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Genymotion Initialize Engine: failed in IntelliJ

I downloaded Genymotion and Genymotion IntelliJ plugin. I set Genymotion path in Intellij. Instructions: https://cloud.genymotion.com/page/doc/#collapse-intellij

When I try to relaunch plugin I get the following error:

4:36:22 PM Genymotion: Loading Genymotion library
4:36:22 PM Genymotion: Genymotion directory: /Applications/Genymotion.app/Contents/MacOS
4:36:22 PM Genymotion: Trying to initialize engine
4:36:23 PM Genymotion: Initialize Engine: failed

What am I doing wrong?

Solution

  • Surprisingly not much on the internet about this. If you were to just run Genymotion (standalone) you'd get the nice error message:

    Unable to load VirtualBox engine.

    Make sure that you have installed it correctly before starting Genymotion.

    For more information, refer to https://cloud.genymotion.com/page/faq#vbox

    Unfortunately you won't see this in IntelliJ's Event Log. Once you install virtual box you should be all set.