VirtualBox

Opened 10 years ago

Closed 8 years ago

#13332 closed defect (obsolete)

CentOS7/Oracle7 Guest Crash after installing Guest Additions all kernel Versions

Reported by: NoviceEvaluator Owned by:
Component: guest additions Version: VirtualBox 4.3.14
Keywords: Cc:
Guest type: Linux Host type: Windows

Description

Host: Window 7 SP1 Ultimate/Windows Defender

I have looked for similar issues, however as far as I can tell this is a new issue or a variant of those currently being fixed.

I am evaluating RHEL7 Clones as a potential replacement for Windows on my home computer, in particular to determine the optimum combination of packages and hardware configuration.

Installation of both Oracle Linux 7 and CentOS 7 as Guests is successful and without issue. Guest appears to boot and run fine including after applying outstanding Linux Patches (including upgrade of kernel).

Installation of 4.3.14 Guest Additions runs without incident against any of the available kernels. Guest Additions appears to function okay prior to reboot. Following reboot, using appropriate kernel option at boot time, Instance boots to Login Screen, and with a few seconds or a minute or two, following user login, Entire VM ceases to function, Windows displays the following message

"The instruction at 0x8003ee1f referenced memory at 0x000001b8. The memory could not be written"

It is possible to reboot using a different version of kernel and use the VM without obvious issues.

I am not a Programmer or a Windows/Linux expert, so I really have not got a clue on what steps to take to identify and resolve this issue.

It does not appear to be exactly the same as most issues with 4.3.14 relating to Hardening and Firewall Conflicts, as from what I can tell most of these issues prevent a VM from being started - I don't appear to have this issue.

I appreciate the prevalent advise for those experiencing issues is to downgrade to 4.3.12, however I am unable to deal with Linux issues installing 4.3.12 Guest Additions.

I also appreciate that RHEL7 and clones including 3.08 and 3.10 versions of kernel are relatively new and as such have not necessarily been extensively tested and Virtualbox has not necessarily been tweaked to support these OS safely, however my impression as a novice is that this is an issue with Guest Additions first and Foremost.

I will in the short term remove Guest Additions if that is possible or link it against an older version of kernel so that I can continue to use the VM's on the latest kernel, without Guest Additions Loaded but this is far from ideal!

I would appreciate any guidance that can be given to help me identify the cause and the most expedient resolution of this issue.

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Windows Error.zip (34.5 KB ) - added by NoviceEvaluator 10 years ago.
Windows Error Dialog
Oracle7 Logs.zip (62.6 KB ) - added by NoviceEvaluator 10 years ago.
Oracle7 VM Logs
CentOS7 Logs.zip (66.7 KB ) - added by NoviceEvaluator 10 years ago.
CentOS7 VM Logs

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by NoviceEvaluator, 10 years ago

Attachment: Windows Error.zip added

Windows Error Dialog

by NoviceEvaluator, 10 years ago

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Oracle7 VM Logs

by NoviceEvaluator, 10 years ago

Attachment: CentOS7 Logs.zip added

CentOS7 VM Logs

comment:1 by Frank Mehnert, 10 years ago

Could you try with 3D disabled in the VM settings, does the VM still crash?

in reply to:  1 comment:2 by NoviceEvaluator, 10 years ago

Replying to frank:

Could you try with 3D disabled in the VM settings, does the VM still crash?

I have tried the Oracle VM, and it does indeed seem to be more stable, albeit performance is excruciatingly slow compared to with 3D. There do appear to be other issues with Linux, though the VM does not appear to Crash during or shortly after login.

I will in due course be performing a clean install of both CentOS and Oracle Linux 7 minus 3D, so I can attempt to make a record of any other issues that arise from the clean install And whether such issues are fixed by Oracle/CentOS Patches. I will also likely clone the clean install and test install the Guest Additions on separate VM's both after the initial install and also after Patching.

I will Add any additional information to this ticket as and when it comes available over the next week or two during testing.

In respect of this problem with 3D Hardware support - Is this a new or outstanding Bug, what precisely is the cause and when do you anticipate a fix? Is there anything else specifically I can do to provide further information that might aid in the correction of this fault and reinstate 3D Hardware support.

Thankyou for your help - NoviceEvaluator.

comment:3 by Frank Mehnert, 10 years ago

If it works with disabling the 3D support for that machine the cause for your crashes can have different reasons: Either a bug in VirtualBox itself, a bug in the VirtualBox Guest Additions or a bug in the host graphics drivers. I fear the only way to fix your problem and make your VM work with 3D enabled is to reproduce the crashes locally.

comment:4 by jarkkot, 9 years ago

Hi,

I'm having the same issue. Win7 SP1, VirtualBox 4.3.16 as host and CentoOS 7 as guest. After installing guest additions and 3D support enabled, VirtualBox crashes with message dialog "The instruction at 0x800c201c reference memory at 0x00009950. The memory could not be read. Click on OK to terminate the program". This happens everytime after login screen loading Gnome 3 desktop.

-JarkkoT

comment:5 by aeichner, 8 years ago

Resolution: obsolete
Status: newclosed

Please reopen if still relevant with a recent VirtualBox release.

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