I'm running ArchLinux x86_64 on a MacBook 4.1 dual-booting with OSX. On the linux partition (ArchLinus as I said) I'm running VB (non OSE), with Windows 2008 Server as guest. My xorg version is xorg-server 1.4.2 (I was bitten by VB not supporting xorg-server 1.5).
My problem is that each 10-12:th second the guest stops to responding to key-board and/or mouse input/movement for 3 - 4 seconds. This happens for every VB version, 1.6.2 and up, including 2.0 (with respective guest additions). As far as I can remember this was not an issue a month or so ago, with VB 1.6.0 and 1.6.2. Since then I have re-installed ArchLinux, so I wonder if this has something to do with some xorg related packages.
My host system does not show any of these issues. Also, the exactly same vdi-file works absolutely fine when I run it on VB on my OSX partition, so I'm ruling out an issue with the guest.
Anyone have any ideas what it can be, and/or how I can trouble-shoot this further?
Just a couple of more datapoints; my MacBook has 4 Gb of ram and my guest has 1.9 Gb assigned to it (the same holds true when I run from the OSX partition).
Niels
Every 10-12:th second the guest stops responding
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I had an issue once where it wouldn't send the Winkey to my VM (for Mac, it's the key with the apple symbol 
). After a reinstall of the Host, the key functioned again. I think this is a similar issue, though in reverse order for you (it worked and now it doesn't). Maybe a recent update of Arch broke this. We can't be for sure about this. Does it also happen when you run the VM from your Mac OS?
). After a reinstall of the Host, the key functioned again. I think this is a similar issue, though in reverse order for you (it worked and now it doesn't). Maybe a recent update of Arch broke this. We can't be for sure about this. Does it also happen when you run the VM from your Mac OS?Read the Forum Posting Guide before opening a topic.
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