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

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If you get the error message Failed to create Vbox host-only interface after upgrading macOs to Big Sur, try these workarounds:

Method 1

  1. Remove VirtualBox with the VirtualBox_uninstall.tool from the official VirtualBox dmg installer
  2. Install VirtualBox 6.1.28. The installer for macOs can be found at https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/6.1.28/VirtualBox-6.1.28-147628-OSX.dmg
  3. Reboot macOS. It is mandatory to reboot, otherwise VirtualBox will not be operational
  4. Go to System Preferences - Security & Privacy - General to authorize the installation of VirtualBox kernel modules:
    macos_security.png

Method 2

  1. Boot to recovery (cmd+R) and use the following command: 
    csrutil clear
  2. Reboot macOs: 
    reboot
  3. Uninstall VirtualBox and install VirtualBox 6.1.28
  4. Go to System Preferences - Security & Privacy - General to authorize the installation of VirtualBox kernel modules:
    macos_security.png

Method 3

  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 6.1.28 and follow system prompt to allow Oracle
  7. Go to System Preferences - Security & Privacy - General to authorize the installation of VirtualBox kernel modules:
    macos_security.png

Method 4

If none of the above worked for you, some users have reported that installing/upgrading xcode fixes the issue.

For more information about xcode, see https://developer.apple.com/support/xcode/

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