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Author Topic: [EN] Issues with Virtual-box the lately  (Read 1516 times)

Offline vilde

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[EN] Issues with Virtual-box the lately
« on: 2018/10/20, 23:19:58 »
I'm experience issues with Virtual-box lately. The last week(s) I have had more and more "sudden death" of Virtual-box. I'm running Android on VB and have done that a very long time now, after getting the trouble I have tried different setups and different Android isos but that's no difference. Since the latest d-u:s the VB window just dies and disappear randomly and  more and more often, now just after a few minutes running.

As I have used this setup a long time I believe that it must be something else outside VB that cause this problem, or (I have not noticed when VB was updated the last time) maybe something wrong with the latest VB?
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Package: virtualbox
Version: 5.2.20-dfsg-1
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System:
  Host: vilde-T420 Kernel: 4.18.15-towo.2-siduction-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64
  compiler: gcc v: 7.3.0 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.4
  Distro: siduction 18.1.0 Patience - xfce - (201712310104)
  base: Debian GNU/Linux buster/sid
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 4180G73 v: ThinkPad T420
  serial: <root required>
  Mobo: LENOVO model: 4180G73 serial: <root required> UEFI: LENOVO
  v: 83ET78WW (1.48 ) date: 01/21/2016

I wonder if I'm alone with this problems and/or if there is anything that I can do to make it work?
« Last Edit: 2018/10/20, 23:32:00 by vilde »

Offline axt

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Re: Issues with Virtual-box the lately
« Reply #1 on: 2018/10/21, 10:44:32 »
You should use the original from virtualbox.org (5.2.20), either .deb (with repository integrating, but there are no packages for sid) or .run - not mixing!

In case of problems or interest you could use test builds.

I use .run in siduction and antergos (because there are no extra packages for ARCH and I can use .run for siduction as well) and at the moment 5.2.21-125885. Of course I have to take care of new versions myself.

Offline samoht

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Re: Issues with Virtual-box the lately
« Reply #2 on: 2018/10/21, 13:17:32 »
No guarantee, but here the Bionic release has been running without problems for months.
For some background look at
https://forum.siduction.org/index.php?topic=7338.msg59538#msg59538

Offline vilde

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Re: Issues with Virtual-box the lately
« Reply #3 on: 2018/10/21, 16:43:53 »
Tried Bionic, same problem dies after a few minutes

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Re: Issues with Virtual-box the lately
« Reply #4 on: 2018/10/21, 17:07:11 »
There are logfiles...e.g. in

$HOME/.VirtualBox/Machines/<vmname>/Logs/

A higher stroke rate would be desirable. A test didn't produce the desired result, so you go on without long pauses. For example, is this VM the only one? Has another one now been installed for testing purposes?
« Last Edit: 2018/10/21, 17:29:31 by axt »

Offline vilde

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Re: Issues with Virtual-box the lately
« Reply #5 on: 2018/10/21, 18:18:03 »
Checked some logs, couldn't really see anything there but there was a lot of pulseaudio on and of so I tried to switch of sound as I don't use it anyway and so far it has worked, only tried maybe 10 minutes, will try more when I have time.

Edit: I have now checked for some longer time, no issues as long as sound is of in the virtual machine.
For me it's ok like that don't need  or want the sound anyway
« Last Edit: 2018/10/22, 13:29:13 by vilde »