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Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack Install

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David

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Jan 31, 2013, 6:33:42 PM1/31/13
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I get this error message when attempting to install:


Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: ExtPackManager
Interface: IExtPackManager {3295e6ce-b051-47b2-9514-2c588bfe7554}

Anyone out there know what to do?

David

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Jan 31, 2013, 6:46:24 PM1/31/13
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VBoxManage list [--long|-l] vms|runningvms|ostypes|hostdvds|hostfloppies|
bridgedifs|hostonlyifs|dhcpservers|hostinfo|
hostcpuids|hddbackends|hdds|dvds|floppies|
usbhost|usbfilters|systemproperties|extpacks|
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dhenzler@MSI:~/Downloads$ VBoxManage list extpacks
Extension Packs: 1
Pack no. 0: Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
Version: 4.2.6
Revision: 82870
Edition:
Description: USB 2.0 Host Controller, VirtualBox RDP, PXE ROM with
E1000 support.
VRDE Module: VBoxVRDP
Usable: true
Why unusable:
dhenzler@MSI:~/Downloads$


The ext pack seems to have been installed properly dispite the error
message above... go figure

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David

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Feb 1, 2013, 3:54:50 PM2/1/13
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The BS continues

dhenzler@MSI:~$ VBoxManage extpack uninstall Pack
0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100%
Successfully uninstalled "Pack".
dhenzler@MSI:~$
dhenzler@MSI:~$ VBoxManage list extpacks
Extension Packs: 1
Pack no. 0: Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
Version: 4.2.6
Revision: 82870
Edition:
Description: USB 2.0 Host Controller, VirtualBox RDP, PXE ROM with
E1000 support.
VRDE Module: VBoxVRDP
Usable: true
Why unusable:

dhenzler@MSI:~$ VBoxManage extpack uninstall Oracle VM VirtualBox
Extension Pack
Oracle VM VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 4.2.6
(C) 2005-2012 Oracle Corporation
All rights reserved.

Usage:

VBoxManage extpack install [--replace] <tarball> |
uninstall [--force] <name> |
cleanup


Syntax error: Too many extension pack names given to "extpack uninstall"

dhenzler@MSI:~$ VBoxManage extpack uninstall "Oracle VM VirtualBox
Extension Pack"
0%...
Progress state: NS_ERROR_FAILURE
VBoxManage: error: Failed to uninstall "Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack"
VBoxManage: error: The installer failed with exit code 255:
VBoxManage: error: Details: code NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005),
component ExtPackManager, interface IExtPackManager
VBoxManage: error: Context: "int handleExtPack(HandlerArg*)" at line
1152 of file VBoxManageMisc.cpp
dhenzler@MSI:~$

David

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Feb 1, 2013, 4:02:26 PM2/1/13
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On 02/ 1/13 03:54 PM, David wrote:
> VBoxManage extpack

root@MSI:~# VBoxManage extpack uninstall extpack
0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100%
Successfully uninstalled "extpack".
root@MSI:~# VBoxManage list
Usage:

David

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Feb 1, 2013, 4:05:09 PM2/1/13
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and to correctly install this:

root@MSI:/home/dhenzler/Downloads# VBoxManage extpack install
Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.2.6-82870.vbox-extpack
0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100%
Successfully installed "Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack".

David

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Feb 1, 2013, 7:57:23 PM2/1/13
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On 02/ 1/13 04:02 PM, David wrote:
root@MSI:/home/dhenzler/Downloads# VBoxManage list extpacks

Extension Packs: 1
Pack no. 0: Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
Version: 4.2.6
Revision: 82870
Edition:
Description: USB 2.0 Host Controller, VirtualBox RDP, PXE ROM with
E1000 support.
VRDE Module: VBoxVRDP
Usable: true
Why unusable:
root@MSI:/home/dhenzler/Downloads#
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