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by chartek
20. Feb 2009, 22:20
Forum: VirtualBox on Linux Hosts
Topic: [FIXED] VBoxSVC runs at a constant 99% CPU usage on 2.1.2
Replies: 6
Views: 2115

Fixed in VirtualBox 2.1.4 release.
by chartek
29. Jan 2009, 18:00
Forum: VirtualBox on Linux Hosts
Topic: [FIXED] VBoxSVC runs at a constant 99% CPU usage on 2.1.2
Replies: 6
Views: 2115

So I went ahead and reinstalled 2.1.0 and that's working flawlessly. However, I did find a new ticket that matches this problem: http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3136. Apparently this has to do with a dbus dependency, and according to the ticket, it should be fixed in svn.
by chartek
23. Jan 2009, 22:42
Forum: VirtualBox on Linux Hosts
Topic: [FIXED] VBoxSVC runs at a constant 99% CPU usage on 2.1.2
Replies: 6
Views: 2115

Thanks for the reply! I just upgraded the guest additions on my guest to 2.1.2 and the VBoxSVC process on the host is still at 99%. Both guest process itself (VBoxHeadless) and the cpu inside the guest run normally. It is the VBoxSVC process that is the problem. Here's the top few entries from the t...
by chartek
23. Jan 2009, 21:43
Forum: VirtualBox on Linux Hosts
Topic: [FIXED] VBoxSVC runs at a constant 99% CPU usage on 2.1.2
Replies: 6
Views: 2115

Okay, in order to eliminate the possibility of an upgrade problem, I removed and reinstalled VirtualBox 2.1.2, deleted the .VirtualBox directory, and then recreated the virtual machine. VBoxSVC still pegs out at 99% immediately after starting up the guest. :( Anyone else having CPU issues with VBoxS...
by chartek
23. Jan 2009, 19:34
Forum: VirtualBox on Linux Hosts
Topic: [FIXED] VBoxSVC runs at a constant 99% CPU usage on 2.1.2
Replies: 6
Views: 2115

[FIXED] VBoxSVC runs at a constant 99% CPU usage on 2.1.2

Hello, I just upgraded VirtualBox from 2.1.0 to 2.1.2 on my Ubuntu host, and now when I start up my one Windows 2008 Server guest, VBoxSVC runs at a constant 98-99% CPU. I am running Hardy with a kernel version of 2.6.24-22-generic, x86_64 (a 64-bit host with a 32-bit guest). This only started with ...