I would second the extension pack as possible, cause. With virtualBox, the kernel module and host additions need to be upgraded in sync. It is wise to also keep the guest additions in sync, especially if you left it drift for a while.
I have vBox 5.2.6 working fine on openSuSE. This is maybe unrelated to your current issue. Still, it is something to consider. When switching hosts - they might have different CPUs, with different features exposed to guests. Unless you lock it down to the lowest common denominator in your guest config, you might run into crashes or even have you windows instance disabled. When you use something as old as w2k in virtualBox or KVM or .... It would make sense to be cautious while upgrading. The host additions and/or guest drivers need to be compatible with your w2k. So it would make sense to check the release notes for the dreaded incompatible message. At some point in the future, even inside virtual machines, these old OS's will become dead due to their drivers becoming broken. Hope it helps, Tomas On Feb 5, 2018 8:05 AM, "Ken Stephens" <[email protected]> wrote: Sounds like you need to install the extension pack for your upgraded VB. https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 6:51 PM, Tony Schlemmer <[email protected]> wrote: > My base OS is Win7 and I run a guest operator system of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. > My Ubuntu would not boot. Win7 works fine. > > Tony > > > On Feb 4, 2018, at 18:42, Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I am not sure I interpret you comments correctly, but Win2k is my guest; > > Ubuntu 16.04 is the host. Ubuntu runs fine. Are you suggesting that I > > would need to install the Host to fix the Guest (or VB, whichever is the > > culprit)? > > > > > >> On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 5:58 PM, Tony Schlemmer <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> I have window 7 laptop for work and when I tried to upgrade to Virtual > Box > >> 5.2.6 with a Ubuntu 16.04 LTS it ran for a day. When left work I > shutdown > >> the VirtualBox. When I tried restarting Ubuntu the next day I got > nothing. > >> The logs were empty. I had no choice but to create another 40GB > partition > >> with Ubuntu and down load every again. > >> > >> Now I have memory card that back everything up on so if it happens > again I > >> at least have my files. VirtualBox worked perfectly for 6 months. We use > >> GIT so I checked in my code changes in daily but I spent about 6 hours > >> reinstalling everything. > >> > >> Tony > >> > >>> On Feb 4, 2018, at 17:40, Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> As soon as I click on start, the computer freezes--no mouse, no > keyboard > >>> reaction. The power button is all I could find to break the ice. > >> Reliably > >>> repeatable. The VB logs are empty. > >>> > >>> My laptop has the same OS (Ubuntu 16.04), same VBox, same win2k guest; > >>> works fine. I have tried to compare the settings between the two > >> systems, > >>> and they are almost alike. What I see different that seems unusual is > >> that > >>> the desktop system under Storage/IDE controller shows Win2kSP2 > Clone.vdi > >>> and Empty for the Secondary Master, whereas the laptop shows > >>> VboxGuestAdditons_5.0.18.iso I was certain that I installed the guest > >>> additions on the desktop. VB had run fine up until this latest > >> attempt. I > >>> will go looking for the guest additions. > >>> > >>> I would appreciate ideas on how to investigate this. > >>> > >>> -Denis > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> PLUG mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> PLUG mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
