 at 00:13

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 18 '18 at 11:42

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MacOS [High Sierra]10.13.4

Download Virtual Box 5.2.8 then tried to run Genymotion.
Download Genymotion 2.12 for personal use by signing up.
Restart the machine.
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.
Now try to start Genymotion, it will install required plugins.
Start adding virtual devices.

answered Apr 18 '18 at 11:42

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Works perfectly with Mac 10.13.5, I wonder why genymotion doesn't have Virtual Box software embedded into its installer or at least should have mentioned in their installation guide. – vikramvi Aug 30 '18 at 13:05
You made my day. Thank you!! – Mark Sep 27 '18 at 07:04

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 31 '17 at 23:10

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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.

answered Jul 31 '17 at 23:10

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"Operation not permitted" ... even with Sudo! – Nathaniel Nov 03 '17 at 18:17
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@Nathaniel got the same error, maybe because apple restricts it even to root user. More info here https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35262686/genymotion-virtualization-engine-not-found-plugin-loading-aborted-on-mac – naffiq Nov 16 '17 at 08:38
@naffiq you just linked to the question you are replying to :( – deathemperor Apr 23 '18 at 03:40
maybe you don't have sudo permissions? heh – Mr. T Apr 23 '18 at 19:33

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 13 '18 at 20:18

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.

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 26 '16 at 20:56

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

score 2 · Answer 6 · answered May 12 '18 at 16:36

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Homebrew for the rescue! brew cask install virtualbox

answered May 12 '18 at 16:36

eduardomoroni

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Thanks, this was the easiest way for me to solve the problem – ragamufin Oct 24 '18 at 12:16

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Feb 08 '16 at 07:31

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/

score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Apr 17 '18 at 17:57

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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

answered Apr 17 '18 at 17:57

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Sep 19 '16 at 23:53

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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

answered Sep 19 '16 at 23:53

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score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Feb 17 '18 at 04:56

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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/

answered Feb 17 '18 at 04:56

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