VirtualBox works on some machines others it gives an oops

nomorewindows · 2025-10-29 17:30:38

Virtualbox hangs on boot.

[  108.790215] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000018
[  108.790223] #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode
[  108.790224] #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page
[  108.790226] PGD 0 P4D 0 
[  108.790229] Oops: Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP PTI
[  108.790234] CPU: 0 UID: 1000 PID: 1194 Comm: EMT Tainted: G           OE      6.14.0-rt3-arch1-3-rt #1 PREEMPT_{RT,(lazy)}  ebb09ac5d70091e7ffd73dab589a5664e21cdf3b
[  108.790238] Tainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE
[  108.790239] Hardware name: Dell Inc. OptiPlex 380                 /0HN7XN, BIOS A02 08/27/2010
[  108.790240] RIP: 0010:rt_spin_lock+0x2c/0xe0
[  108.790245] Code: 1e fa 0f 1f 44 00 00 53 48 83 ec 20 65 48 8b 0d 2a cc 74 4a 65 48 8b 04 25 28 00 00 00 48 89 44 24 18 31 c0 8b b1 64 05 00 00 <f0> 48 0f b1 4f 18 75 23 e8 b7 9d 31 ff 48 8b 44 24 18 65 48 2b 04
[  108.790247] RSP: 0018:ffffb25041b9f9f0 EFLAGS: 00010246
[  108.790249] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff95d840220068 RCX: ffff95d84c533480
[  108.790250] RDX: fffffad0840a7700 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: 0000000000000000
[  108.790251] RBP: ffffb25041ba9000 R08: ffffb25041bf9000 R09: 0000000000000001
[  108.790253] R10: ffffb25041ee2010 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffffb25041b9fad0
[  108.790254] R13: ffff95d8429dcd48 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 00000001029dc067
[  108.790255] FS:  000073b5b85426c0(0000) GS:ffff95d973a00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[  108.790257] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[  108.790258] CR2: 0000000000000018 CR3: 000000010c5e4000 CR4: 00000000000406f0
[  108.790259] Call Trace:
[  108.790262]  <TASK>
[  108.790265]  ? __die_body.cold+0x19/0x2b
[  108.790270]  ? page_fault_oops+0x16a/0x310
[  108.790273]  ? rt_spin_lock+0x2c/0xe0
[  108.790274]  ? search_bpf_extables+0x5f/0x80
[  108.790278]  ? exc_page_fault+0x81/0x1b0
[  108.790281]  ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30
[  108.790285]  ? rt_spin_lock+0x2c/0xe0
[  108.790287]  ? __schedule+0x409/0x13d0
[  108.790289]  ? ___pte_offset_map+0x1b/0xe0
[  108.790293]  __pte_offset_map_lock+0xa6/0x110
[  108.790298]  ? __pfx_rtR0MemObjLinuxApplyPageRange+0x10/0x10 [vboxdrv a68d2fd56ebfced6a8f4a43172594d255b5f99bb]
[  108.790358]  __apply_to_page_range+0x461/0x940
[  108.790362]  rtR0MemObjNativeProtect+0x7f/0xb0 [vboxdrv a68d2fd56ebfced6a8f4a43172594d255b5f99bb]
[  108.790391]  VBoxHost_RTR0MemObjProtect+0x88/0xc0 [vboxdrv a68d2fd56ebfced6a8f4a43172594d255b5f99bb]
[  108.790425]  supdrvIOCtl+0x3585/0x3b00 [vboxdrv a68d2fd56ebfced6a8f4a43172594d255b5f99bb]
[  108.790455]  VBoxDrvLinuxIOCtl_7_2_4+0x17a/0x270 [vboxdrv a68d2fd56ebfced6a8f4a43172594d255b5f99bb]
[  108.790482]  __x64_sys_ioctl+0x97/0xc0
[  108.790486]  do_syscall_64+0x83/0x1b0
[  108.790489]  ? ksys_write+0xb2/0xf0
[  108.790493]  ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x37/0x1a0
[  108.790495]  ? do_syscall_64+0x90/0x1b0
[  108.790498]  ? update_load_avg+0x7a/0x780
[  108.790501]  ? set_next_entity+0xe2/0x210
[  108.790503]  ? pick_next_task_fair+0x14a/0x410
[  108.790507]  ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x19/0x40
[  108.790509]  ? finish_task_switch.isra.0+0xa0/0x310
[  108.790513]  ? __schedule+0x409/0x13d0
[  108.790515]  ? vfs_write+0x15d/0x4b0
[  108.790518]  ? __rseq_handle_notify_resume+0xa0/0x4f0
[  108.790522]  ? switch_fpu_return+0x5a/0xe0
[  108.790525]  ? arch_exit_to_user_mode_prepare.isra.0+0x9c/0xb0
[  108.790528]  ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x37/0x1a0
[  108.790530]  ? do_syscall_64+0x90/0x1b0
[  108.790532]  ? switch_fpu_return+0x1a/0xe0
[  108.790534]  ? arch_exit_to_user_mode_prepare.isra.0+0x9c/0xb0
[  108.790536]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
[  108.790539] RIP: 0033:0x73b5e8b6074d
[  108.790561] Code: 04 25 28 00 00 00 48 89 45 c8 31 c0 48 8d 45 10 c7 45 b0 10 00 00 00 48 89 45 b8 48 8d 45 d0 48 89 45 c0 b8 10 00 00 00 0f 05 <89> c2 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 1a 48 8b 45 c8 64 48 2b 04 25 28 00 00 00
[  108.790563] RSP: 002b:000073b5b8540cf0 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010
[  108.790564] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 000073b5e8b6074d
[  108.790566] RDX: 000073b59fcc1010 RSI: 0000000000005684 RDI: 0000000000000008
[  108.790567] RBP: 000073b5b8540d40 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
[  108.790568] R10: 000061b1493b3540 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
[  108.790569] R13: 000073b59fcc1010 R14: 000073b5d876cc06 R15: 000061b14a57e230
[  108.790571]  </TASK>
[  108.790572] Modules linked in: rpcrdma rdma_cm iw_cm ib_cm ib_core xfs snd_usb_audio snd_usbmidi_lib snd_ump mc mousedev joydev dell_wmi iTCO_wdt gpio_ich dell_pc dell_smbios intel_pmc_bxt platform_profile sparse_keymap wmi_bmof iTCO_vendor_support ppdev at24 dell_wmi_descriptor dcdbas snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_generic i915 snd_hda_scodec_component snd_cmipci snd_hda_intel coretemp snd_intel_dspcfg snd_mpu401_uart kvm_intel snd_intel_sdw_acpi snd_opl3_lib snd_hda_codec gameport snd_rawmidi snd_hda_core snd_seq_device snd_hwdep kvm snd_pcm broadcom drm_buddy bcm_phy_ptp ttm bcm_phy_lib i2c_algo_bit drm_display_helper tg3 snd_timer snd cec libphy sha512_ssse3 pcspkr sha256_ssse3 video lpc_ich ptp soundcore i2c_i801 sha1_ssse3 i2c_smbus intel_agp intel_gtt acpi_cpufreq i2c_mux parport_pc wmi parport mac_hid nfsd auth_rpcgss nfs_acl lockd grace sunrpc vboxnetflt(OE) vboxnetadp(OE) vboxdrv(OE) dm_mod loop nfnetlink ip_tables x_tables ext4 crc16 mbcache jbd2 sr_mod cdrom ata_generic pata_acpi ata_piix hid_generic
[  108.790632]  usbhid
[  108.790635] CR2: 0000000000000018
[  108.790638] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
[  108.790639] RIP: 0010:rt_spin_lock+0x2c/0xe0
[  108.790641] Code: 1e fa 0f 1f 44 00 00 53 48 83 ec 20 65 48 8b 0d 2a cc 74 4a 65 48 8b 04 25 28 00 00 00 48 89 44 24 18 31 c0 8b b1 64 05 00 00 <f0> 48 0f b1 4f 18 75 23 e8 b7 9d 31 ff 48 8b 44 24 18 65 48 2b 04
[  108.790643] RSP: 0018:ffffb25041b9f9f0 EFLAGS: 00010246
[  108.790644] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff95d840220068 RCX: ffff95d84c533480
[  108.790646] RDX: fffffad0840a7700 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: 0000000000000000
[  108.790647] RBP: ffffb25041ba9000 R08: ffffb25041bf9000 R09: 0000000000000001
[  108.790648] R10: ffffb25041ee2010 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffffb25041b9fad0
[  108.790649] R13: ffff95d8429dcd48 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 00000001029dc067
[  108.790650] FS:  000073b5b85426c0(0000) GS:ffff95d973a00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[  108.790651] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[  108.790653] CR2: 0000000000000018 CR3: 000000010c5e4000 CR4: 00000000000406f0

