Local Unable to Start Machine After VMware Upgrade

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Oracel VM VirtualBox gives the following message after upgrade to latest version. Local by Flywheel unable to start VirtualBox either. Please advise if thjis is a known issue and any available fix. Thank you.

"Failed to open a session for the virtual machine local-by-flywheel.

The virtual machine ‘local-by-flywheel’ has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1 (0x1). More details may be available in ‘C:\Users\User.docker\machine\machines\local-by-flywheel\local-by-flywheel\Logs\VBoxHardening.log’.

Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005)
Component: MachineWrap
Interface: IMachine {85cd948e-a71f-4289-281e-0ca7ad48cd89}"

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Hi David,

Sorry for the trouble!

Did you update a VMWare application or VirtualBox?

If you updated VirtualBox, did you update manually or did Local handle the update?

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Hello Clay,

My sincere apologies for not getting back to you sooner - sorry!

I have resolved this error now by uninstalling Oracle VM, allowing Local to automatically update to the latest version, after which Local installed VMWare etc.

I now have another problem that David/Local is looking at. When I try to update plugins on my “Local” machine, I get an error message telling me that there is a problem communication with the local router.

I have just sent David a Local log file etc. to assist him in diagnosing this problem.

Thanks again Clay.

Best regards,
David
WEBinate Web Design Studio

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Hi David,

Glad you resolved the issue with VirtualBox!

Are you still working with David Rapsey regarding the plugin/router issue?

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Hi Clay,

Thanks for your email below.

I haven’t responded to David Rapsey yet. However, if you could pass this on to him, I’d appreciate it very much.

I have actioned all 3 of the suggestions David so kindly offered, several times, but sadly, the problem remains as before…

If I continually click on “admin” or “view site” for a website running on Local, I get the error “Unable to connect Firefox can’t establish a connection to the server at webinate.local.” This error is the same for all common browsers.

If I wait long enough, and click on “admin” or “view site” often enough, eventually I get access, and the Browser will generally allow me to move through the WP Admin system OK, except when I want to update plugins – then I get the “Unable to connect” error in the browser again. Strangely, when this happens, I find that the plugin has actually managed to update correctly.

I can see that my issue is common across a lot of users, and it’s really frustrating. I’m sure you guys are just as frustrated too!

I see enormous potential for my freelance business with Flywheel hosting and Local, but I’m reluctant to commit until I can get this issue sorted out. I have spent countless hours on a range of issues with Local, and one-by-one each issue has been resolved – other than how slow Local runs on my machine – although that has improved with updates recently – to some degree.

I notice that Pantheon https://pantheon.io/ allow unlimited Dev sites and only charge once the site goes live. I wonder if you guys at Flywheel might consider doing this until we can get Local rock solid.

Thanks again Clay.

Best regards,

David Caudwell

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