Can not run an emulator

SDK
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Once I execute the ./run_webos_emulator.sh script. It doesn’t seem to work properly and shows an error popup.

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macOS Catalina 10.15.7
Virtualbox 6.1.40 r154048 (Qt5.6.3)

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Sorry for the late reply. We checked it with several PCs, but the issue was not reproduced. Please reinstall the emulator. If the problem persists, please share your screenshot from the step 1 to 2 here. Thank you.

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I’m having the exact same problem.

macOS Catalina 11.7 (20G817)
VirtualBox 6.1.40 r154048 (Qt5.6.3)

Have you figured out how to get around this?

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Please check our reply above and share a screenshot if the problem persists. Thank you.

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Running ./vm_register.command seems to work correctly, as it returns nothing. But ./run_webos_emulator.sh shows the exact same message OP posted.
Although I can launch the created image by double clicking the VM’s name on VirtualBox, I have no remote control.

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Can we get a screenshot of the terminal? You can email us at developer@lge.com.

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To run the remote control unit emulator, ./run_webos_emulator.sh must be completed. Please check the following.

  • Check if your Mac uses Apple Silicon. Currently, Intel chips are only supported.
  • Make sure vboxmanage is running. (You can check this using vboxmanage -v command.)
  • Try another version of VirtualBox. You can download the v6.1.30 at https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Download_Old_Builds_6_1.
TV Emulator in m1 silicon
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I am having the exact same error, my specs:

  • MacOS Monterey 12.6.3
  • VirtualBox 6.1.30r148432
  • Processor 2,6 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7

Did anyone find any solution?

Screenshot 2023-06-28 at 11.58.15

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Have you checked the which vboxmanage command?

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Same exact issue here.
VirtualBox version 6.1.46 r158378 (Qt5.6.3)
MacBook Pro 2019
2.6 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7
Radeon Pro 555X 4 GB
Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB

$ which vboxmanage
/usr/local/bin/vboxmanage
$ vboxmanage -v
6.1.46r158378
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Please try a different version of VirtualBox. You can download the v6.1.30 at https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Download_Old_Builds_6_1.

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hi. I have the exact same issue.

$ which vboxmanage
/usr/local/bin/vboxmanage
$ vboxmanage -v
vboxmanage -v 6.1.30r148432

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Please make sure your PC meets the system requirements. Thank you.

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I am also facing the same issue. How to fix this? Please help.

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Please make sure your PC meets the system requirements. Thank you.

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I am using MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017) with 1.8 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 processor with MacOs version 12.7.6

But in the system requirements it is mentioned

  • macOS 10.12 Sierra (supported but not fully tested)
  • macOS 10.13 High Sierra - 11 Big Sur
  • Intel chip (Apple silicon is not supported)

I am assuming that the emulator will work on macOS 10.13 and higher. Is my assumption correct or it will only work on the above mentioned particular OS versions.

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webOS TV Emulator is deprecated, so later OS’s are not tested. Did you execute the chmod 777 command in the webOS TV Emulator directory as described here?

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Yes, I did. But it is not working.

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Please make sure you have installed the emulator in VirtualBox and try running it directly from VirtualBox. Thank you.

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I have done as you suggested, now the app is running virtual box, but the remote control application is not working. Please find the recording of the same. I tried changing the file permissions, but that didn’t help.

Please find the video recording of the same