[SOLVED] Virtualbox stuck at 20% even after setting ibt=off.

PatoPan · 2023-06-02 19:58:21

It doesn't seem like the kernel parameter is working, I am not sure why. Below I'll list everything I had done.

sudo cat /etc/default/grub

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="Arch"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="ibt=off"
# "intel_iommu=on rd.driver.pre=vfio-pci"
# "loglevel=3 quiet"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

# Preload both GPT and MBR modules so that they are not missed
GRUB_PRELOAD_MODULES="part_gpt part_msdos"

# Uncomment to enable Hidden Menu, and optionally hide the timeout count
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=false

# Uncomment to use basic console
GRUB_TERMINAL_INPUT=console

# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal
#GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT=console

# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
GRUB_GFXMODE=auto

# Uncomment to allow the kernel use the same resolution used by grub
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep

# Uncomment if you want GRUB to pass to the Linux kernel the old parameter 
# format "root=/dev/xxx" instead of "root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/xxx" 
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true

# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY=true

# Uncomment and set to the desired menu colors.  Used by normal and wallpaper 
# modes only.  Entries specified as foreground/background.
#GRUB_COLOR_NORMAL="light-blue/black"
#GRUB_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT="light-cyan/blue"

# Uncomment one of them for the gfx desired, a image background or a gfxtheme
#GRUB_BACKGROUND="/path/to/wallpaper"
#GRUB_THEME="/path/to/gfxtheme"

# Uncomment to get a beep at GRUB start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"

#GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT="true"

then

sudo grub-mkconfig

output

Generating grub configuration file ...
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
insmod part_gpt
insmod part_msdos
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
   set default="${next_entry}"
   set next_entry=
   save_env next_entry
   set boot_once=true
else
   set default="0"
fi

if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
  menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
  menuentry_id_option=""
fi

export menuentry_id_option

if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
  set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
  save_env saved_entry
  set prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
  set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
  if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
    saved_entry="${chosen}"
    save_env saved_entry
  fi
}

function load_video {
  if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
    insmod all_video
  else
    insmod efi_gop
    insmod efi_uga
    insmod ieee1275_fb
    insmod vbe
    insmod vga
    insmod video_bochs
    insmod video_cirrus
  fi
}

if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
   font=unicode
else
insmod part_gpt
insmod btrfs
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root dd63f700-6f08-465f-88ef-107bad7ac8e2
    font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi

if loadfont $font ; then
  set gfxmode=auto
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
  set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
  set lang=en_US
  insmod gettext
fi
terminal_input console
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
  set timeout_style=menu
  set timeout=0
# Fallback normal timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
# unavailable.
else
  set timeout=0
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux
Found initrd image: /boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img
menuentry 'Arch Linux' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-dd63f700-6f08-465f-88ef-107bad7ac8e2' {
	load_video
	set gfxpayload=keep
	insmod gzio
	insmod part_gpt
	insmod fat
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 1B06-FAF5
	echo	'Loading Linux linux ...'
	linux	/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=dd63f700-6f08-465f-88ef-107bad7ac8e2 rw  ibt=off
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/intel-ucode.img /initramfs-linux.img
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Arch Linux' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-dd63f700-6f08-465f-88ef-107bad7ac8e2' {
	menuentry 'Arch Linux, with Linux linux' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-advanced-dd63f700-6f08-465f-88ef-107bad7ac8e2' {
		load_video
		set gfxpayload=keep
		insmod gzio
		insmod part_gpt
		insmod fat
		search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 1B06-FAF5
		echo	'Loading Linux linux ...'
		linux	/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=dd63f700-6f08-465f-88ef-107bad7ac8e2 rw  ibt=off
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/intel-ucode.img /initramfs-linux.img
	}
Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot:  intel-ucode.img initramfs-linux-fallback.img
	menuentry 'Arch Linux, with Linux linux (fallback initramfs)' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-fallback-dd63f700-6f08-465f-88ef-107bad7ac8e2' {
		load_video
		set gfxpayload=keep
		insmod gzio
		insmod part_gpt
		insmod fat
		search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 1B06-FAF5
		echo	'Loading Linux linux ...'
		linux	/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=dd63f700-6f08-465f-88ef-107bad7ac8e2 rw  ibt=off
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/intel-ucode.img /initramfs-linux-fallback.img
	}
}

### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
Warning: os-prober will not be executed to detect other bootable partitions.
Systems on them will not be added to the GRUB boot configuration.
Check GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER documentation entry.
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings ...
if [ "$grub_platform" = "efi" ]; then
	fwsetup --is-supported
	if [ "$?" = 0 ]; then
		menuentry 'UEFI Firmware Settings' $menuentry_id_option 'uefi-firmware' {
			fwsetup
		}
	fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f  ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
  source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
done

When I look at journalctl, the error "Missing ENDBR" still appears.

