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x64 Machine Fails to Create #2179

Description

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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.

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