XP Aborted during MP3 transfer to player

[Loaded4th]

Using VBox 4.3.30 r101610 under Kubuntu 12.04

XP Pro SP3 machine

Running MediaMonky 4.1.7.1741

Checked the USB player in Devices

Sent a playlist to a Sandisk player. XP disappears and shows as Aborted in the Manager.

Repeatable

[Loaded4th]

Disabled shared Clipboard (from Bidirectional) and was able to transfer music!

[Loaded4th]

Seemed to be a one time thing. Tried formatting a flash drive, and the XP machine aborted. Happens with 5.0.8 as well.

[michaln]

If you can provide a core dump, we'll look into it.

[Loaded4th]

If you can provide a core dump, we'll look into it.

Thanks, I followed the instructions on obtaining a core dump (I'm not familiar with apport). However, the file size is too large (5.4MB), so can you suggest how best to provide this?

Here is the step by step actions:

Inserted memory stick (flash drive) into USB 2.0 port. Opened a terminal, ran the command:
echo -n 1 | sudo tee /proc/sys/fs/suid_dumpable

Then typed
Virtualbox

Set USB settings to USB 2.0 (EHCI) Controller, added USB filter with default values for Genesys USB Reader [0545]

Started the VM (XP)

Opened Windows File Explorer, copied one file from C:\Temp to the memory stick, and the VM aborted.

[Loaded4th]

If you can provide a core dump, we'll look into it.

I've uploaded the crash file to:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4gLWe ... sp=sharing

Thanks

[michaln]

Could you please try VirtualBox 5.0.10? The problem is most likely fixed there. FYI, the problem is specific to Linux kernels older than 3.3.

[Loaded4th]

Could you please try VirtualBox 5.0.10? The problem is most likely fixed there. FYI, the problem is specific to Linux kernels older than 3.3.

I installed 5.0.10 manually by searching for it as the link provided by the VB Manager did not respond.

Essentially, it works for USB 2.0 but not for 3.0.

If I set things up for 3.0, XP wants to install a driver? I realize XP does not normally support 3.0 without specific drivers, but I'm unsure if VB can take care of this?

If I physically use the USB 3.0 port but setup the VB to use 2.0 I get the following error on XP startup:

Failed to attach the USB device Genesys USB Reader [0545] to the virtual machine XP3.

Failed to create a proxy device for the USB device. (Error: VERR_PDM_NO_USB_PORTS).

Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: ConsoleWrap
Interface: IConsole {872da645-4a9b-1727-bee2-5585105b9eed}

I am using Linux Header 3.2, hopefully it will support Kubuntu 12.04 Precise when released.

Thanks for your assistance--it is greatly appreciated!

[michaln]

If I physically use the USB 3.0 port but setup the VB to use 2.0 I get the following error on XP startup:

Failed to attach the USB device Genesys USB Reader [0545] to the virtual machine XP3.

Failed to create a proxy device for the USB device. (Error: VERR_PDM_NO_USB_PORTS).

That is expected. Basically the problem is that you're trying to plug a USB3 device into a VM that doesn't have a clue about USB3. And that's not new either. But if the crashes are gone then that's good.

There may be a solution for USB3 in XP guests as well, please stay tuned.

[Loaded4th]

That is expected. Basically the problem is that you're trying to plug a USB3 device into a VM that doesn't have a clue about USB3. And that's not new either. But if the crashes are gone then that's good.

There may be a solution for USB3 in XP guests as well, please stay tuned.

Great! I'd just love to be able to abandon the dual boot setups on my desktop and laptop in favor of Linux and I'm almost there with the 2.0 port--still waiting for Audacity to stabilize .

[michaln]

See here: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=74575

[Loaded4th]

See here: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=74575

I'm using the Eltron USB 3.0 controller chip, so I guess this won't work for me. Are there plans to expand this effort to other controllers?

[michaln]

I'm using the Eltron USB 3.0 controller chip, so I guess this won't work for me.

Please tell me why you think the controller on the host has anything to do with it.

[Loaded4th]

Because you only refer to the Renesas xHCI controller with an extradata key, or the Intel chip (without the key) and I assume that the Eltron chip is altogether different. Is there something that I am missing?

[Martin]

The post talks about the virtual USB 3.0 controller inside the guest (and the drivers needed inside the guest OS). This has nothing to do with any hardware on the host.