Ubuntu Version:
24.04.2LTS
Desktop Environment (if applicable):
Unity and GNOME
Problem Description:
After upgrading the kernel to the latest HWE kernel (6.14.0-24-generic) Virtualbox fails to launch any VMs. Solution was to blacklist kvm, kvm-amd (on my desktop GNOME system) or kvm-intel (on my laptop Unity system) and then reboot
Relevant System Information:
Both desktop and laptop systems are completely up to date with maintenance.
What I’ve Tried:
Did some searches on the error messages produced by Virtualbox 7.1.10r169112 and discovered the solution which was to create /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-kvm.conf with the following entries:
blacklist kvm
blacklist kvm_intel # or kvm_amd
and then reboot.