Describe the bug
With the message:
setup: machine didn't start in 30s (missing IP address)
Darwin 25.0.0 Darwin Kernel Version 25.0.0: Wed Sep 17 21:41:45 PDT 2025; root:xnu-12377.1.9~141/RELEASE_ARM64_T6000 arm64
Rosetta 2 IS installed.
aarch64 machines work fine.
To Reproduce
Create an x64 VM of any distro.
It fails.
Expected behavior
Create a x64 Arch virtual machine.
Diagnostic report (REQUIRED)
OrbStack info:
Version: 2.0.3
Commit: f1167c3b5ed6e218d8435956647f38ef6a7a0920 (v2.0.3)
System info:
macOS: 26.0.1 (25A362)
CPU: arm64, 10 cores
CPU model: Apple M1 Max
Model: MacBookPro18,2
Memory: 64 GiB
Full report: https://orbstack.dev/_admin/diag/orbstack-diagreport_2025-10-05T20-23-19.293112Z.zip
Screenshots and additional context (optional)
Starting Flush Journal to Persistent Storage...
[FAILED] Failed to start User Database Manager.
See 'systemctl status systemd-userdbd.service' for details.
Starting User Database Manager...
[ OK ] Finished Flush Journal to Persistent Storage.
[ OK ] Finished Coldplug All udev Devices.
[FAILED] Failed to start User Database Manager.
See 'systemctl status systemd-userdbd.service' for details.
Starting User Database Manager...
[FAILED] Failed to start User Database Manager.
See 'systemctl status systemd-userdbd.service' for details.
Starting User Database Manager...
[FAILED] Failed to start User Database Manager.
See 'systemctl status systemd-userdbd.service' for details.
Starting User Database Manager...
[FAILED] Failed to start User Database Manager.
See 'systemctl status systemd-userdbd.service' for details.
[FAILED] Failed to start User Database Manager.
See 'systemctl status systemd-userdbd.service' for details.
[ OK ] Finished Create Static Device Nodes in /dev gracefully.
Starting Create System Users...
[ OK ] Finished Create System Users.
Starting Network Name Resolution...
[ OK ] Reached target System Time Set.
Starting Create Static Device Nodes in /dev...
[ OK ] Finished Create Static Device Nodes in /dev.
[ OK ] Reached target Preparation for Local File Systems.
[ OK ] Reached target Local File Systems.
[ OK ] Reached target Virtual Machines and Containers.
[ OK ] Listening on Boot Entries Service Socket.
[ OK ] Listening on Disk Image Download Service Socket.
[ OK ] Listening on System Extension Image Management.
Starting Automatic Boot Loader Update...
Starting Save Transient machine-id to Disk...
Starting Create System Files and Directories...
Starting Rule-based Manager for Device Events and Files...
Starting Load JSON user/group Records from Credentials...
[ OK ] Started Network Name Resolution.
[ OK ] Reached target Host and Network Name Lookups.
[ OK ] Finished Automatic Boot Loader Update.
[ OK ] Finished Load JSON user/group Records from Credentials.
[ OK ] Started Rule-based Manager for Device Events and Files.
Starting Network Configuration...
[ OK ] Finished Create System Files and Directories.
Starting Rebuild Dynamic Linker Cache...
Starting Rebuild Journal Catalog...
Starting Record System Boot/Shutdown in UTMP...
[ OK ] Finished Record System Boot/Shutdown in UTMP.
[ OK ] Finished Rebuild Journal Catalog.
[ OK ] Started Network Configuration.
[ OK ] Reached target Network.
Starting Enable Persistent Storage in systemd-networkd...
[ OK ] Finished Enable Persistent Storage in systemd-networkd.
[ OK ] Finished Rebuild Dynamic Linker Cache.
Starting Update is Completed...
[ OK ] Finished Update is Completed.
[ OK ] Reached target System Initialization.
[ OK ] Started Refresh existing PGP keys of archlinux-keyring regularly.
[ OK ] Started Daily rotation of log files.
[ OK ] Started Daily man-db regeneration.
[ OK ] Started Daily verification of password and group files.
[ OK ] Started Daily Cleanup of Temporary Directories.
[ OK ] Reached target Timer Units.
[ OK ] Listening on D-Bus System Message Bus Socket.
[ OK ] Listening on GnuPG network certificate management daemon for /etc/pacman.d/gnupg.
[ OK ] Listening on GnuPG cryptographic agent and passphrase cache (access for web browsers) for /etc/pacman.d/gnupg.
[ OK ] Listening on GnuPG cryptographic agent and passphrase cache (restricted) for /etc/pacman.d/gnupg.
[ OK ] Listening on GnuPG cryptographic agent (ssh-agent emulation) for /etc/pacman.d/gnupg.
[ OK ] Listening on GnuPG cryptographic agent and passphrase cache for /etc/pacman.d/gnupg.
[ OK ] Listening on GnuPG public key management service for /etc/pacman.d/gnupg.
[ OK ] Listening on Hostname Service Socket.
[ OK ] Listening on User Login Management Varlink Socket.
[ OK ] Listening on Virtual Machine and Container Registration Service Socket.
[ OK ] Reached target Socket Units.
Starting D-Bus System Message Bus...
[FAILED] Failed to start Save Transient machine-id to Disk.
See 'systemctl status systemd-machine-id-commit.service' for details.
[ OK ] Started D-Bus System Message Bus.
Describe the bug
With the message:
setup: machine didn't start in 30s (missing IP address)
Darwin 25.0.0 Darwin Kernel Version 25.0.0: Wed Sep 17 21:41:45 PDT 2025; root:xnu-12377.1.9~141/RELEASE_ARM64_T6000 arm64
Rosetta 2 IS installed.
aarch64 machines work fine.
To Reproduce
Create an x64 VM of any distro.
It fails.
Expected behavior
Create a x64 Arch virtual machine.
Diagnostic report (REQUIRED)
OrbStack info:
Version: 2.0.3
Commit: f1167c3b5ed6e218d8435956647f38ef6a7a0920 (v2.0.3)
System info:
macOS: 26.0.1 (25A362)
CPU: arm64, 10 cores
CPU model: Apple M1 Max
Model: MacBookPro18,2
Memory: 64 GiB
Full report: https://orbstack.dev/_admin/diag/orbstack-diagreport_2025-10-05T20-23-19.293112Z.zip
Screenshots and additional context (optional)