conn = libvirt.open("vbox:///session") return this error: libvir: VBOX error : internal error unable to initialize VirtualBox driver API Traceback (most recent call last):   File "prova.py", line 5, in <module>     conn = libvirt.open("vbox:///session")   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libvirt.py", line 163, in open     if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virConnectOpen() failed') libvirt.libvirtError: internal error unable to initialize VirtualBox driver API why?

>2010/3/31 angelo alfano <angeloalfa76(a)yahoo.it&gt;: >> conn = libvirt.open("vbox:///session") >> >> return this error: >> >> libvir: VBOX error : internal error unable to initialize VirtualBox >> driver >> API >> Traceback (most recent call last): >>   File "prova.py", line 5, in <module> >>     conn = libvirt.open("vbox:///session") >>   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libvirt.py", line 163, in open >>     if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virConnectOpen() failed') >> libvirt.libvirtError: internal error unable to initialize VirtualBox >> driver >> API >> >> why? >> > >This error basically says, that libvirt doesn't support your VirtualBox > version. > >What libvirt and VirtualBox version do you use? > >Matthias libvirt 0.7.0 virtualbox 3.2 Angelo

2010/3/31 Matthias Bolte <matthias.bolte(a)googlemail.com&gt;: > 2010/3/31 angelo alfano <angeloalfa76(a)yahoo.it&gt;: >> >>>2010/3/31 angelo alfano <angeloalfa76(a)yahoo.it&gt;: >>>> conn = libvirt.open("vbox:///session") >>>> >>>> return this error: >>>> >>>> libvir: VBOX error : internal error unable to initialize VirtualBox >>>> driver >>>> API >>>> Traceback (most recent call last): >>>>   File "prova.py", line 5, in <module> >>>>     conn = libvirt.open("vbox:///session") >>>>   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libvirt.py", line 163, in open >>>>     if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virConnectOpen() failed') >>>> libvirt.libvirtError: internal error unable to initialize VirtualBox >>>> driver >>>> API >>>> >>>> why? >>>> >>> >>>This error basically says, that libvirt doesn't support your VirtualBox >>> version. >>> >>>What libvirt and VirtualBox version do you use? >>> >>>Matthias >> >> >> libvirt 0.7.0 >> virtualbox 3.2 >> >> Angelo >> > > libvirt currently supports up to VirtualBox 3.1 and needs to be > updated to support 3.2. > > I've CCed the VirtualBox driver maintainer. > > Matthias > Hm, the mail was bounced back to me from the Sun mail server, saying pritesh.kothari(a)sun.com is an unknown user.

I have installed virtualbox 3.1.6 r.59338 e libvirt 0.7.0, but i have the same error... libvir: VBOX error : internal error unable to initialize VirtualBox driver API Traceback (most recent call last):   File "prova.py", line 5, in <module>     conn = libvirt.open("vbox:///session")   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libvirt.py", line 163, in open     if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virConnectOpen() failed') libvirt.libvirtError: internal error unable to initialize VirtualBox driver API ________________________________ Da: Matthias Bolte <matthias.bolte(a)googlemail.com&gt; A: angelo alfano <angeloalfa76(a)yahoo.it&gt; Cc: libvirt mail-list <libvirt-users(a)redhat.com>; Pritesh Kothari <pritesh.kothari(a)sun.com&gt; Inviato: Mer 31 marzo 2010, 18:43:52 Oggetto: Re: [libvirt-users] connect libvirt and virtualbox 2010/3/31 angelo alfano <angeloalfa76(a)yahoo.it&gt;: > >>2010/3/31 angelo alfano <angeloalfa76(a)yahoo.it&gt;: >>> conn = libvirt.open("vbox:///session") >>> >>> return this error: >>> >>> libvir: VBOX error : internal error unable to initialize VirtualBox >>> driver >>> API >>> Traceback (most recent call last): >>>   File "prova.py", line 5, in <module> >>>     conn = libvirt.open("vbox:///session") >>>   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libvirt.py", line 163, in open >>>     if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virConnectOpen() failed') >>> libvirt.libvirtError: internal error unable to initialize VirtualBox >>> driver >>> API >>> >>> why? >>> >> >>This error basically says, that libvirt doesn't support your VirtualBox >> version. >> >>What libvirt and VirtualBox version do you use? >> >>Matthias > > > libvirt 0.7.0 > virtualbox 3.2 > > Angelo > libvirt currently supports up to VirtualBox 3.1 and needs to be updated to support 3.2. I've CCed the VirtualBox driver maintainer. Matthias

