Issue connecting USB storage to Win10 guest
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Issue connecting USB storage to Win10 guest
I use a Win10 base VM to create clones for various testing. The base VM does not have USB enabled because not all clones need it. When needed, I create the clone and enable USB. Done this for about three years without issue.
Last week I updated to VBox 6.1.36 (including extensions). Used some clones without USB no problem. This morning I created a clone and enabled USB and got an Application Error shortly into boot up:
The instruction at 0x00007FF8*****CFB referenced memory . . .
Click OK; the clone then shows as Aborted in Manager. If I disable USB, the clone boots normally, and sfc finds no errors.
I’ve tried three different USB storage devices in three USB ports. No software has been added or removed from the base VM or the clones. Something I’m doing wrong? Something in 6.1.36? Please help!
Host is Win 10 21H2
8 core 24 GB
Thanks, chris
Last week I updated to VBox 6.1.36 (including extensions). Used some clones without USB no problem. This morning I created a clone and enabled USB and got an Application Error shortly into boot up:
The instruction at 0x00007FF8*****CFB referenced memory . . .
Click OK; the clone then shows as Aborted in Manager. If I disable USB, the clone boots normally, and sfc finds no errors.
I’ve tried three different USB storage devices in three USB ports. No software has been added or removed from the base VM or the clones. Something I’m doing wrong? Something in 6.1.36? Please help!
Host is Win 10 21H2
8 core 24 GB
Thanks, chris
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Re: Issue connecting USB storage to Win10 guest
This is very odd. The log is incomplete (please close down the VM and zip the log), and shows something booting from CD (Windows10.iso): making it a Win10 install, not a clone of a working Win10 installation.
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Re: Issue connecting USB storage to Win10 guest
Ok, will disable CD and zip new log.
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Re: Issue connecting USB storage to Win10 guest
New log zipped.
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Re: Issue connecting USB storage to Win10 guest
This log is no better than the last one, exactly the same features I described earlier, including booting from a Windows 10 DVD (ISO).
One additional comment I can make is that the crash happens shortly after xHCI(USB3) support is initialized. Try disabling USB support in the VM. And if Win10 is already installed then you need to eject that DVD before booting again.
One additional comment I can make is that the crash happens shortly after xHCI(USB3) support is initialized. Try disabling USB support in the VM. And if Win10 is already installed then you need to eject that DVD before booting again.
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Re: Issue connecting USB storage to Win10 guest
And yes, that's the problem: The VM works fine without USB, but fails with. And I need USB. This only started when I went to 6.1.36.
Thought I had removed CD. Will do new log.
Thought I had removed CD. Will do new log.
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Re: Issue connecting USB storage to Win10 guest
Fyi, I tried a scratch install of a Win 10 VM. Same error on boot up. Tried an install of linuxmint. Same error.
Going back to 5.2.44.
Going back to 5.2.44.
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Re: Issue connecting USB storage to Win10 guest
... will hardly lead to an understanding of the problem. And if USB is enabled there then there's every chance the problem will still be there too.virtualchris wrote:Going back to 5.2.44.
Re: Issue connecting USB storage to Win10 guest
I've got the same problem since I updated to 6.1.36 today. Host and Guest OS are both Windows 10 x64 (Pro, 21H2 on the host), but I have the same problem with Linux guests.It seems to be related to USB3 as USB2 works fine. The error message when crashing is the same, too. I've attached a compressed logfile that hopefully helps.
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Re: Issue connecting USB storage to Win10 guest
Confirmed, you're experiencing the same crash (at offset 0xa4cfb in VBoxDD.DLL).Spitzohr wrote:I've got the same problem
Can you elaborate on that?Spitzohr wrote:It seems to be related to USB3 as USB2 works fine.
Re: Issue connecting USB storage to Win10 guest
I've had virtual machines that started without crashing, so I compared the settings. The vm whose log I posted starts fine if the usb controller in the vm's settings is set to USB2 (OHCI + EHCI), but fails with USB3 (xHCI) enabled. The Linux machines I checked first were the same: usb3 means crash, usb2 works fine.fth0 wrote:Can you elaborate on that?Spitzohr wrote:It seems to be related to USB3 as USB2 works fine.
Expansion pack's version matches VirtualBox' version. I also re-installed VirtualBox already with a restart after un- and re-install.
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Re: Issue connecting USB storage to Win10 guest
Confirmed, yes USB2 (OHCI,EHCI) works fine. Never thought to check. Not happy, but I can live w/ that. Still, I'm interested to hear how things turn out.
I did the Win10 install to confirm nothing funny in my base VM. The linux install to make sure it wasn't a Microsoft thing. As I said in my 1st post, I have been cloning a Win10 VM and using it w/ USB3.0 for about three years without issue. That's why I want to go to a previous ver that works.
Good luck,
chris
I did the Win10 install to confirm nothing funny in my base VM. The linux install to make sure it wasn't a Microsoft thing. As I said in my 1st post, I have been cloning a Win10 VM and using it w/ USB3.0 for about three years without issue. That's why I want to go to a previous ver that works.
Good luck,
chris
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Re: Issue connecting USB storage to Win10 guest
This issue should be fixed in the VirtualBox test builds 6.1.39r153816 and newer.