[GH-ISSUE #494] while runing the docker image locally getting the below error #362

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opened 2026-02-27 23:00:14 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

kerem commented

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Originally created by @Premkumar-Mani-NTT on GitHub (May 8, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX/issues/494

docker run --device /dev/kvm --device /dev/snd -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix -e "DISPLAY=${DISPLAY:-:0.0}" docker-osx
docker: Error response from daemon: error gathering device information while adding custom device "/dev/kvm": no such file or directory.
ERRO[0000] error waiting for container: context canceled

Originally created by @Premkumar-Mani-NTT on GitHub (May 8, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX/issues/494 docker run --device /dev/kvm --device /dev/snd -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix -e "DISPLAY=${DISPLAY:-:0.0}" docker-osx docker: Error response from daemon: error gathering device information while adding custom device "/dev/kvm": no such file or directory. ERRO[0000] error waiting for container: context canceled

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@dumbasPL commented on GitHub (May 19, 2022):

You seem to be missing kvm.

you can check if you have kvm available by using the kvm-ok command from cpu-checker package
the output you want is:

INFO: /dev/kvm exists
KVM acceleration can be used

If not, you will need to get KVM working first before attempting to use this project.

Read the Initial setup guide for more details.

@dumbasPL commented on GitHub (May 19, 2022): You seem to be missing kvm. you can check if you have kvm available by using the `kvm-ok` command from `cpu-checker` package the output you want is: ``` INFO: /dev/kvm exists KVM acceleration can be used ``` If not, you will need to get KVM working first before attempting to use this project. Read the [Initial setup guide](https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX#initial-setup) for more details.

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@Masonchis commented on GitHub (May 6, 2024):

You seem to be missing kvm.

you can check if you have kvm available by using the kvm-ok command from cpu-checker package the output you want is:
INFO: /dev/kvm exists
KVM acceleration can be used
If not, you will need to get KVM working first before attempting to use this project.

Read the Initial setup guide for more details.

Sorry to reopen an old thread but I'm having a similar issue on my linux mint machine, I've verified that i have kvm set up properly and i have the /dev/kvm file.

the problem I'm having is that docker doesn't seem to be able to see this file, im not sure if this might be a problem with how i set up docker. It couldnt see the /tmp files until i added the permission in the settings.

@Masonchis commented on GitHub (May 6, 2024): > You seem to be missing kvm. > > you can check if you have kvm available by using the `kvm-ok` command from `cpu-checker` package the output you want is: > > ``` > INFO: /dev/kvm exists > KVM acceleration can be used > ``` > > If not, you will need to get KVM working first before attempting to use this project. > > Read the [Initial setup guide](https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX#initial-setup) for more details. Sorry to reopen an old thread but I'm having a similar issue on my linux mint machine, I've verified that i have kvm set up properly and i have the /dev/kvm file. the problem I'm having is that docker doesn't seem to be able to see this file, im not sure if this might be a problem with how i set up docker. It couldnt see the /tmp files until i added the permission in the settings.

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@mariuszste commented on GitHub (May 7, 2024):

Sorry to reopen an old thread but I'm having a similar issue on my linux mint machine, I've verified that i have kvm set up properly and i have the /dev/kvm file.

the problem I'm having is that docker doesn't seem to be able to see this file, im not sure if this might be a problem with how i set up docker. It couldnt see the /tmp files until i added the permission in the settings.

you're not giving me a lot to work with and I don't feel like guessing, please provide actual details like

distro and CPU used
output of kvm-ok
command used to start the container
any log/error messages
anything else worth mentioning that isn't part of an "average" desktop setup like for example selinux

@mariuszste commented on GitHub (May 7, 2024): > Sorry to reopen an old thread but I'm having a similar issue on my linux mint machine, I've verified that i have kvm set up properly and i have the /dev/kvm file. > > the problem I'm having is that docker doesn't seem to be able to see this file, im not sure if this might be a problem with how i set up docker. It couldnt see the /tmp files until i added the permission in the settings. you're not giving me a lot to work with and I don't feel like guessing, please provide actual details like - distro and CPU used - output of kvm-ok - command used to start the container - any log/error messages - anything else worth mentioning that isn't part of an "average" desktop setup like for example selinux