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Genymotion Desktop does not work since I upgraded to macOs Big Sur 11.0.1

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Important

Genymotion Desktop 3.1.2 has not been tested with macOs Big Sur and we cannot guarantee its operations with this version of macOs. We recommend waiting for Genymotion Desktop 3.2.0 release before upgrading macOs to Big Sur 11.0.1

If you get the error message Failed to create Vbox host-only interface after upgrading macOs to Big Sur, you may need to follow these instructions:

Method 1

  1. Remove VirtualBox with the VirtualBox_uninstall.tool from the official VirtualBox dmg installer, from a rooted terminal
  2. Re-install VirtualBox 6.1.16. The installer for macOs can be found at https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/6.1.16/VirtualBox-6.1.16-140961-OSX.dmg
  3. Reboot macOS. It is mandatory to reboot, otherwise VirtualBox will not be operational

Method 2

If this still doesn't work, try these:

  1. Boot to recovery (cmd+R) and use these commands:
    csrutil clear
    reboot
  2. Uninstall and re-install VirtualBox 6.1.16
  3. Go to System Preferences - Privacy - General to authorize the installation of VirtualBox kernel modules.

Method 3

If none of the previous methods worked, try this one:

  1. Uninstall VirtualBox with the uninstall tool found in the dmg (VirtualBox_uninstall.tool)
  2. Restore SIP to default: sudo csrutil clear
  3. Reboot
  4. Clear staging: sudo kextcache --clear-staging
  5. Reboot
  6. Install VirtualBox 6.1.16 and follow system prompt to allow Oracle

Method 4

If none of the above works, some user have reported that installing/updating xcode fixes the issue. For more information about xcode, see https://developer.apple.com/support/xcode/

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