docker
Docker Engine not starting
Description
Docker Desktop 4.32.0 is stuck on Starting the Docker Engine.... Manual restart shows Docker Engine stopped with an error message:
Unable to calculate image disk size
4.28.0 used to work for me but now also fails to start, it gives a different error:
Failed to start VM - received state failed to start: running TAP AF_VSOCK: no such file or directory
It might be caused by Windows 11 auto-updating WSL to 2.3.11.0, see https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/14202#issuecomment-2240092670.
| 4.32.0 | 4.28.0 |
|---|---|
Reproduce
- Use WSL 2.3.11.0
- Open Docker Desktop 4.32.0
- Restart it manually once stuck on
Starting the Docker Engine... - Docker Engine stops with
Unable to calculate image disk sizeerror message - Repeat with 4.28.0 for different error messages
Expected behavior
Docker Desktop works with WSL 2.3.11.0
docker version
Client:
Version: 27.0.3
API version: 1.46
Go version: go1.21.11
Git commit: 7d4bcd8
Built: Sat Jun 29 00:03:32 2024
OS/Arch: windows/amd64
Context: desktop-linux
docker info
Client:
Version: 27.0.3
Context: desktop-linux
Debug Mode: false
Plugins:
buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.15.1-desktop.1
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-buildx.exe
compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
Version: v2.28.1-desktop.1
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-compose.exe
debug: Get a shell into any image or container (Docker Inc.)
Version: 0.0.32
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-debug.exe
desktop: Docker Desktop commands (Alpha) (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.0.14
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-desktop.exe
dev: Docker Dev Environments (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.1.2
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-dev.exe
extension: Manages Docker extensions (Docker Inc.)
Version: v0.2.25
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-extension.exe
feedback: Provide feedback, right in your terminal! (Docker Inc.)
Version: v1.0.5
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-feedback.exe
init: Creates Docker-related starter files for your project (Docker Inc.)
Version: v1.3.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-init.exe
sbom: View the packaged-based Software Bill Of Materials (SBOM) for an image (Anchore Inc.)
Version: 0.6.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-sbom.exe
scout: Docker Scout (Docker Inc.)
Version: v1.10.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Docker\cli-plugins\docker-scout.exe
Server:
ERROR: Get "http://%2F%2F.%2Fpipe%2FdockerDesktopLinuxEngine/v1.46/info": context canceled
errors pretty printing info
Diagnostics ID
911B2ADB-E636-4057-8AF7-CB26365AD897/20240720132622
Additional Info
Also uploaded 4.28.0 Diagnostics, ID: 911B2ADB-E636-4057-8AF7-CB26365AD897/20240720143219
Using Windows 11 Version 23H2 (OS Build 22631.3880)
Same issue, I couldn't find any related info, seems like it's not related to engine startup itself since dockerd logs are not informative, I suppose this error from docker backend is related to the issue. com.docker.backend.exe.log
I see this issue is very recent, I have the same problem at the moment, last friday it all still worked, not sure what changed, could have been the update for wsl as I have the same version as the first message describes.
Note: For anyone who is just looking for a workaround, downgrading WSL to the previous version works. see wsl-2.2.4
Have this same issue, switching to the older version of wsl as YouGina suggested worked...
An easy fix was to take the latest update for wsl. I did this by using wsl --update in my cmd. Since I was on the latest update and this didn't resolve the issue, I opted to use a pre-release version. This command is wsl --update --pre-release. I then had to accept the admin prompt, wait a moment, and docker worked.
Additionally, DO NOT press factory reset as this will wipe all user data in docker. Volumes, containers, images, and any application settings.
I lost a lot of data due to this. 😭
May have been fixed by the 2.3.13 release
https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/releases/tag/2.3.13
