[SOLVED] VirtualBox 3.1.2-2 isn't restoring saved sessions

Vi0L0 · 2010-01-28 17:25:04

I have switched to [testing] and [comunity-testing] (without kde-unstable) few days ago and everything was fine, virtualBox (from here http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=9753) too. I wasnt using VirtualBox for 3 days (and im launching pacman -Syu twice a day), and what was my surprise when i saw that this holy VBox feature which is saving-restoring just flew away...
Every other feature of VBox is working fine.
I have tested this on different kernels (2.6.33-rc5-git1 and 2.6.32.6-1-ARCH), i have rebuilded modules, and even rebuilded package, i have switched many VBox advanced options - without success. Then i decided to rollback some reasonable looking packages - just few of them (edit: like libpng-1.4.0-2 (edit: to libpng-1.4.0-1, not to previous version of libpng, although ive checked it with old libpng libs just copied to /usr/lib without symlink - and it did nothing, but problem still can be here - maybe it need direct symlink to prev libpng like: /usr/lib/libpng.so -> libpng12.so ) pciutils-3.1.6-1) - but that wasn't it...
So i decided to comment testing and com-testing and -Suu.
And its working fine now, so it must be [testing] related.

Anyway here's what VBox log is telling:

********************* End of statistics **********************
Changing the VM state from 'DESTROYING' to 'TERMINATED'.

ERROR [COM]: aRC=NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) aIID={6375231a-c17c-464b-92cb-ae9e128d71c3} aComponent={Console} aText={Failed to load unit 'DisplayScreenshot' (VERR_SSM_LOADED_TOO_MUCH)} aWarning=false, preserve=false

Power up failed (vrc=VERR_SSM_LOADED_TOO_MUCH, rc=NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0X80004005))

I belive that this is problem: Failed to load unit 'DisplayScreenshot' (VERR_SSM_LOADED_TOO_MUCH)

From documentation:

#define VERR_SSM_LOADED_TOO_MUCH   (-1821)

A restore routine attempted to load more data then the unit contained.

Definition at line 480 of file err.h.

Nothing about DisplaySceenshot.

Also im using some non-testing packages like libdrm-git glproto-git dri2proto-git mesa-full xf86-video-ati-git all builded on 18.01.2010 - but this shouldn't affect on anything.
Any clue?
Edit: im using arch64

Last edited by Vi0L0 (2010-02-01 03:25:53)

Vi0L0 · 2010-02-01 03:26:52

SOLVED with wonder [vbox] repo http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=80991&p=1

laermQuelle · 2010-02-04 16:43:01

Hi,

i have a similar problem.
I've used the virtualbox_bin (3.1.2-2) version from aur on my i686 system.
It ran always perfectly. But since a few days i have the same problem as Vi0L0 even with the exact same error-message.
Maybe i should add that the vm crashes instantly after resuming. I can even see the screen coming up, but then the window closes without an error-popup.

I also tried the other virtualbox-version from aur (virtualbox-sun 3.1.2.56127-6) but that didn't work either.
Can't switch to wonders repo because of my i686 system and my need for usb-support

Any ideas what's wrong with my version?

Here is a part of the error-message form the virtualbox (virtualbox-sun) log that might be helpful:

00:00:03.228 AssertLogRel /home/vbox/tinderbox/3.1-lnx32-rel/src/VBox/VMM/SSM.cpp(5867) int ssmR3DataReadBufferedV2(SSMHANDLE*, void*, size_t): !pSSM->u.Read.fEndOfData
00:00:03.228 cbBuf=8SSM: LoadExec failed for 'DisplayScreenshot' instance #1100 (version 65537, pass 0xffffffff): VERR_SSM_LOADED_TOO_MUCH
00:00:03.228 VMSetError: /home/vbox/tinderbox/3.1-lnx32-rel/src/VBox/VMM/SSM.cpp(7907) int ssmR3LoadExecV2(VM*, SSMHANDLE*)
00:00:03.228 VMSetError: Failed to load unit 'DisplayScreenshot'
00:00:03.228 Display::handleDisplayResize(): uScreenId = 0, pvVRAM=aeb06000 w=1440 h=793 bpp=32 cbLine=0x1680
00:00:03.228 Changing the VM state from 'LOADING' to 'LOAD_FAILURE'.
00:00:03.228 Changing the VM state from 'LOAD_FAILURE' to 'POWERING_OFF'.

thanks for helping guys

greetings

Last edited by laermQuelle (2010-02-04 16:44:08)

Vi0L0 · 2010-02-05 03:04:20

@laermQuelle:
I think it's problem with virtualbox binaries which are compiled with some old libs, and cant work correctly with newer ones. I believe it's related with new qt and libpng. I don't think we can actually do something with it, thats why i quit this topic as solved (and cuz i've found different soultion for it)... but the true (at least i belive its true) is that for original,closed VirtualBox its unsolvable - we must to wait for newer version of VBox...

