Discuss the 6.1.4 release

[arudnev]

Discuss the VirtualBox 6.1.4 release here.
You can download the release here.
VirtualBox 6.1.4 is a maintenance release.

Changelog is here.

[Martin]

There is still the repository error for Fedora 29/30. The repository also contains the Fedora 31 version which doesn't work for the older releases and dnf automatically selects it because of the higher number:

Index of /virtualbox/rpm/fedora/29/x86_64

Name Last modified Size
Parent Directory
repodata/ 20-Feb-2020 13:39 -
VirtualBox-5.2-5.2.24_128163_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 14-Jan-2019 20:44 76M
VirtualBox-5.2-5.2.26_128414_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 28-Jan-2019 10:42 76M
VirtualBox-5.2-5.2.28_130011_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 12-Apr-2019 20:25 77M
VirtualBox-5.2-5.2.30_130521_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 13-May-2019 20:00 77M
VirtualBox-5.2-5.2.32_132073_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 12-Jul-2019 15:04 71M
VirtualBox-5.2-5.2.34_133893_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 24-Oct-2019 20:18 71M
VirtualBox-5.2-5.2.36_135684_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 14-Jan-2020 19:41 64M
VirtualBox-6.0-6.0.0_127566_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 18-Dec-2018 16:31 131M
VirtualBox-6.0-6.0.10_132072_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 12-Jul-2019 15:00 110M
VirtualBox-6.0-6.0.12_133076_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 03-Sep-2019 18:25 111M
VirtualBox-6.0-6.0.14_133895_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 16-Oct-2019 19:14 111M
VirtualBox-6.0-6.0.16_135674_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 14-Jan-2020 15:28 103M
VirtualBox-6.0-6.0.16_135674_fedora31-1.x86_64.rpm 14-Jan-2020 15:28 110M
VirtualBox-6.0-6.0.2_128162_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 14-Jan-2019 20:24 137M
VirtualBox-6.0-6.0.4_128413_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 28-Jan-2019 10:36 137M
VirtualBox-6.0-6.0.6_130049_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 16-Apr-2019 15:58 116M
VirtualBox-6.0-6.0.8_130520_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 13-May-2019 19:48 116M
VirtualBox-6.1-6.1.0_135406_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 11-Dec-2019 20:13 94M
VirtualBox-6.1-6.1.0_135406_fedora31-1.x86_64.rpm 11-Dec-2019 20:13 101M
VirtualBox-6.1-6.1.2_135662_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 13-Jan-2020 14:12 94M
VirtualBox-6.1-6.1.2_135662_fedora31-1.x86_64.rpm 13-Jan-2020 14:12 101M
VirtualBox-6.1-6.1.4_136177_fedora29-1.x86_64.rpm 19-Feb-2020 20:18 94M
VirtualBox-6.1-6.1.4_136177_fedora31-1.x86_64.rpm 19-Feb-2020 20:18 101M

download.virtualbox.org

To fix the problem temporarily on your local Fedora 29/30 system use

sudo dnf remove VirtualBox-6.1-6.1.4_136177_fedora31-1.x86_64
sudo dnf install VirtualBox-6.1-6.1.4_136177_fedora29-1.x86_64

[Keith Weisshar]

VirtualBox Manager 6.1.4 crashes as soon as I remove the last remaining virtual machines from the machine list by right-clicking the virtual machine and then clicking either Delete All Files or Remove Only. This only happens on Version 6.1.4r136177.

Source
VirtualBox Manager

Summary
Stopped working

Date
‎2/‎24/‎2020 9:11 AM

Status
Report sent

Description
Faulting Application Path: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VirtualBox.exe

Problem signature
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: VirtualBox.exe
Application Version: 6.1.4.36177
Application Timestamp: 5e4c1d2a
Fault Module Name: VirtualBox.exe
Fault Module Version: 6.1.4.36177
Fault Module Timestamp: 5e4c1d2a
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 00000000000251b7
OS Version: 10.0.18363.2.0.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 612d
Additional Information 2: 612df4ef6767c91faa77a23fa49306ad
Additional Information 3: ef9d
Additional Information 4: ef9d374a862d12dead33fd9943729b52

Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID: 4ffe9074ff6fd781bf716e4a910208d7 (2265713354083535063)

[arudnev]

There is still the repository error for Fedora 29/30. The repository also contains the Fedora 31 version which doesn't work for the older releases and dnf automatically selects it because of the higher number:

Please check again.
I see https://download.virtualbox.org/virtual ... x86_64.rpm

[Martin]

The problem is not missing packages for Fedora 30 (or 29) but the additional visible packages for Fedora 31 in the repository.
On Fedora 30 DNF sees the (not working) F31 package in addition to the F30 package in the repository and installs it instead of the F30 package because the "version number" is higher.

Example as of right now on my Fedora 30 system:

[root@mdtiny ~]# dnf list installed VirtualBox-6.1
Installed Packages
VirtualBox-6.1.x86_64                     6.1.4_136177_fedora29-1                     @virtualbox
[root@mdtiny ~]# dnf update
Last metadata expiration check: 0:03:50 ago on Di 25 Feb 2020 22:33:13 CET.
Dependencies resolved.
=================================================================================================
 Package                Architecture   Version                          Repository          Size
=================================================================================================
Upgrading:
 VirtualBox-6.1         x86_64         6.1.4_136177_fedora31-1          virtualbox         100 M

Transaction Summary
=================================================================================================
Upgrade  1 Package

Total download size: 100 M

[PeterE]

In the 6.1.0 release we had a big problem with the mouse pointer in a Windows XP guest, especially with MS Office.
Is this problem fixed?

[bruts]

The guest additions v6.1.4 is terrible, the main bug that is frustrating me is not being able to use share the clipboard on a debian guest, also a few other functions of the guest additions do not work 100%.

We are all waiting on 6.1.5 to fix all those problems among others already mentioned here.

Thanks!

[CatJump]

I've faced with some strange problem in this release. I will make the topic with this problem soon.

[dry]

After I changed from 6.0.x to 6.1.4, one issue is now , even if my guest has in the config two virtual monitors/ displays enabled, after it boots it doesn't create/start second monitor by default, I have to go to explicitly enable it through the bottom RHS icon Virtual Screen 2 --> Enable.

Further on first attempt it doesnt' work, comes up but seems exists immediately. On second attempt it seems to start. It's also seems issue when I want to drag this screen to my second physical screen - it does something odd like resizing and window jumping back to 1st physical monitor... Eventually I manage to drag & maximize it.

Is 6.1.x some alpha/beta / testing branch or ..?

EDIT: and now after enabling second virtual monitor and dragging resizing window no mouse events seems to work - cannot click ,start anything inside my guest.

[dry]

The guest additions v6.1.4 is terrible, the main bug that is frustrating me is not being able to use share the clipboard on a debian guest, also a few other functions of the guest additions do not work 100%.

We are all waiting on 6.1.5 to fix all those problems among others already mentioned here.

Thanks!

Can confirm this too: just realized that frustratingly, clipboard doesn't seem to work between host-guest.

[dry]

Is it safe to Downgrade from 6.1.4 back to 6.0.xx ?

I'm just very concerned that, one of my very big disk images I was using for a couple of years, (last it was at about 90+GB ) somehow got corrupted after I upgraded by VBox from 6.0.12 (Ithink) to 6.1.4. So this is worrying and I have other small issues which makes me think I rather downgrade safely if I can.