Upgrade 3.1.8 to 3.2.0 and 3.2.2 - GMMR0AllocatePages error when starting existing VM => Fixed in SVN

[jcw40]

I upgraded from 3.1.8 to 3.2.0. When starting an existing VM (WindowsXP or Linux (Fedora13) from the GUI, the VM console opens and then closes follwed by a popup window with the following error message... GMMR0AllocatePages failed to allocate 1 pages (VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED)

My host is OpenSolaris snv_134. This same behavour occurs with 3.2.0 and 3.2.2.

When I go back to 3.1.8, all is well.

I found a forum message describing a similar problem with a suggestion to check VDI and Machine paths. I did that and found them to be correct. I also checked the Storage controller as suggested and found it to be correct as well.

[jcw40]

Screenshot

[nschwindt]

Same effect here with solaris 10. I am getting the idea it depends on what processor use have. The machine which has this problem is a pentium-m, newer processors do work.

[jcw40]

You may be correct regarding the processor type. I have been using an old AthlonXP 2600+ up until yesterday. I have coincidently had an OpenSolaris shutdown failure followed by the much feared and dreaded boot-archive sync problem that I couldn't recover from. Facing an OS reinstall I decided to do the long overdue hardware upgrade (AMD Phenom II 965 + 4GB) so I can run more VMs. That is all done now and I've just installed VirtualBox 3.2.4 as well. This is all working well now.

So, I do not know if 3.2.4 or the hardware upgrade (or both) fixed the problem for me but I do know it is fixed.

[nschwindt]

As I did try 3.2.4 on the same Hardware - I can say it the processor upgrade.

[sandervl73]

VBox.log from such a session would be helpful.

[nschwindt]

Logfile of one machine which fails

[nschwindt]

prtdiag and psrinfo of the host

[nschwindt]

error while install 3.2.4

[ramshankar]

This is most likely the case where the 32-bit vbox driver on Solaris trying to use unimplemented memory allocation methods. I'll try to get this fixed soon. Thank you for the report.

[ramshankar]

Fixed in SVN and will be part of the next VBox release. Thanks.

[scottphares]

Replying to ramshankar:

Fixed in SVN and will be part of the next VBox release. Thanks.

I have installed the latest release 3.2.4 on OpenSolaris 2009.06 and I am still seeing this problem. This is not an upgrade. Both the Host OS and VirtualBox are fresh installs.

[ramshankar]

The fix is not in 3.2.4, it was fixed yesterday and will be part of the next VirtualBox release.

[scottphares]

Do you have a release date for the next version?

[ramshankar]

(Un)fortunately no. If I get some free time tomorrow I will try upload a build with the fix for you guys, don't hold your breath for that though.