VirtualBox 4.2 crashes on Restart after Ubuntu install

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NielsM
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Re: VirtualBox 4.2 crashes on Restart after Ubuntu install

Post by NielsM »

When the prompt for restart appears, then select machine (main menu) -> reset. And then it works - for you too I hope.
ekerazha
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Joined: 18. Jul 2012, 22:36

Re: VirtualBox 4.2 crashes on Restart after Ubuntu install

Post by ekerazha »

NielsM wrote:When the prompt for restart appears, then select machine (main menu) -> reset. And then it works - for you too I hope.
That's a hard reset, it's not a proper reboot. Please add your experience to the bug report: https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/11004
hamed
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Joined: 1. May 2014, 20:03

Re: VirtualBox 4.2 crashes on Restart after Ubuntu install

Post by hamed »

I have the same problem.
Has anybody solved this issue?
VB crashes when I wanna restart after Ubuntu installation.
Thanks
ekerazha
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Re: VirtualBox 4.2 crashes on Restart after Ubuntu install

Post by ekerazha »

hamed wrote:I have the same problem.
Has anybody solved this issue?
VB crashes when I wanna restart after Ubuntu installation.
Thanks
Please attach a minidump ( https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Core_dump ) here: https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/12181

I can't attach it because I work on systems with highly sensitive data.
hamed
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Joined: 1. May 2014, 20:03

Re: VirtualBox 4.2 crashes on Restart after Ubuntu install

Post by hamed »

I saw a post from a user (petedunton) that worked perfectly for me.

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petedunton wrote:
Hi,
This seems to be a standard problem at the moment, there are lots of discussion threads listing the same effect for multiple guest OSs.
To confirm:
- you run the install correctly from a disk image file
- you are prompted to restart the OS to complete the install
- Virtualbox crashes and closes the VM

Solution is to dismount the disk image before you restart the OS. A way of doing this is:
- at the restart prompt stage take a snapshot of the current state of the VM. This allows you to return to this stage of the install process directly.
- close the VM
- remove the disk image from the Storage -> Controller: IDE section of the VM's settings.
- restore the VM from the snapshot and then click restart

Essentially you need to eject the installation CD before restarting the OS.
Hope that works
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This (what petedunton said) worked perfectly for me. I need to add do not save the session when you want to close the VM to be able to remove the disk image.

thanks a lot
Hamed
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