VHost crashing on startup

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Keika
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VHost crashing on startup

Post by Keika »

Hi guys,

I recently started having an issue with VB. After updating to the latest version, all my virtual hosts crash on start up.

Here's the log:
VBox.zip
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I dont add the png file as it's just black.

I run windows 7, 64 bits.
vb: 4.2.16

Would anyone know what's going on?

thanks
mpack
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Re: VHost crashing on startup

Post by mpack »

At least in the VirtualBox context, there is no such thing as a "Virtual Host". The host is your physical PC, so-called because it acts as host to your virtual PCs, otherwise known as guests.
VBox.log wrote: 00:00:02.200820 Host RAM: 3558MB total, 1638MB available
...
00:00:02.460816 RamSize <integer> = 0x0000000080000000 (2 147 483 648, 2 048 MB)
Your host doesn't have enough RAM for this Debian guest. You need a bigger host or a smaller guest. You might also try just freeing up host RAM before running any VMs
Keika
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Re: VHost crashing on startup

Post by Keika »

Thanks for the explanations and the answer.

I have reduced the RAM size to 512MB, but it is still crashing.

Here's the new log:
VBox.zip
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mpack
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Re: VHost crashing on startup

Post by mpack »

Now it's a different crash.
VBox.log wrote: 00:00:04.293240 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
00:00:04.293241 !!
00:00:04.293242 !! Guru Meditation -1618 (VERR_PGM_PHYS_PAGE_RESERVED)
00:00:04.293256 !!
00:00:04.293282 !!
00:00:04.293282 !! {mappings, <NULL>}
00:00:04.293283 !!
This probably has to do with trying to run a 64bit guest in 512MB.
Keika
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Re: VHost crashing on startup

Post by Keika »

What should I do then? try 1024 and free some ram?
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Re: VHost crashing on startup

Post by mpack »

Sorry, I don't use Debian, in fact I don't use 64bit anything, so I can't advise you on requirements. All you can do is experiment - and consider buying more RAM (IMHO 4GB in a 64bit host is pointless).
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Re: VHost crashing on startup

Post by Perryg »

Code: Select all

00:00:02.461176   IOAPIC             <integer> = 0x0000000000000000 (0)
Log shows IOAPIC is off. Enable it and try again.
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