# Unable to boot rocky linux 8 in virtualbox

**URL:** <https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/unable-to-boot-rocky-linux-8-in-virtualbox/16658>\
**Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\
**Tags:** rocky-linux-8\
**Created:** [November 28, 2024, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/unable-to-boot-rocky-linux-8-in-virtualbox/16658 "2024-11-28T09:27:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![yoga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8baadc/32.png) [@yoga](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/yoga)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2024, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/unable-to-boot-rocky-linux-8-in-virtualbox/16658/1 "2024-11-28T09:27:19Z")

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I am installing rocky linux 8 in my virtualbox and booting of the virtual machine failed with warning

```auto
/dev/mapper/rl-root does not exist
/dev/rl/root does not exist
/dev/rl/swap does not exist

```

Even before this warning, these were present

```auto
[TIME] Timed out waiting for device dev-mapper-rl\x2dswao.device
[DEPEND] Dependency failed for Resume from h... using device /dev/mapper/rl-swap

```

Unable to figure out what is this happening. Could some one help to know why is this happening

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/1X/91b7219eec10e30013422e4df76c1d898711a5d5.svg) [@system](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/unable-to-boot-rocky-linux-8-in-virtualbox/16658/2 "2025-01-27T09:28:04Z")

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