# Unable To Start Up Ubuntu Focal64 **URL:** \ **Category:** Vagrant\ **Created:** [October 3, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/unable-to-start-up-ubuntu-focal64/45095 "2022-10-03T14:15:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DukeMavor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/dukemavor/32/31114_2.png) [@DukeMavor](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/DukeMavor)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/unable-to-start-up-ubuntu-focal64/45095/1 "2022-10-03T14:15:45Z")
I am having an issue starting up Vagrant when I run Vagrant Up command. Please see the log below. Reached out to HashiCorp support but the feedback I got wasn’t helpful. Any help her would be most appreciated. Thanks. C:\WINDOWS\system32\>vagrant up Bringing machine ‘default’ up with ‘hyperv’ provider… ==\> default: Verifying Hyper-V is enabled… ==\> default: Verifying Hyper-V is accessible… ==\> default: Box ‘ubuntu/focal64’ could not be found. Attempting to find and install… default: Box Provider: hyperv default: Box Version: \>= 0 ==\> default: Loading metadata for box ‘ubuntu/focal64’ default: URL: [https://vagrantcloud.com/ubuntu/focal64](https://vagrantcloud.com/ubuntu/focal64) The box you’re attempting to add doesn’t support the provider you requested. Please find an alternate box or use an alternate provider. Double-check your requested provider to verify you didn’t simply misspell it. If you’re adding a box from HashiCorp’s Vagrant Cloud, make sure the box is released. Name: ubuntu/focal64 Address: [https://vagrantcloud.com/ubuntu/focal64](https://vagrantcloud.com/ubuntu/focal64) Requested provider: [:hyperv] ---
**Author:** ![soapy1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/soapy1/32/5509_2.png) [@soapy1](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/soapy1)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/unable-to-start-up-ubuntu-focal64/45095/2 "2022-10-04T14:44:53Z")
Hey there. This line > [@DukeMavor](#): > > Bringing machine ‘default’ up with ‘hyperv’ provider… suggests that you are trying to use the hyperv provider (this is the default on Windows). ubuntu/focal64 only has virtualbox boxes published. So, you have 2 options to resolve your issue: 1. Install virtualbox and use the virtualbox Vagrant provider [https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/providers/virtualbox](https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/providers/virtualbox) 2. Use a hyperv box [Discover Vagrant Boxes - Vagrant Cloud](https://app.vagrantup.com/boxes/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&sort=downloads&provider=hyperv&q=focal) ---
**Author:** ![DukeMavor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/dukemavor/32/31114_2.png) [@DukeMavor](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/DukeMavor)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/unable-to-start-up-ubuntu-focal64/45095/3 "2022-10-04T15:33:30Z")
Hi. Thanks a lot for replying. I already had virtualbox from Vagrant installed. Please take a look at the log below. Any further guidance from you would be most appreciated. Thank you. Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22000.978] (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\WINDOWS\system32\>vagrant --version Vagrant 2.3.1 C:\WINDOWS\system32\>vagrant box add ubuntu/focal64 ==\> box: Loading metadata for box ‘ubuntu/focal64’ box: URL: [https://vagrantcloud.com/ubuntu/focal64](https://vagrantcloud.com/ubuntu/focal64) ==\> box: Adding box ‘ubuntu/focal64’ (v20220927.0.1) for provider: virtualbox The box you’re attempting to add already exists. Remove it before adding it again or add it with the `--force` flag. Name: ubuntu/focal64 Provider: virtualbox Version: 20220927.0.1 C:\WINDOWS\system32\>vagrant init ubuntu/focal64 `Vagrantfile` already exists in this directory. Remove it before running `vagrant init`. C:\WINDOWS\system32\>vagrant plugin install vagrant-vbguest Installing the ‘vagrant-vbguest’ plugin. This can take a few minutes… Installed the plugin ‘vagrant-vbguest (0.30.0)’! C:\WINDOWS\system32\>vagrant up Bringing machine ‘default’ up with ‘hyperv’ provider… ==\> default: Verifying Hyper-V is enabled… ==\> default: Verifying Hyper-V is accessible… ==\> default: Box ‘ubuntu/focal64’ could not be found. Attempting to find and install… default: Box Provider: hyperv default: Box Version: \>= 0 ==\> default: Loading metadata for box ‘ubuntu/focal64’ default: URL: [https://vagrantcloud.com/ubuntu/focal64](https://vagrantcloud.com/ubuntu/focal64) The box you’re attempting to add doesn’t support the provider you requested. Please find an alternate box or use an alternate provider. Double-check your requested provider to verify you didn’t simply misspell it. If you’re adding a box from HashiCorp’s Vagrant Cloud, make sure the box is released. Name: ubuntu/focal64 Address: [https://vagrantcloud.com/ubuntu/focal64](https://vagrantcloud.com/ubuntu/focal64) Requested provider: [:hyperv] C:\WINDOWS\system32\> ---
**Author:** ![soapy1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/soapy1/32/5509_2.png) [@soapy1](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/soapy1)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/unable-to-start-up-ubuntu-focal64/45095/4 "2022-10-04T18:32:09Z")
> I already had virtualbox from Vagrant installed Vagrant doesn’t ship virtualbox. To use virtualbox with Vagrant you must follow the download instructions from the virtualbox website: [Downloads – Oracle VM VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads). > C:\WINDOWS\system32\>vagrant box add ubuntu/focal64 > … > ==\> box: Adding box ‘ubuntu/focal64’ (v20220927.0.1) for provider: virtualbox > … This bit is adding the ubuntu/focal64 box. There is only a virtualbox box published so that is what is downloaded by Vagrant. > C:\WINDOWS\system32\>vagrant plugin install vagrant-vbguest This adds a vagrant-vbguest plugin. This plugin is only responsible for managing guest additions for machines backed by Virtualbox. It has no effect when virtualbox is not installed. You can follow the guide [What is Vagrant? | Vagrant | HashiCorp Developer](https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/vagrant/getting-started-index?in=vagrant/getting-started). It’ll have more information about how Vagrant works and outlines all the steps you need to follow to get going with Vagrant. ---
**Author:** ![DukeMavor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/dukemavor/32/31114_2.png) [@DukeMavor](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/DukeMavor)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/unable-to-start-up-ubuntu-focal64/45095/5 "2022-10-04T20:09:42Z")
Thanks a lot. Installing virtualbox solved the issue. I truly appreciate your kind support. Cheers and take care.