Looking at your response Dennis - you might not be using vBox extension in your setup. For that you would have to be using vBox installed from virtualBox.org.
So, if you do not use additions/extensions, please disregard my extension related comments. If on other hand are using vBox extensions, they must come from the same place as your vBox installation. You cannot mix and match Ubuntu installation with virtualbox.org additions. That would cause you a lot of paint, guaranteed. Tomas On Feb 5, 2018 1:17 PM, "Tomas Kuchta" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
