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Virtual screen 2 crashes after update to virtualbox 6.0.10 (#18886)

Posted: 31. Aug 2019, 01:56
by hagglebaggle

ModEdit; related ticket: #18886: Virtual screen 2 crashes after update to virtualbox 6.0.10, but only when running ubuntu
I usually run ubuntu 18.04 in a virtual box on a Windows 10 host and use two screens, i.e. virtual screen 1 and virtual screen 2. Today I updated my virtualbox to 6.0.10. When I restart the virtual box both virtual screen 1 and virtual screen 2 starts as usual.
I can move the windows with virtual screen 1 and virtual screen 2 around. However, when I try to go to full screen or to resize the windows, screen 2 closes/crashes. It is then impossible to restart it by choosing view->virtual screen 2 -> enable. Only by restarting the virtual machine, both virtual screen starts. But as before, virtual screen 2 closes/crashes as soon as I try to change the size.

To see where the problem lies I also installed ubuntu 19.04 and windows 10 in virtual machines. With ubuntu 19.04 I still got the same problem. But with the windows 10 virtual machine everything worked, even if the graphics of window is flickering a couple of seconds before adapting to the new size. What can I do?

Re: Virtual screen 2 crashes after update to virtualbox 6.0.10 (#18886)

Posted: 31. Aug 2019, 18:16
by socratis
Just to get the facts/terminology straight, a screen doesn't "crash" ;)

We need to see a complete VBox.log, from a complete VM run, where the problem occurs:
  • Start the VM from cold-boot (not from a paused or saved state) / Observe problem / Shutdown the VM (force close it if you have to).
  • With the VM completely shut down (not paused or saved), right-click on the VM in the VirtualBox Manager and select "Show Log".
  • Save only the first "VBox.log", ZIP it and attach it to your response. See the "Upload attachment" tab below the reply form.
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Re: Virtual screen 2 crashes after update to virtualbox 6.0.10 (#18886)

Posted: 31. Aug 2019, 19:40
by hagglebaggle
Thank you for the answer and sorry for my inexact terminology :)

I followed your instructions, two times.
The first time I tried to resize the window containing virtual screen 2 by putting the mouse pointer in the bottom right corner and drag. This corresponds to “ubuntu 18.04-2019-08-31-19-22-42.log”.
The second time I tried to go to fullscreen by hitting host+f. This corresponds to “ubuntu 18.04-2019-08-31-19-26-22.log”.
The window with virtual screen 2 crashed/closed both times.

Let med know if I should provide anything else.

Re: Virtual screen 2 crashes after update to virtualbox 6.0.10 (#18886)

Posted: 3. Sep 2019, 13:41
by socratis
First of all, I deleted one of your two (almost identical twins) logs. There's no need to analyze two logs; twice the time/effort for me. Plus, it helps you, it helps us, it helps the server, it helps save a (virtual) tree or two... ;)

I tried to replicate your setup, and it failed, just like you're describing it. The reason? VMSVGA.
00:00:02.740832   VMSVGAEnabled      <integer> = 0x0000000000000001 (1)
00:00:02.740833   VMSVGAPciBarLayout <integer> = 0x0000000000000001 (1)
00:00:02.740833   VMSVGAPciId        <integer> = 0x0000000000000001 (1)
I was asked to test a Linux guest today with 3 vScreens. So, I picked an Mint19 (based on Ubuntu18.04) and tried it. What I found was:
  • VBoxVGA: everything works as expected. Even the screensaver... ;)
  • VMSVGA: everything fails if you Enable/Disable a vScreen, or if you try to resize it, even from within the guest. The 2nd and 3rd vScreens went missing, the 1st screen reverted to a 640x480 (was 1280x1024).

    On an OSX host there's another entry, the Window menu, and even if I chose to show the 2nd and 3rd vScreen, the guest didn't realize that they were there.
Another minor observation, is the naming of the vScreens:
  • VBoxVGA: VBox 0" VGA-#
  • VMSVGA: Unknown Virtual#
Oh, and Mint19 couldn't "remember" the vScreen arrangement, it was always putting them side-by-side. What I asked for:
+---------------++-----+
|               ||  2  |
|               |+-----+
|      1        |
|               |+-----+
|               ||  3  |
+---------------++-----+
What Mint always reverted to, if VMSVGA was used:
+---------------++-----++-----+
|               ||  2  ||  3  |
|               |+-----++-----+
|      1        |
|               |
|               |
+---------------+