VB 5.0.18 on Solaris 11.3.7.5.0 Win 7 x64 Guest = Crash

[Guyver]

All attempts at starting a functional Windows 7 x64 Enterprise edition guest (Works with 5.0.16), ends in a crash.

This is on a Lenovo T530 with NVidia Discrete graphics, 16GB RAM.

From the VBox.log file it appears to crash when a text display is attempted and the VGA device is not in text mode, that is if I am interpreting the output correctly

00:00:28.359619 SR00:03 SR01:00 SR02:0F SR03:00 SR04:0A
00:00:28.359632 !!
00:00:28.359632 !! {vgatext}
00:00:28.359632 !!
00:00:28.359634 Not in text mode!
00:00:28.359636 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
00:00:28.359660 emR3Debug: rc=VERR_MORE_DATA
00:00:29.360175 Changing the VM state from 'RUNNING' to 'GURU_MEDITATION'

[Ramshankar]

This is a regression with 5.0.18 and we have a fix in the form of a test build (until the next official maintenance release is available).

You can find this interim test build for Solaris here: https://www.virtualbox.org/download/tes ... nOS.tar.gz
For other host platforms, please check this page: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds (revision 106742)

[michaln]

Worth mentioning that this only happens to users who do not use the default Windows VM configuration.

[Guyver]

Thanks, that appears to have done the trick.

I'll try to build a default config for windows and compare the two.

[michaln]

I'll try to build a default config for windows and compare the two.

No need. See last comment here: https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/15317