Ticket #17486 (closed defect: duplicate)
Guest Additions break Ubuntu 17.10.1
Reported by: | Jimav | Owned by: | |
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Component: | guest additions | Version: | VirtualBox 5.2.6 |
Keywords: | hang | Cc: | |
Guest type: | Linux | Host type: | Linux |
Description
Installing GA in Ubuntu 17.10.1 reports no build errors, but says "modprobe vboxsf failed" and the system can not be rebooted (hangs).
After the GA install, dmesg shows
vboxsf: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel. vboxsf: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel vboxsf: Unknown symbol VBoxGuestIDC (err 0) VGDrvCommonIoCtl: Unknown request iFunction=.... (and many similar)
I will attach a screen-shot with details
After reboot, OS hangs with "A start job is running for Hold until boot".
This does not occur when rebooting before trying to install GA.
It also did not happen with the original Ubuntu 17.10 release. Maybe it has something to do with the work-arounds for Meltdown & Spectre?
STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
1. wget http://releases.ubuntu.com/17.10.1/ubuntu-17.10.1-desktop-amd64.iso (sha1sum: 002d059716f0d0ef33fedd1711f6c86671427747) 2. Create new VM (I took all defaults, except 4GB memory) Mount ubuntu-17.10.1-desktop-amd64.iso to Optical Drive and start the VM 3. (boots from iso) Click "Install Ubuntu" Do not check any extra download options. Click Continue Check "Erase disk and install Ubuntu", "Install Now" Create test user, check "Log in automatically" When prompted, click "Restart Now", then press ENTER when prompted. (Hangs as it always does, due to some unrelated issue) Machine->Reset 4. (OS boots from virtual disk) Click dot-grid-icon, type "updater", click the "A" icon, install updates (Note: It will appear to hang with "Waiting for packagekitd to exit" but continues by itself after several minutes) Click "Restart Now" 5. dot-grid-icon->"terminal" sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install build-essential PowerIcon(upper right)->PowerIcon->Power Off 6. Take a snapshot so you can get back to this state. Restart the VM 7. Devices->Insert Guest Additions CD image... Click "Run" and enter pw when prompted RESULTS: VirtualBox Guest Additions: modprobe vboxsf failed dmesg shows many errors, e.g. "Unknown symbol VBoxGuestIDC" (see screenshot) System hangs during subsequent reboot
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