VirtualBox 5.0.18 Guest Additions with 3D acceleration prevent Chromium from displaying content -> duplicate of #15417

[jandsu]

I am reporting this bug as requested on https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

If you experience regressions, please report them in our bugtracker and try to use the 5.0.16 Additions

Configuration

Host: Windows 7 64

Guest: Ubuntu 14.04 64

VirtualBox: 5.0.18 106667

Enable 3D acceleration: checked

Steps to reproduce

From a raw Ubuntu setup, install

• VirtualBox Guest Additions (see tested versions below)
• Chromium from Ubuntu Software Center

Launch Chromium => the window shows up but its content is not refreshed (black and white, or transparent).

Tested VirtualBox Guest Additions versions

• 5.0.16-xxxxxx => OK
• 5.0.18-106667 => KO
• 5.0.19-106734 => KO (tested with VirtualBox 5.0.18 FWIW)

Enable 3D acceleration checkbox

In VirtualBox settings, disabling the 3D acceleration makes Chromium work properly

[exxi]

I have the same issue on an Ubuntu 16.04 Host.

[pema83]

I can confirm this on Windows 7 Host and Ubuntu 16.04 VM. Even if Chrome/Chromium can render, one will experience graphical bugs (view compleatly garbaged) when opening the settings menu or doing right click and open a context menu.

[Michael Thayer]

Duplicate of #15417.

Please see the wiki page regarding user contributions to X11 guest 3D support.