Discuss the 5.2.6 release

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Discuss the 5.2.6 release

Post by michael »

Discuss the 5.2.6 release here.
You can download the release here.
Mainly a regression-fix release for 5.2.4.
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Re: Discuss the 5.2.6 release

Post by TeutonJon78 »

I tried to update from 5.2.4 to 5.2.6 on W10 64-bit and it removed all of the start menu entires. The program is still there and can run, but you can have to launch it directly or from an associated file.

I tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it -- same issue. I tried uninstalling and rebooted, then installed -- same issue. Anyone else seeing this?

Edit: Nevermind...I my zeal to not have it put links all over the place, I think I just unchecked the start menu entries as well. Sorry.
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Re: Discuss the 5.2.6 release

Post by pentagonik »

Please provide an installer log according to https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/MSI_Logging

Thanks!
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Re: Discuss the 5.2.6 release

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I upgraded VirtualBox on my Ubuntu 16.04 host and started my Ubuntu 16.04 guest, installed guest additions, powered off the guest and now it my Ubuntu guest does not start any more... What to do here?
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Re: Discuss the 5.2.6 release

Post by andyp73 »

"Does not start" is a bit vague. There are several reports that users get to a black screen and can't login which can be worked around by disabling 3D acceleration.

If it is more than that then log files help!

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Re: Discuss the 5.2.6 release

Post by SamH »

Switching off 3D acceleration does not solve the problem.

I have opened a ticket and attached log. https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/17467
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Re: Discuss the 5.2.6 release

Post by SamH »

I see the ticket was closed. Let me add a piece of information: 3D acceleration is turned off and it still does not work.

How can I downgrade guest additions without being able to start guest? Thanks.
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Re: Discuss the 5.2.6 release

Post by michael »

Hard to say without knowing more about what "not being able to start" means. I re-opened the ticket, let's continue there.
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Re: Discuss the 5.2.6 release

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Cent OS 7 no longer booting because of 3D Acceleration being enabled was fixed after installing the updated VirtualBox Additions that can be found here:
[Mod edit; removed GAs ISO link]
Please do not post to specific test builds, they *will* become obsolete in 2-3 weeks, they expire. Always link to the Downloads page.
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Re: Discuss the 5.2.6 release

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If you are having an issue with any Linux guest with the 3D acceleration on, a fix has been released. Look at the "Important" part about the GAs in the download page: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads


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Re: Discuss the 5.2.6 release

Post by ww9rivers »

Just want to report that the GA-5.2.7 does not fix the problem for me.

I am running Mint 18.2 on a Windows 10 build 15063.850. With 3D acceleration turned on, the guest would start. But everything runs very slowly -- It almost feels like every keystroke or mouse click is delayed for 5 seconds.

I had the same issue with the 5.2.2 release which was subsequently fixed in 5.2.4. Now it has returned in 5.2.6.
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Re: Discuss the 5.2.6 release

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ww9rivers wrote:Just want to report that the GA-5.2.7 does not fix the problem for me.

I am running Mint 18.2 on a Windows 10 build 15063.850. With 3D acceleration turned on, the guest would start. But everything runs very slowly -- It almost feels like every keystroke or mouse click is delayed for 5 seconds.

I had the same issue with the 5.2.2 release which was subsequently fixed in 5.2.4. Now it has returned in 5.2.6.
It would be helpful if you try out different combinations of VirtualBox versions and Guest Additions, e.g. VirtualBox 5.2.4 with 5.2.6 Additions, to find out exactly where the problem is. The more information you can provide about when the problem does and doesn't occur, the more likely someone will take a look at it.
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Re: Discuss the 5.2.6 release

Post by RonSMeyer1 »

I am happy to report that with the 5.2.7 additions my Linux Mint VM looks totally beautiful. Thank you much!
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Re: Discuss the 5.2.6 release

Post by ww9rivers »

michael wrote: It would be helpful if you try out different combinations of VirtualBox versions and Guest Additions, e.g. VirtualBox 5.2.4 with 5.2.6 Additions, to find out exactly where the problem is. The more information you can provide about when the problem does and doesn't occur, the more likely someone will take a look at it.
Just did install GA 5.2.4 on VirtualBox 5.2.6 -- still having the exact same issue. I'm going to downgrade VirtualBox to 5.2.4 for now. May try that with newer GA packages later if I can find time to do that.

Thank you!
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Re: Discuss the 5.2.6 release

Post by Selin »

Not sure if my issue is related to 5.2.6, but I've met it with this version on a new testing server.
Host:
- Intel Xeon 2687W v4
- 256GB RAM
- FreeBSD 11.1
- VirtualBox 5.2.6
Guest:
- 12 cores
- 128GB RAM
- EFI option is on
- Windows Server 2016
Problem:
Guest sees only ~3,5GB of RAM
Without EFI whole 128GB are available for guest.

Brief googling doesn't help :(
Maybe somebody have met with such issue and can help me to fix it?
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