[Solved] Question about the Guru Meditation error

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Harold.L
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[Solved] Question about the Guru Meditation error

Post by Harold.L »

Hi, all.
When I install the Kali Linux in Virtualbox in Windows, there is a Guru error message pop up.

Previous this machine has installed the Kali, Ubuntu quite straight, I don't know why would this happen.

My machine is Windows 7 Ultimate SP1,
The Version for VirtualBox is 5.2.0 r118431 (Qt5.6.2)
Please find the VBox.log and VBox.png file in the attachments.

During this installation, I just open the chrome and Evernote, same as previous.
I would be much appreciated if you could provide the solution for this.
Also, may I ask for a guide for reference for how to search the key information if this happens again?
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Last edited by socratis on 17. Feb 2018, 02:18, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Question about the Guru Meditation error

Post by socratis »

You seem to be a victim of #17436. Please update to the latest VirtualBox version that addresses this issue. See the Downloads page, and please note the "Important" section. If that doesn't work you should try the latest test builds, especially with all the Spectre/Meltdown patches coming in from all sides.

How to search for? I searched for "Guru" in your log (I underlined the terms I used to search in the log):
00:00:16.729707 !!   VCPU0: Guru Meditation -1668 (VERR_PGM_INVALID_CR3_ADDR)
The "keyword" in there is "VERR_PGM_INVALID_CR3_ADDR". Search the web for that term. Within the first couple of results you get ticket #17436. Read the ticket, see if the symptoms match:
  • VirtualBox < r120115: check!
    VirtualBox VM 5.2.0 r118431 win.amd64 (Oct 18 2017 06:24:56) release log
  • CPU is an older model (see the ticket): check!
    00:00:03.537583 Full Name: "Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T9900 @ 3.06GHz"
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Harold.L
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Re: Question about the Guru Meditation error

Post by Harold.L »

Thank you, Socratis, the question has been solved by updating the VirtualBox.
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Re: Question about the Guru Meditation error

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Great, thanks for the feedback. Marking as [Solved].
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