Infrastructure: No rpms available for F28 -> fixed

[F]

​http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/ is missing a directory for F28. Fedora 28 has been released and users with the virtualbox repo [1] enabled, will be point there.

[1]: ​http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo

[Socratis]

2018-04-17: 5.2.10 VirtualBox (latest) was released.
2018-05-01: Fedora 28 was released.

As you can see by simple subtraction, the latest VirtualBox predates F28 by two weeks. I'm not even sure even if F28 is supported as a host in 5.2.10 at this point.

I know that the 5.2.10 didn't support F28 as a guest and you have to download the test builds to make it sing.

I wouldn't expect a 5.2.10 release for F28. I'd wait for the next official 5.2.12 release, if it makes the cut...

[Didier]

Waiting for VirtualBox for F28 too.

[Socratis]

Didier, unless you posted just to Cc: yourself (a noble cause!), please read the comment right above yours (by yours truly).

[F]

@socratis: whatever the version is, just read the title of the bug report, there are no rpms for Fedora 28 (I meant 5.2.12)

.... simple subtraction ....

[Socratis]

@heis2201: There's no "whatever the version". When you posted the ticket, the dates were not making sense. The ticket was not making sense. Now it might.

Simple math (may involve addition)...

[Socratis]

@heis2201

Besides the jokes (in good spirit), there are no specific Fedora 27 packages, they point to the Fedora 26 ones. Maybe it's a matter of simply updating the wiki to state:

• Fedora 26 / 27 / 28 ​i386 | ​AMD64

instead of simply

• Fedora 26 / 27 ​i386 | ​AMD64

i.e. you can use the F26 packages? Maybe the F26 packages are "good enough" or simply "appropriate" for a F28 host?

[F]

@socratis

In my personal, as long as virtualbox provides a repository, it should provide something. I am aware that the F27 repo points to the F26 builds. The solution could be as simple as pointing F28 to F26 as well. That is still way better than a non-existing repository.

My experience of the recent past: The rpm packages built for F26 worked just fine for F27. Since my upgrade to F28 (having the .repo manually pointed to F27, meaning I am using the 5.2.12 packages built for F26), I experience some problems [*] for my Win7 guest. However, I have no idea what is causing the problem - there is many variables.

[*]:

• guest is causing requesting a lot of CPU
• guest is causing the host to run somewhat hot
• guest is freezing frequently (host is unaffected)
• guest sometimes behaves as if SHIFT key would be pressed (and hold down).

[Socratis]

heis2201,

I'd suggest to head to the ​VirtualBox forums for this kind of questions. The reason? More eyes, more testimonies, we can see them in a bigger picture.

For example, your Shift key question? I got two more threads in the forums, plus a ticket <1>. It is better "synced" in the forums and if it turns out to be an issue worth of a ticket, then go for it.

Not sure if you should open a thread in the ​VirtualBox on Linux Hosts section of the forums, or the ​Windows Guests section of the forums. Do you have these issues with other guests as well?

As for your other questions, 1 could cause 2 and/or 3. The question is what's causing 1, the high CPU in the guest. Maybe Windows updates? Again, I'd suggest the forums, this ticket is starting to deviate from its title... ;)

<1>:

• ​https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=86426
• ​https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=80400
• https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/17709

[F]

Thanks for hint! Sorry for getting off-topic here - I am aware end-user problems and workarounds are better discussed in a forum.

The initial bug report was more a reminder that it is time to create a F28 directory on the server and copy that .fc26 build in there.

Take care!

[Michael Thayer]

Should be fixed now.

[F]

yes, link to F26 directory works. thanks! Ticket can be closed.