Last edited by Vi0L0 (2010-02-05 03:10:54)

Vi0L0 · 2010-02-05 13:42:23

Ha! Gotcha! I have found solution
Its in PKGBUILD of AUR's virtualbox_bin, here:

    # Replace VirtualBox built-in Qt by system Qt libraries.
    # Fixes problems with some KDE themes reported by users.
    local lib
    for lib in "libQtCore" "libQtGui" "libQtNetwork" "libQtOpenGL"; do
        rm "${lib}VBox.so.4"
        ln -s "/usr/lib/$lib.so.4" "${lib}VBox.so.4"
    done

Just comment it all and it will work correctly on it's own libs + you need libpng.12 (just copy this files into /usr/lib/: libpng12.a libpng12.so.0 libpng12.so libpng12.so.0.40.0, without making any additional symlinks, and dont you dare to move/replace fresh and new libpng14 )
It has got no qt theme, nor any theme...
But its working fine .
Tested on uploaded yesterday BETA2 http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.1.4_BETA2
but it should work good also on 3.1.2, just rebuild your package...

Vi0L0 · 2010-02-05 14:47:37

and for AUR's PKGBUILD of virtualbox-sun comment those lines:

    # Replace VirtualBox built-in Qt by system Qt libraries.
    # Fixes problems with some KDE themes reported by users.
    ln -fs "/usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4" "libQtCoreVBox.so.4"
    ln -fs "/usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4" "libQtGuiVBox.so.4"
    ln -fs "/usr/lib/libQtNetwork.so.4" "libQtNetworkVBox.so.4"
    ln -fs "/usr/lib/libQtOpenGL.so.4" "libQtOpenGLVBox.so.4"

and copy same libpng12 libs as mentioned above.
Rebuild.
Not tested, althought it's the same case as in previous post.

Last edited by Vi0L0 (2010-02-05 14:48:25)

laermQuelle · 2010-02-05 18:43:50

Thanks Vi0L0

Your tip for virtualbox_bin did it for me

-> double-solved

sergi34 · 2010-02-06 08:56:52

I have the same problem but from where do I get libpng12 files?

I've changed those lines on PKGBUILD, After executing VirtualBox and complains about the libpng12 not found,
I've downloaded AUR package libpng-1.2.40 and compiled from source. Copied all the files you say to /usr/lib
recompiled kernel modules, restart the machine...

but I get the same VRR_SSM_LOADED_TOO_MUCH when trying to restore a snapshot. It runs ok when starting a normal virtual machine.

any ideas?

thanks

Last edited by sergi34 (2010-02-06 09:28:37)

Cr0k · 2010-02-06 09:46:07

I think that we have to wait a new version of Virtualbox... Pity

Vi0L0 · 2010-02-06 12:45:27

sergi34 wrote:

I have the same problem but from where do I get libpng12 files?
I've changed those lines on PKGBUILD, After executing VirtualBox and complains about the libpng12 not found,
I've downloaded AUR package libpng-1.2.40 and compiled from source. Copied all the files you say to /usr/lib
recompiled kernel modules, restart the machine...
but I get the same VRR_SSM_LOADED_TOO_MUCH when trying to restore a snapshot. It runs ok when starting a normal virtual machine.
any ideas?
thanks

AUR's libpng should work fine. Although I have used old libs downloaded some time ago by pacman (decompress package & copy libs).
I understand that after doing changes in PKGBUILD you have rebuilded whole package, and installed/updated it . (sorry for silly question, you shouldn't answer it, it's just that people sometime makes strange mistakes).
Did you tested saving-restoring session on freshly started (not-saved) machine?
Umm... you see - when after -Syu you once did try to restore session and your vbox report first VRR_SSM_LOADED_TOO_MUCH - your machine won't start again without this error even on fine working vbox. At least I couldn't start it. I then edited ~/.VirtualBox/Machines/Windows/Windows.xml (Windows is ofcourse name of machine that catched error) and removed this line:

stateFile="Snapshots/{468dba28-fad4-46bd-9cfc-1630734eae9b}.sav"

and changed this line:

<ExtraDataItem name="GUI/LastCloseAction" value="save"/>

so it may looks like:

<ExtraDataItem name="GUI/LastCloseAction" value="powerOff"/>

+ i removed whole 'Snapshots' directory (just to be sure).
Your session will be lost, but you may start your machine again with working saving/restoring feature.

Cr0k wrote:

I think that we have to wait a new version of Virtualbox... Pity

Freshly uploaded BETA2 catches same error.
But you see my solution got to work cuz when you'll apply it - vbox will use it's own qt libs so it will be out of arch's new qt libs which causes this vbox error.

Last edited by Vi0L0 (2010-02-06 13:04:59)

Cr0k · 2010-02-06 13:01:45

I was talking about the libpng error.

Vi0L0 · 2010-02-06 13:14:51

Cr0k wrote:

I was talking about the libpng error.

Umm... ok, if by this you understand that the whole VirtualBox must be compiled with new libpng. BETA2 isn't...

alphakamp · 2010-02-09 18:51:44

I downgraded to libpng-1.2.40-1 from /var/cache/pacman/pkg pacman -Ud

*Edit:* causes problems with vim and other apps, but for me virtualbox is more important for the moment

Last edited by alphakamp (2010-02-09 19:16:39)

alphakamp · 2010-02-10 13:41:34

Went back to up to date libpng and install version from AUR again... now everything works...

Cr0k · 2010-02-13 17:34:10

The newer version is still compiled with the older version of libpng...

Edit : Indeed, the version of AUR solved the problem ! That's great

Last edited by Cr0k (2010-02-13 17:45:41)

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[SOLVED] VirtualBox 3.1.2-2 isn't restoring saved sessions

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