journalctl | grep "ENDBR"
Jun 02 02:46:55 Doopliss kernel: traps: Missing ENDBR: 0xffffb3f98c3ddb10
Jun 02 02:51:49 Doopliss kernel: traps: Missing ENDBR: 0xffffab0ccc093b10
Jun 02 03:07:09 Doopliss kernel: traps: Missing ENDBR: 0xffffa6840d0b2430
Jun 02 04:07:31 Doopliss kernel: traps: Missing ENDBR: 0xffffb2258c63a430
Jun 02 04:10:23 Doopliss kernel: traps: Missing ENDBR: 0xffffa79fcccea430
Jun 02 04:28:27 Doopliss kernel: traps: Missing ENDBR: 0xffffb9a9cbcda430
Jun 02 15:03:34 Doopliss kernel: traps: Missing ENDBR: 0xffffbab20ac61b10
Jun 02 15:06:30 Doopliss kernel: traps: Missing ENDBR: 0xffffaaa14bd19b10
Jun 02 15:15:21 Doopliss kernel: traps: Missing ENDBR: 0xffffac0f0c4c2430

While looking online, this problem always seems to be solved by adding "ibt=off", with some stating "ibt=off can't not fix this issue", so I am at a loss. I had also seen that using linux-lts could fix the issue (I doubt it in my case) and that using nvidia open source drives could also solve the issue (I won't use them). Solving this might solve my issues with libvirt, which is another issue that deserves it's own post, but I should note that I can at least get a virtual machine running there.

My cpu is an Intel Core i5 12400. 12th generation. GPU is GeForce RTX 3080 (MSI Ventus). Motherboard is MSI MAG B660 TomaHawk Wifi DDR4 ATX LGA1700.

Edit: It seems the "Missing ENDBR" error did stop popping up on my machine. This grep journal is showing the error before I applied my grub configuration. Because of this "Missing ENDBR" was removed from the title.

Last edited by PatoPan (2023-06-02 21:34:06)

seth · 2023-06-02 20:01:28

journalctl | grep "ENDBR"

Please post your complete system journal for the boot:

sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'f:1=<-' ix.io

PatoPan · 2023-06-02 20:14:44

here's the output http://ix.io/4xlu

seth · 2023-06-02 20:23:28

There's no ENDBR error in that, the nvidia module loads fine and so does vboxdrv?
The kerl commandline also doesn't reflect the posted grub config, you did not write /boot/grub/grub.cfg?

PatoPan · 2023-06-02 20:37:44

I am pretty sure I did write grub.cfg with grub-mkconfig. I did it again just now and had restarted. here's the output again http://ix.io/4xlC

I verified the config files, and they are the same

If ibt=off is working, then I don't know why virtualbox is still stuck at 20%.

Here's /etc/mkinitcpio.conf, in case it had something to do with it.

# MODULES=(vfio_pci)
# MODULES=(vfio_iommu_type1 vfio btrfs)
BINARIES=(/usr/bin/btrfs)
FILES=()
HOOKS=(base systemd autodetect keyboard sd-vconsole modconf block filesystems fsck)

Last edited by PatoPan (2023-06-02 20:38:16)

seth · 2023-06-02 20:49:07

If grub-mkconfig writes the config to the console, you did not write it into /boot/grub/grub.cfg - ibt isn't working because it's not even applied (according to your journal) but you're likewise not hitting any ENDBR errors.

virtualbox is still stuck at 20%

What does that even mean? 20% of what?
Are the journals you posted supposed to cover a failed VB ox start?

Are you aware that you're pasing through an nvidia GPU?

PatoPan · 2023-06-02 21:22:23

Virtualbox Manager says "powering VM up ... 20%" on the gui. The VM window is open, but it's stuck at "starting virtual machine....". The journal was only supposed to show the ENDBR error, which is common when VirtualBox has this issue.

I'll try writing the config into grub. I didn't know the location had to be specified (with grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg)

I am also aware I tried to pass-through GPU, I didn't know I was successful. Was I successful? I wanted to make a post on it after solving this issue since I didn't get it to work, but I am not trying to do GPU pass-through to virtualbox, I am trying to do so with libvirt. Because of that I consider it a separate issue.

edit: regarding the mkinit configuration I posted. GPU is not being passthrough based on this since those lines were uncommented. Trying this led me to being unable to boot into arch due to vfio_pci. The other modules work. I only want my gpu to be passthrough if my vm is open, I still want to use my gpu when it's not open. I'll try doing gpu passthrough again, but this time properly writing grub before I make a post.

Last edited by PatoPan (2023-06-02 21:42:04)

PatoPan · 2023-06-02 21:33:04

It seems like specifying the directory where grub should write the configuration solved the issue, that was a silly mistake. I assumed grub would choose that directory by default.

even though the ENDBR error did not show up on my journal, disabling ibt fixed the issue.

I am also not sure if I had to specify the directory, since I was able to remove the loglevel=3 and quiet parameters, and that worked without me specifying the directory. Unless I did and I just don't remember doing so. The endbr error must had also appeared at some point in the past, but then it stopped even though ibt was not even disabled? And that error showed up today according to the journal output in the post, but it happened hours before making the post. It's weird.

Last edited by PatoPan (2023-06-02 21:35:37)

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#1 2023-06-02 19:58:21

[SOLVED] Virtualbox stuck at 20% even after setting ibt=off.

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