I have installed virtualbox 3.0.14 and libvirt 0.7.0, error: libvir: Remote error : unable to connect to '/var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock': Connection refused libvir: warning : Failed to find the interface: Is the daemon running ? libvir: Remote error : unable to connect to '/var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock': Connection refused libvir: Remote error : unable to connect to '/var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock': Connection refused libvir: warning : Failed to find a node driver: Is the libvirtd daemon running ? ________________________________ Da: Matthias Bolte <matthias.bolte(a)googlemail.com&gt; A: angelo alfano <angeloalfa76(a)yahoo.it&gt; Cc: libvirt mail-list <libvirt-users(a)redhat.com&gt; Inviato: Mer 31 marzo 2010, 20:43:29 Oggetto: Re: [libvirt-users] connect libvirt and virtualbox Ah, sorry, I missed to mention that VirtualBox 3.1 support was added in libvirt 0.7.5. libvirt 0.7.0 supports VirtualBox 2.2 and 3.0. Matthias 2010/3/31 angelo alfano <angeloalfa76(a)yahoo.it&gt;: > I have installed virtualbox 3.1.6 r.59338 e libvirt 0.7.0, but i have the > same error... > > libvir: VBOX error : internal error unable to initialize VirtualBox driver > API > Traceback (most recent call last): >   File "prova.py", line 5, in <module> >     conn = libvirt.open("vbox:///session") >   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libvirt.py", line 163, in open >     if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virConnectOpen() failed') > libvirt.libvirtError: internal error unable to initialize VirtualBox > driver > API > > > ________________________________ > Da: Matthias Bolte <matthias.bolte(a)googlemail.com&gt; > A: angelo alfano <angeloalfa76(a)yahoo.it&gt; > Cc: libvirt mail-list <libvirt-users(a)redhat.com>; Pritesh Kothari > <pritesh.kothari(a)sun.com&gt; > Inviato: Mer 31 marzo 2010, 18:43:52 > Oggetto: Re: [libvirt-users] connect libvirt and virtualbox > > 2010/3/31 angelo alfano <angeloalfa76(a)yahoo.it&gt;: >> >>>2010/3/31 angelo alfano <angeloalfa76(a)yahoo.it&gt;: >>>> conn = libvirt.open("vbox:///session") >>>> >>>> return this error: >>>> >>>> libvir: VBOX error : internal error unable to initialize VirtualBox >>>> driver >>>> API >>>> Traceback (most recent call last): >>>>   File "prova.py", line 5, in <module> >>>>     conn = libvirt.open("vbox:///session") >>>>   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/libvirt.py", line 163, in open >>>>     if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virConnectOpen() failed') >>>> libvirt.libvirtError: internal error unable to initialize VirtualBox >>>> driver >>>> API >>>> >>>> why? >>>> >>> >>>This error basically says, that libvirt doesn't support your VirtualBox >>> version. >>> >>>What libvirt and VirtualBox version do you use? >>> >>>Matthias >> >> >> libvirt 0.7.0 >> virtualbox 3.2 >> >> Angelo >> > > libvirt currently supports up to VirtualBox 3.1 and needs to be > updated to support 3.2. > > I've CCed the VirtualBox driver maintainer. > > Matthias > _______________________________________________ libvirt-users mailing list libvirt-users(a)redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvirt-users