[Resolved] Refresh issue on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS guest
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[Resolved] Refresh issue on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS guest
Guest system:
Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
Host system:
Windows10 Version 1809 (OS Build 17763.379)
VirtualBox:
6.0.4 r128413 (Qt5.6.2)
I have a screenvideo of this issue, but as this is my first post I cannot post a link to it. The problem is that the GUI is not being repainted properly - this happens with all programs (Nautilus, Firefox etc.) making the VM unusable.
Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
Host system:
Windows10 Version 1809 (OS Build 17763.379)
VirtualBox:
6.0.4 r128413 (Qt5.6.2)
I have a screenvideo of this issue, but as this is my first post I cannot post a link to it. The problem is that the GUI is not being repainted properly - this happens with all programs (Nautilus, Firefox etc.) making the VM unusable.
Last edited by socratis on 29. Mar 2019, 02:39, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Marked as [Resolved].
Reason: Marked as [Resolved].
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Re: Refresh issue on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS guest
I know a picture is worth 1000 words, imagine a moving picture. Try to obfuscate the link and I'll fix it.
What you can provide however is a log... We need to see a complete VBox.log, from a complete VM run, where the problem occurs:
What you can provide however is a log... 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: Refresh issue on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS guest
Let's see if this works: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_qcqG ... xWLjD8VaCj
I'm not in front of the host machine at the moment, but when I am next I'll generate a log for you.
I'm not in front of the host machine at the moment, but when I am next I'll generate a log for you.
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Re: Refresh issue on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS guest
Link fixed... Seems like a combination of 3D and VMSVGA set as your vGPU (try VBoxVGA), but I'll wait for the log...
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Re: Refresh issue on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS guest
I took a screenshot of the settings, and had already found somewhere or other that VMSVGA could be a problem so I had set it to VBoxVGA. I had also turned the 3D acceleration off (IIRC it's off by default):
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Re: Refresh issue on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS guest
[color=#00AA00]socratis[/color] wrote:but I'll wait for the log...
We're having some sort of communications breakdown...[color=#105289]LapisAlienus[/color] wrote:I took a screenshot of the settings
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Re: Refresh issue on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS guest
Good morning.
Please find attached the requested log file. Many thanks in advance for taking a look at it for me.
There's always that risk, I'm afraid.socratis wrote:We're having some sort of communications breakdown...
Please find attached the requested log file. Many thanks in advance for taking a look at it for me.
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Re: Refresh issue on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS guest
You have assigned all your CPUs to the VM. The host is going to run low on resources, since VirtualBox cares about physical processors (cores), not logical ones (threads). Your Intel i7-4771 CPU has 4 cores, so you shouldn't be assigning more than 3 (max) to your guest. I would go with 2 vCPUs.00:00:02.514365 NumCPUs <integer> = 0x0000000000000004 (4) 00:00:03.127426 CPUM: Physical host cores: 4 00:00:03.127919 Full Name: "Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4771 CPU @ 3.50GHz"
Try to enable 3D acceleration in your guest. I need to see your host's GPU info. Then post a new log. And since you're at it, just for kicks, can you try with VMSVGA? I don't think you're going to see an improvement, but it would be a "mistake" to not test that.00:00:02.514591 3DEnabled <integer> = 0x0000000000000000 (0)
I see a *lot* of these messages, that keep on repeating, and I honestly don't know why...00:00:28.971040 VBVA: InfoScreen: [0] @0,0 1280x1024, line 0x1400, BPP 32, flags 0x1 00:00:28.971069 Display::handleDisplayResize: uScreenId=0 pvVRAM=0000000010b5a000 w=1280 h=1024 bpp=32 cbLine=0x1400 flags=0x1 00:00:28.971109 GUI: UIFrameBufferPrivate::NotifyChange: Screen=0, Origin=0x0, Size=1280x1024, Sending to async-handler 00:00:28.971175 GUI: UIMachineView::sltHandleNotifyChange: Screen=0, Size=1280x1024 00:00:28.971190 GUI: UIFrameBufferPrivate::handleNotifyChange: Size=1280x1024 00:00:28.971214 GUI: UIFrameBufferPrivate::performResize: Size=1280x1024, Directly using source bitmap content
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Re: Refresh issue on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS guest
We used to see behaviour similar to that when Wayland was used rather than Xorg for driving the desktop. Whilst Wayland was the default in 180.04 I thought Ubuntu had switched back to Xorg for the LTS release.socratis wrote:I see a *lot* of these messages, that keep on repeating, and I honestly don't know why...
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Re: Refresh issue on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS guest
Hello,
Okay: 2 vCPUs, 3D acceleration and VMSVGA enabled - somehow this has resolved the issue, I no longer get the defective repainting. I attach the log of the setup that seems to work for me at the moment.socratis wrote:Try to enable 3D acceleration in your guest. I need to see your host's GPU info. Then post a new log. And since you're at it, just for kicks, can you try with VMSVGA? I don't think you're going to see an improvement, but it would be a "mistake" to not test that.
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Re: Refresh issue on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS guest
Hello,
returns 'x11' in my Ubuntu host.
The following:andyp73 wrote: We used to see behaviour similar to that when Wayland was used rather than Xorg for driving the desktop. Whilst Wayland was the default in 180.04 I thought Ubuntu had switched back to Xorg for the LTS release.
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Re: Refresh issue on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS guest
Great, I'll mark the thread as [Resolved].LapisAlienus wrote:2 vCPUs, 3D acceleration and VMSVGA enabled - somehow this has resolved the issue, I no longer get the defective repainting
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Re: Refresh issue on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS guest
Thank you socratis for your help in resolving this issue for me.socratis wrote:Great, I'll mark the thread as [Resolved].