[Solved] VirtualBox crashes since update a couple weeks ago

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[Solved] VirtualBox crashes since update a couple weeks ago

Post by lightman47 » 2022/07/29 11:30:42

Updated RHEL 8 - I have 3 VM's that all crash at startup now (CentOS 7, RHEL 9, and Windows 10). This started after an update a week or two ago. I've been awaiting a fix in an update, but so far it hasn't happened. The .log file contains this as it's final entry in all 3 cases:

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VMMR0.r0 is importing SUPR0FpuBegin which we couldn't find
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Failed to load R0 module /usr/lib/virtualbox/VMMR0.r0: Unable to locate imported symbol 'SUPR0FpuBegin' for module 'VMMR0.r0' (VERR_SYMBOL_NOT_FOUND).
Failed to load VMMR0.r0 (VERR_SYMBOL_NOT_FOUND).
VB is Version 6.1.36 r152435 (Qt5.15.2). Research has provided suggestions for temporary hacks to work around the issue but I'm looking for the permanent cure. Any ideas?

Thank you.
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Re: VirtualBox crashes since update a couple weeks ago

Post by TrevorH » 2022/07/29 12:24:35

Looks like a vbox issue to me.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
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Re: VirtualBox crashes since update a couple weeks ago

Post by lightman47 » 2022/07/29 13:08:05

Yeh - not the answer for which I was hoping - thanks.

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 sudo yum list installed Virtual*.*
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Installed Packages
VirtualBox-6.1.x86_64              6.1.36_152435_el8-1   @virtualbox            
VirtualBox-guest-additions.x86_64  6.1.34-2.el8          @rpmfusion-free-updates
VirtualBox-kmodsrc.noarch          6.1.34-2.el8          @rpmfusion-free-updates
Guess I'll try https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic ... 1&t=106582
Not going to be happy when I have to repeat it every time I boot (daily). {per machine}

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Re: VirtualBox crashes since update a couple weeks ago

Post by TrevorH » 2022/07/29 14:34:08

https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/20904

I saw a comment in that saying it was fixed so perhaps rpmfusion need to patch and release?
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
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Re: VirtualBox crashes since update a couple weeks ago

Post by lightman47 » 2022/07/31 18:04:08

So - I've deleted the rpmfusion packages using "sudo rpm -e --nodeps {the package name}" because a normal uninstall wanted to rip out the bulk of my system. I then "sudo yum -y reinstall VirtualBox-6.1" and rebooted. No deal! My suspicion is that the "--nodeps"' has left behind something (and it's 'hook' into the system) that needed to go.

I guess my options are to either wait until 'whoever' fixes and posts that fix, OR I do a clean install. While the clean install is relatively painless due to program & user install scripts, it is time consuming, and in this case my 'workhorse' laptop is out of commission for the duration. I'll likely wait a while longer.

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Re: [Solved] VirtualBox crashes since update a couple weeks ago

Post by lightman47 » 2022/08/03 11:27:49

Solved - but not by me! RHEL 8.6 installed during last night's update. VM's working again.

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