How to speed up loading time?

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NorbyD
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How to speed up loading time?

Post by NorbyD »

Hi,

I am running the current version and it is running snail slow. I'd appreciate some suggestions for speeding it
up. Thanks!
mpack
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Re: How to speed up loading time?

Post by mpack »

What exactly is slow? The manager? A particular VM?

And what is "the current version"?

I can tell you that a common problem on MacOS hosts comes when you enable VMs with very high display sizes (e.g. filling the host Retina display). Such display sizes in practice require hardware graphics acceleration, and I'm not at all sure how well that works on MacOS hosts these days, now that Apple is deprecating the cross platform OpenGL API in favor of their closed "Metal" API. If your system can't handle large display sizes then you need to reduce the resolution, i.e. halve the display size and use 200% scaling to compensate.
NorbyD
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Re: How to speed up loading time?

Post by NorbyD »

It's been awhile since I've logged into VB so I'm refreshing myself. I believe I had a resolution issue previously. Thanks! :D
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Error Message Details: What should I do to resolve?

Post by NorbyD »

<post merged from cross post topic>

Here it is:


Process: VirtualBox [1060]
Path: /Applications/VirtualBox_Latest_22.app/Contents/MacOS/VirtualBox
Identifier: org.virtualbox.app.VirtualBox
Version: 6.1.32 (6.1.32)
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: ??? [1]
Responsible: VirtualBox [1060]
User ID: 501

Date/Time: 2022-01-28 17:51:15.941 -0800
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.15.7 (19H1713)
Report Version: 12
Anonymous UUID: 12AF0C4F-75ED-0B82-8836-309CD805CFAA

Sleep/Wake UUID: 507C9A82-6AF7-41CF-8632-0512E08CB0D9

Time Awake Since Boot: 1800 seconds
Time Since Wake: 830 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Crashed Thread: 0

Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
Exception Note: EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY

Termination Reason: DYLD, [0x1] Library missing

Application Specific Information:
dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries

Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtMacExtrasVBox.framework/Versions/5/QtMacExtrasVBox
Referenced from: /Applications/VirtualBox_Latest_22.app/Contents/MacOS/VirtualBox
Reason: image not found

Binary Images:
0x105fd9000 - 0x106163fff +org.virtualbox.app.VirtualBox (6.1.32 - 6.1.32) <81ABA0CD-2541-349A-B955-C6964DAD223F> /Applications/VirtualBox_Latest_22.app/Contents/MacOS/VirtualBox
0x1088c7000 - 0x108959267 dyld (750.7) <9FBB038E-684F-33E1-95A4-6B2CCC830B1B> /usr/lib/dyld

Model: Macmini6,1, BootROM 425.0.0.0.0, 2 processors, Dual-Core Intel Core i5, 2.5 GHz, 10 GB, SMC 2.7f1
Graphics: kHW_IntelHD4000Item, Intel HD Graphics 4000, spdisplays_builtin
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x02FE, 0x45424A3230554638424455302D474E2D4620
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x0D9B, -
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x10E), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.21.190.33 AirPortDriverBrcm4360-1601.1)
Bluetooth: Version 7.0.6f8, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: Samsung SSD 840 Series, 500.11 GB
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: IR Receiver
USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: Hub
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Thunderbolt Bus: Mac mini, Apple Inc., 23.4
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Re: Error Message Details: What should I do to resolve?

Post by granada29 »

<reply post merged from OPs cross post topic>

Change the application name back to VirtualBox.
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Re: How to speed up loading time?

Post by mpack »

I deleted your post detailing an app crash since it was a cross post. Cross posting is not allowed on these forums. {mod note: other topic now merged with this one}.

If you want to continue the discussion in this topic then please provide the clarifications I asked for above.
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Re: How to speed up loading time?

Post by NorbyD »

mpack wrote:I deleted your post detailing an app crash since it was a cross post. Cross posting is not allowed on these forums.

If you want to continue the discussion in this topic then please provide the clarifications I asked for above.
Hi Mpack,

Sorry for double posting. I'm trying to get some support ASAP because
I have something work related I'm trying to complete.

I'm running the most current version of VB.
I'm running the current version on Catalina 10.15.7.

Here are the specs on my Mac:
Processor: 2.5 GHz Dual -Core Intel 5
Memory: 10GB
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB

It is slow with loading anything. Snail slow. Anything I click on it will take forever to open.

I tried modifying the display settings as you suggested but that didn't make a difference.

Please advise. Thanks.
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Re: How to speed up loading time?

Post by fth0 »

Please provide a (zipped) VBox.log file of a slow VM run.

For a test, try if VirtualBox 6.1.30 exhibits the same problem.
NorbyD
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Re: How to speed up loading time?

Post by NorbyD »

fth0 wrote:Please provide a (zipped) VBox.log file of a slow VM run.

For a test, try if VirtualBox 6.1.30 exhibits the same problem.
I can't even run it now. It can't be opened for whatever reason.
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Re: How to speed up loading time?

Post by granada29 »

NorbyD wrote: I can't even run it now. It can't be opened for whatever reason.
If you are referring to your post at viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105125 as the cause of your crash, then as I pointed out there, you should not rename the VirtualBox application.

The crash log you posted shows that loading the required dynamic libraries is dependent on the application being installed at /Applications/VirtualBox.app
You could argue that this is a bug but that won't actually solve the issue you have.

In summary: Do NOT rename /Applications/VirtualBox.app - to do so leads to a lot of trouble, as you have found.
NorbyD
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Re: How to speed up loading time?

Post by NorbyD »

granada29 wrote:
NorbyD wrote: I can't even run it now. It can't be opened for whatever reason.
If you are referring to your post at viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105125 as the cause of your crash, then as I pointed out there, you should not rename the VirtualBox application.

The crash log you posted shows that loading the required dynamic libraries is dependent on the application being installed at /Applications/VirtualBox.app
You could argue that this is a bug but that won't actually solve the issue you have.

In summary: Do NOT rename /Applications/VirtualBox.app - to do so leads to a lot of trouble, as you have found.
Wow, I didn't know renaming would cause so much trouble. So, if I rename, that will resolve it? ( at least most of it?) Thanks.
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Re: How to speed up loading time?

Post by mpack »

I merged the two topics to resolve the cross post issue.
NorbyD
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Re: How to speed up loading time?

Post by NorbyD »

mpack wrote:I merged the two topics to resolve the cross post issue.
Thanks.
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Re: How to speed up loading time?

Post by NorbyD »

Any suggestions for resolving this? I'm still struggling with this despite changing the file name to it's original ( VirtualBox?...btw this is correct?).

Thanks again!
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Re: How to speed up loading time?

Post by granada29 »

Take a look at the recommendations I made in: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104878&p=511439#p511415

The primary cause of a slow VM is the VM screen size. I never use larger than 1920x1080 on my 2017 iMac. Anything larger is a road to hurtfulness. Scaling of 200% is worthwhile on a retina display.

There are many other issues that can cause a guest to perform badly. It really helps narrow it down if you attach a compressed VBox.log of a session that exhibits the behaviour.

To do this:
1. Start and Stop your VM. Start your VM from Powered Off and not as a Saved session. Then shutdown your guest OS.
2. In VirtualBox Manager, right click your VM and choose 'Show In Finder'. The VM should be Stopped (see 1 above).
3. Open the folder 'Logs' in the window that just opened.
4. Right click VBox.log and choose the Compress "VBox.log" option
5. Attach VBox.log.zip to a new post in this forum.
6. DO NOT Copy/Paste long screeds of log text into a post - it's hard to read and not very useful.
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