Last edited by nomorewindows (2025-10-30 05:57:48)

Papa Echo · 2025-10-30 03:11:35

What is your host system? If it is Windows 11 25H2 I have the same problem. Does the VirtualBox guest run in Green Turtle Mode?

nomorewindows · 2025-10-30 05:57:08

Papa Echo wrote:

What is your host system? If it is Windows 11 25H2 I have the same problem. Does the VirtualBox guest run in Green Turtle Mode?

Host system is Arch. Even trying to do a simple DOS disk, well it oops just starting up the VM. While it works fine on another Arch.

Kill virtualbox and try to start Virtualbox again and it doesn't even get to the GUI.

Last edited by nomorewindows (2025-10-30 05:58:47)

nomorewindows · 2025-10-30 15:02:40

On the machines that are failing, it looks like there is a message in dmesg:

vboxdrv:  module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel

They are both rt kernels

While the working one is stock arch kernel.

Stock arch kernel has a virtual box stock kernel host modules package.

The failing machines are also running the dkms hosting modules for virtualbox.

Looks like the problem might be with dkms, as there is no arch host modules package for linux-rt.

Even though I don't remember having to do this before with dkms modules, maybe this?

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Virtua … gn_modules

This step seems to be for custom kernels though.

May need to add module signing process to dkms package?

Last edited by nomorewindows (2025-10-30 15:08:49)

Scimmia · 2025-10-30 15:04:27

That message means nothing to this issue. The kernel being tainted is normal.

Arch Linux

#1 2025-10-29 17:30:38

VirtualBox works on some machines others it gives an oops

#2 2025-10-30 03:11:35

Re: VirtualBox works on some machines others it gives an oops

#3 2025-10-30 05:57:08

Re: VirtualBox works on some machines others it gives an oops

#4 2025-10-30 15:02:40

Re: VirtualBox works on some machines others it gives an oops

#5 2025-10-30 15:04:27

Re: VirtualBox works on some machines others it gives an oops

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