Fedora Server 30 with Windows Server 2019 Guest Bluescreen

[COM8]

I want to switched from a Debian 9 host with Windows Server 2016 as guest to a Fedora 30 Server with a Windows Server 2019 guest.

The problem:
When I try to install Windows Server 2019 the installation progress fails at a random point with a bluescreen.
The VM runs without any problems if you just wait at the install menu. But as soon as I start the process I can be sure I will see a bluescreen in the next 5 minutes.

My setup:

• CPU: i5-4210H
• RAM: 8 GB
• OS (Host): Fedora Server 30
• OS (Guest): Windows Server 2019

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VBoxManage createvm --name "WindowsServer2019" --ostype  Windows2016_64 --register
VBoxManage modifyvm "WindowsServer2019" --memory 4096 --cpus 2 --acpi on --boot1 dvd --nic1 nat
VBoxManage createhd --filename "WinServer2019.vdi" --size 100000
VBoxManage storagectl "WindowsServer2019" --name "IDE Controller" --add ide --controller PIIX4
VBoxManage storageattach "WindowsServer2019" --storagectl "IDE Controller" --port 0 --device 0 --type hdd --medium "WinServer2019.vdi"
VBoxManage storageattach "WindowsServer2019" --storagectl "IDE Controller" --port 0 --device 1 --type dvddrive --medium /root/wServer.iso
VBoxManage modifyvm "WindowsServer2019" --vrde on

What I have tried:
* Switching between VBox versions:

• VirtualBox-5.2-5.2.32_132073_fedora29-1.x86_64
• VirtualBox-6.0-6.0.10_132072_fedora29-1.x86_64

* Switching between Windows Server 2019 builds
* Searching in VBox logs for obvious errors/warnings

I've included 2 bugreport archives and how can I fix this?

[socratis]

In order for the VBoxBugReport to be useful (one of them, don't need two BTW), you need to include the VM name, i.e.:

• VBoxBugReport "WindowsServer2019.vbox"

00:00:00.000835 main VirtualBox XPCOM Server 6.0.10 r132072 linux.amd64 (Jul 12 2019 11:20:18) release log

6.0.12 is out, you might want to upgrade.

What I usually do when I want to replicate a VM with the use of VBoxManage and the CLI alone ("<VM1>"), I first create a VM using the GUI ("<VM2>"), and then compare the output of:

• VBoxManage showvminfo "<VM1>"
  VBoxManage showvminfo "<VM2>"

If they don't match, I make the appropriate adjustments to the VM1 creation script. Here's what a default Win2016-64 should look like:

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$ VBoxManage showvminfo Win2019
Name:                        Win2019
Groups:                      /
Guest OS:                    Windows 2016 (64-bit)
UUID:                        db30d520-6acd-4152-8f60-90d188dd0952
Config file:                 /Users/Shared/VirtualBox/Machines/Win2019/Win2019.vbox
Snapshot folder:             /Users/Shared/VirtualBox/Machines/Win2019/Snapshots
Log folder:                  /Users/Shared/VirtualBox/Machines/Win2019/Logs
Hardware UUID:               db30d520-6acd-4152-8f60-90d188dd0952
Memory size                  2048MB
Page Fusion:                 disabled
VRAM size:                   128MB
CPU exec cap:                100%
HPET:                        disabled
CPUProfile:                  host
Chipset:                     piix3
Firmware:                    BIOS
Number of CPUs:              1
PAE:                         disabled
Long Mode:                   enabled
Triple Fault Reset:          disabled
APIC:                        enabled
X2APIC:                      disabled
Nested VT-x/AMD-V:           disabled
CPUID Portability Level:     0
CPUID overrides:             None
Boot menu mode:              message and menu
Boot Device 1:               Floppy
Boot Device 2:               DVD
Boot Device 3:               HardDisk
Boot Device 4:               Not Assigned
ACPI:                        enabled
IOAPIC:                      enabled
BIOS APIC mode:              APIC
Time offset:                 0ms
RTC:                         local time
Hardw. virt.ext:             enabled
Nested Paging:               enabled
Large Pages:                 enabled
VT-x VPID:                   enabled
VT-x unr. exec.:             enabled
Paravirt. Provider:          Default
Effective Paravirt. Prov.:   None
State:                       powered off (since 2019-09-05T19:43:59.746000000)
Monitor count:               1
3D Acceleration:             disabled
2D Video Acceleration:       disabled
Teleporter Enabled:          disabled
Teleporter Port:             0
Teleporter Address:          
Teleporter Password:         
Tracing Enabled:             disabled
Allow Tracing to Access VM:  disabled
Tracing Configuration:       
Autostart Enabled:           disabled
Autostart Delay:             0
Default Frontend:            
Storage Controller Name (0):            SATA
Storage Controller Type (0):            IntelAhci
Storage Controller Instance Number (0): 0
Storage Controller Max Port Count (0):  30
Storage Controller Port Count (0):      2
Storage Controller Bootable (0):        on
SATA (0, 0): /Users/Shared/VirtualBox/Machines/Win2019/Win2019.vdi (UUID: 24889f3c-2c6f-4d8e-a7d4-61d4051f60bd)
SATA (1, 0): Empty
NIC 1:                       MAC: 0800277A4701, Attachment: NAT, Cable connected: on, Trace: off (file: none), Type: 82540EM, Reported speed: 0 Mbps, Boot priority: 0, Promisc Policy: deny, Bandwidth group: none
NIC 1 Settings:  MTU: 0, Socket (send: 64, receive: 64), TCP Window (send:64, receive: 64)
NIC 2:                       disabled
NIC 3:                       disabled
NIC 4:                       disabled
NIC 5:                       disabled
NIC 6:                       disabled
NIC 7:                       disabled
NIC 8:                       disabled
Pointing Device:             USB Tablet
Keyboard Device:             PS/2 Keyboard
UART 1:                      disabled
UART 2:                      disabled
UART 3:                      disabled
UART 4:                      disabled
LPT 1:                       disabled
LPT 2:                       disabled
Audio:                       enabled (Driver: CoreAudio, Controller: HDA, Codec: STAC9221)
Audio playback:              enabled
Audio capture:               disabled
Clipboard Mode:              disabled
Drag and drop Mode:          disabled
VRDE:                        disabled
OHCI USB:                    disabled
EHCI USB:                    disabled
xHCI USB:                    enabled

USB Device Filters:

<none>

Bandwidth groups:  <none>

Shared folders:<none>

Capturing:                   not active
Capture audio:               not active
Capture screens:             
Capture file:                /Users/Shared/VirtualBox/Machines/Win2019/Win2019.webm
Capture dimensions:          1024x768
Capture rate:                512kbps
Capture FPS:                 25kbps
Capture options:             

Guest:

Configured memory balloon size: 0MB

[COM8]

Ok thanks for your reply.
The following things I've tried without success:

• Updated to 6.0.12
• Created a Windows Server 2019 VM on my Fedora 30 Workstation notebook (worked) and compared&updated settings

I also created a new bug report.
Btw. I'm getting always a "SYSTEM SERVICE EXCEPTION" bluescreen.