[solved] Guest Additions upgrade from 6 to 7: guest doesn't boot
Posted: 2. Mar 2024, 15:14
hi all,
i upgraded the guest additions on one of my win7 guests from 6.1.38 to 7.0.14. since then, it wasn't able to boot anymore and stopped pretty early in the process with the windows logo.
i read some topics in here already and understood that this happens with 3D support and/or activated "nested VT-x". i never had 3D support activated. and i played around with the options around PAE/NX, nested VT-x, nested paging and deactivated all peripherals like sound, network, usb. but still, the VM can't boot.
in the meantime i downgraded the GA on that guest to 6.1.38 via the windows safe mode during boot and the machine boots normally.
what could be the problem?
thanks and cheers
benni
i upgraded the guest additions on one of my win7 guests from 6.1.38 to 7.0.14. since then, it wasn't able to boot anymore and stopped pretty early in the process with the windows logo.
i read some topics in here already and understood that this happens with 3D support and/or activated "nested VT-x". i never had 3D support activated. and i played around with the options around PAE/NX, nested VT-x, nested paging and deactivated all peripherals like sound, network, usb. but still, the VM can't boot.
in the meantime i downgraded the GA on that guest to 6.1.38 via the windows safe mode during boot and the machine boots normally.
what could be the problem?
thanks and cheers
benni