Freeze on windows Guest boot screen
Freeze on windows Guest boot screen
hi All,
I have a windows guest that is freezing on boot this morning. It was fine yesterday and today I got wierd graphical lgitches and when I re-booted it hangs on the windows boot screen.
I can't see anything in the logs, but I've never had to try to read them for an error before. I have several other VMs all working fine.
windows 10 host and guests.
I have attached a log file, I'd b really grateful if someone could spot something.
I thought initially maybe I'd filled the disk up, but it s not that. All I can thing now is maybe to use something like gparted to see if it can fix boot manager or something.
I have a windows guest that is freezing on boot this morning. It was fine yesterday and today I got wierd graphical lgitches and when I re-booted it hangs on the windows boot screen.
I can't see anything in the logs, but I've never had to try to read them for an error before. I have several other VMs all working fine.
windows 10 host and guests.
I have attached a log file, I'd b really grateful if someone could spot something.
I thought initially maybe I'd filled the disk up, but it s not that. All I can thing now is maybe to use something like gparted to see if it can fix boot manager or something.
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Re: Freeze on windows Guest boot screen
I tried attaching it to a different VM as a secondary drive but it does not show up.
Not sure if it should have or not
I have used tools in the past to fix boot manager, but I'm not sure if they are recommended any more?
Ta
Stewart
Not sure if it should have or not
I have used tools in the past to fix boot manager, but I'm not sure if they are recommended any more?
Ta
Stewart
Re: Freeze on windows Guest boot screen
Same scenario has occurred again today, immediately after graphics driver updates.
Anyone got any ideas where to look please. I had to mount the drive with a live disk last time and copy off any stuff I needed.
Log attached.
Anyone got any ideas where to look please. I had to mount the drive with a live disk last time and copy off any stuff I needed.
Log attached.
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Re: Freeze on windows Guest boot screen
I'd suggest to update VirtualBox, the VirtualBox Extension Pack and the VirtualBox Guest Additions from 6.1.30 to 6.1.42. I don't think that anybody will be interested in searching for issues in an old version with many known bugs.
Windows 10 guest on windows 10 host hangs on boot screen
hi All, I have a windows guest that is freezing on boot this morning. It was fine yesterday booted it, it hangs on the windows boot screen. I can't see anything in the logs, but I've never had to try to read them for an error before. I have several other VMs that all appear to be booting fine. they are also windows 10 guests.
I have attached a log.
I have attached a log.
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Re: Windows 10 guest on windows 10 host hangs on boot screen
That the other W10 VMs are booting fine indicates the host is still working well. The log also shows me the usual communication between a VM OS and the host: Guest Additions starting, messages passed, etc.
Curiously, the last thing seen is the 3D acceleration enumerations. You could try as a test turning off 3D acceleration, to see if the OS boots.
If it does, try uninstalling the Guest Additions and rebooting the VM a couple times, then turn 3D back on and reinstall GAs.
If the OS does not come back, you may need to run a repair inside the VM OS or restore from your backups.
Curiously, the last thing seen is the 3D acceleration enumerations. You could try as a test turning off 3D acceleration, to see if the OS boots.
If it does, try uninstalling the Guest Additions and rebooting the VM a couple times, then turn 3D back on and reinstall GAs.
If the OS does not come back, you may need to run a repair inside the VM OS or restore from your backups.
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Re: Freeze on windows Guest boot screen
I suspect your two topics are on the same subject, so I merged them.
Re: Freeze on windows Guest boot screen
Thanks all.
Yes there wee two posts this has happened before but I didn't see replies (7th March) for the original.
Not sure how you uninstall guest additions when the guest won't boot. Edit: safe mode!!
I am getting the latest 6.1 release now. I did try a v 7 some time back but none of the guest would boot so I just downgraded. Are there known guest vm migration problems to v 7?
Yes there wee two posts this has happened before but I didn't see replies (7th March) for the original.
Not sure how you uninstall guest additions when the guest won't boot. Edit: safe mode!!
I am getting the latest 6.1 release now. I did try a v 7 some time back but none of the guest would boot so I just downgraded. Are there known guest vm migration problems to v 7?
Re: Freeze on windows Guest boot screen
Tried the above several times, every time i re-install the guest additions it hangs.
Boots in safe more or normal mode without guest additions.
Will try upgrading to v7 also.
any other pointers ?
Boots in safe more or normal mode without guest additions.
Will try upgrading to v7 also.
any other pointers ?
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Re: Freeze on windows Guest boot screen
Please note my post above on what to do if the reinstall of the GAs doesn't work viewtopic.php?f=2&p=534628&sid=c09d3d3d ... 31#p534615
7.0 is still in bug-hunt phase and might show problems 6.1 isn't showing.
7.0 is still in bug-hunt phase and might show problems 6.1 isn't showing.
Re: Freeze on windows Guest boot screen
Thank you.
Have done, VBox, Ext Pack and Guest additions in the failing guest and another guest (also windows 10 and the failing guest was cloned from this one)
Have done, VBox, Ext Pack and Guest additions in the failing guest and another guest (also windows 10 and the failing guest was cloned from this one)
Re: Freeze on windows Guest boot screen
I exported the failing VM as an appliance, then imported it on my other laptop and it up and running with the guest additions.
Doesn't answer why for me, but at least it working.
Thx for all comments.
Doesn't answer why for me, but at least it working.
Thx for all comments.