VirtualBox 7.0 totally breaks graphical output! (Windows 7, Vista and probably others too)

Discussions about using Windows guests in VirtualBox.
DenisZ
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Re: VirtualBox 7.0 totally breaks graphical output! (Windows 7, Vista and probably others too)

Post by DenisZ »

I have a same issue VirtualBox 7.0.4 on Fedora 37 host (just upgraded from F36) and 2 VMs W8.1 and W10pro both with black screen. And your suggestion solve my problem in both VMs. I was able to upgrade VB Guest Adds, and renabled SVGA & 3d Accelaration after reboot and both VMs are working fine
fth0 wrote:While VirtualBox 7.0.4 is installed and the VM is not running, open a Windows Command Prompt or a Linux shell on your host and enter the following command(s):

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VBoxManage setextradata "VM name" "VBoxInternal/Devices/vga/0/Config/VMSVGA10" "0"
Note that the cd command is only needed on Windows hosts, and that the "VM name" should be replaced if your VM has a different name ;).

Please report if your issues persist. To undo the setting, use the following command(s):

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cd "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox"
VBoxManage setextradata "VM name" "VBoxInternal/Devices/vga/0/Config/VMSVGA10" ""
Miles M.
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Re: VirtualBox 7.0 totally breaks graphical output! (Windows 7, Vista and probably others too)

Post by Miles M. »

Thank you very much. This solved a Windows 10 Guest graphical issue for me.

3D On

3D Off

With the above command, the problem is solved.
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mpack
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Re: VirtualBox 7.0 totally breaks graphical output! (Windows 7, Vista and probably others too)

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Offsite image links will not work, so I removed them. Please attach images directly.
Madbyte
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Re: VirtualBox 7.0 totally breaks graphical output! (Windows 7, Vista and probably others too)

Post by Madbyte »

Hi,

I'm facing the same issue. Lots of screen artifacts and problems with fonts. Comands workaround not working for me.

System: Ubuntu 22.10
GPU: nVidia RTX 3060, Driver: 525.
VirtualBox: 7.0.4 r154605 (Qt5.15.6)
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Madbyte
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Re: VirtualBox 7.0 totally breaks graphical output! (Windows 7, Vista and probably others too)

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scottgus1
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Re: VirtualBox 7.0 totally breaks graphical output! (Windows 7, Vista and probably others too)

Post by scottgus1 »

Please upgrade to 7.0.6 or newest Virtualbox, Extension Pack if used, and Guest Additions.

If this does not get a stable VM, and you have 3D acceleration turned on, try running the VM with 3D acceleration turned off. If that stabilizes the VM, please create a ticket in the Bugtracker with the problem description, the manufacturer and model of the host PC's graphics card, the graphics driver version (on the host OS), and a (zipped) VBox.log file.

If your host OS is Linux, please provide a zip file with the output of the 'vulkaninfo' command in the Bugtracker ticket, too. (on Debian/Ubuntu/Mint hosts, you may have to install the vulkan-tools package).
HPSformation
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Re: VirtualBox 7.0 totally breaks graphical output! (Windows 7, Vista and probably others too)

Post by HPSformation »

VERSION 7.0.6 same probleme on my SERVER 2022 (host W11)

without addition (i24.servimg.com/u/f24/12/61/11/36/sans10.png)
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with (i24.servimg.com/u/f24/12/61/11/36/avec10.png)
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HF
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Re: VirtualBox 7.0 totally breaks graphical output! (Windows 7, Vista and probably others too)

Post by HF »

I just moved from 6.x to 7 latest and programs such as Word wouldn't draw on the screen. I'm on a Windows 10 host and guest, we do our dev work within VMs.

I unchecked the 3D option and it works now. Surprised this defect made it to a release version.

Also, is there someway to permanently hide the startup sidebar that shows messages. Maybe show that there are messages there with that small icon, but don't show the full sidebar unless the user asks for it.
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Re: VirtualBox 7.0 totally breaks graphical output! (Windows 7, Vista and probably others too)

Post by mpack »

There is no "also". One issue per topic.
scottgus1
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Re: VirtualBox 7.0 totally breaks graphical output! (Windows 7, Vista and probably others too)

Post by scottgus1 »

7.0 is under development for graphics changes and there are still bugs to find. All me-too-ers, please follow instructions at viewtopic.php?f=2&t=107519&start=15#p530922
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