[vbox-dev] Turning on Virtual Disk (VD group) debug logs on VBox

[Vasily Levchenko]

Quaizar, 


Note:
As Alexander has mentioned already there're no documented way to build VirtualBox on ML (the crash will be at runtime), but you can use as hint 

https://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/emulators/virtualbox/files
patch-apple-gcc42.diff
and patch-build.diff
   
On Jul 11, 2013, at 7:24 PM, Quaizar Vohra <quaizar.vohra at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ramshankar,
> 
> Thanks! 
> 
> I am running a release build and not a debug build
> 
> Given that my MAC is running OSX mountain lion I am not able to create a debug build. Do you guys have any URL where I can get a debug build from? Or any suggestions how to get one for  mountain-lion.
> 
> Do you need a debug build for all debug logs. I have not been able to see any logs even with
> VBOX_LOG=+all on my MAC?
> 
> Thanks,
> Quaizar
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 5:27 AM, Ramshankar <ramshankar.venkataraman at oracle.com> wrote:
> Hi Quaizar,
> 
> Since you did not explicitly mention it, are you using a debug build or a release build? You need a debug build of VirtualBox for this level of logging.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Ram.
> 
> 
> 
> On 07/11/13 05:39 AM, Quaizar Vohra wrote:
>> Haven't received any response. Would greatly appreciate any help or hints on this. 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Quaizar
>> 
>> 
>> On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 9:20 AM, Quaizar Vohra <quaizar.vohra at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am trying to turn on logging for operations in VD.cpp & VMDK.cpp. I have tried several options with no success.
>> 
>> I am on OS X host running Mountain Lion.
>> 
>> I have tried turning on the logs by setting the env variables and starting VirtualBox client manually from the same shell (which starts VBoxSvc as well) followed by VirtualBoxVM also from the same shell. Here is what I have tried.
>> 
>> qvs-MacBook-Pro:Logs qv$ env | grep VB
>> VBOX_LOG_FLAGS=time tid thread
>> VBOX_LOG=+main.e.l.f+defualt.e.l.f+VD.e.l.f+VD_VMDK.e.l.f
>> qvs-MacBook-Pro:Logs qv$ VirtualBox &
>> [1] 3175
>> qvs-MacBook-Pro:Logs qv$ /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/../Resources/VirtualBoxVM.app/Contents/MacOS/VirtualBoxVM --comment ubuntu-gnome-13.04 --startvm 0daa22b1-4869-4173-bc36-64ee3a558841 --no-startvm-errormsgbox &
>> [2] 3180
>> 
>> 
>> I have run gdb on VirtualBoxVM, attached to the running process and tried calling RTLogGroupSettings(0, "+main.e.l.f+defualt.e.l.f+VD.e.l.f+VD_VMDK.e.l.f");
>> 
>> I have tried putting the env variables in my .bash_profile and then starting VirtualBox client from the Launchpad and the VM from VirtualBox still to no avail.
>> 
>> Do I need a debug image to turn on this logging? Or is this is a OSX issue?
>> 
>> I have also spent some time browsing thru the vbox-log.cpp & log.cpp but haven't got any clues.
>> 
>> Would greatly appreciate any help with this.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Quaizar
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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