virtual box random freeze or segfault/reboot

Google · 2010-11-19 21:10:16

I have tried everything to fix it including 3 fresh installs and various configs. I am running windows xp as a guest. I tried installing another guest and the same issue happens. Anyone experience this? They happen randomly while the guest is running.

Last edited by Google (2010-11-19 21:11:01)

skunktrader · 2010-11-19 22:08:28

Which virtualbox? What version?

Google · 2010-11-20 07:02:43

I tried both multiple times, same effect. Virtualbox-ose and virtualbox_bin newest version.

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Google · 2010-11-22 02:59:17

I have narrowed down seamless mode being the culprit for the segfault/reboots. I don't know why. However, I still get some freezes and VB closes randomly within normal mode. Any ideas why?

I have disabled 2d/3d video as I thought maybe I am getting segfaults due to the guest trying to access video/hardware and I didn't add my user to the video group (should I? Is it potentially a security risk?)

I can not for the life of me figure out what is causing these problems and the logs hint at nothing.

yvonney · 2010-11-25 02:18:00

would be nice if it was seamless mode. I just tried that coincidentally (turning off seamless) and, same thing. spontaneous reboots. not fun. perhaps something I need to do after disengaging seamless mode and doing the full restart of PC?

Latest Version: 3.2.10 r66523

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yvonney · 2010-11-25 07:16:43

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=107206

about to reinstall vbox from AUR
and a quick scan of postings in AUR led to the above link.a quick scan of that and now I'm gonna try turning on 2 processors for the laptop here.

ewaller · 2010-11-25 16:52:56

Which kernel are you using. I have had a lot of problems 2.6.36 and VB.

yvonney · 2010-11-25 18:40:38

yep!
2.6.36

so what's the solution? downgrading i wouldn't do i think.
having reinstalled vbox-bin from scratch after deleting the dot foler as well and trying a reinstall of virtual machines is working better though now I'm not sure if it's flash running in the vboxes or more likely that I still have issues as hard reboots still happening, though less.

great thanks!

ewaller · 2010-11-26 18:51:07

Here is a link to the bug tracker entry I opened. https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/21736 I put it against the kernel because I am running Virtualbox-bin from AUR, and because it seemed to be caused by the kernel upgrade. It really is not an Arch problem and is being worked upstream. I wrote the report hoping that it would be considered when the devs made the decision the new kernel was stable enough to mainstream. Oh well...

For now, I am ignoring the 2.6.36 Kernel

skunktrader · 2010-12-02 01:10:22

virtualbox_bin 3.2.12-1 fixes the problem for me

yvonney · 2010-12-02 01:21:51

woohoo! been waiting for that update as one of the mods over there said the vbox maintenence release would fix it.
thanks!

jetm · 2011-02-22 03:55:29

yvonney,

Do you have any progress in this issue?

TIA,

Arch Linux

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virtual box random freeze or segfault/reboot

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