#6706 closed defect (duplicate)
Windows XP host freezes consistently
| Reported by: | Leandro Baca | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | host support | Version: | VirtualBox 3.1.8 |
| Keywords: | freeze | Cc: | |
| Guest type: | Linux | Host type: | Windows |
Description
I've installed VirtualBox 3.1.8 on Windows XP SP3, and am trying to create a new guest. No matter if the guest is Ubuntu or Oracle Enterprise Linux, 32-bit or 64-bit, the same thing happens: approximately 5-10 seconds after the guest launches (from the OS installation ISO), the host freezes completely, requiring a power cycle. No action on the guest causes this: it doesn't matter if I quickly hit the Enter key to start the Linux installer, or just wait without touching anything, 5-10 seconds later the host will freeze. It will never not freeze.
I tried fully uninstalling VirtualBox and reinstalling again.
My computer is a Dell Latitude D531 laptop, with AMD Turion 64 X2 CPU and 4 GB of RAM.
Log file is attached.
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Change History (3)
by , 15 years ago
comment:1 by , 15 years ago
| Resolution: | → duplicate |
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| Status: | new → closed |
Your BIOS is broken: see #4988
comment:2 by , 15 years ago
Thanks. I updated the BIOS to version A09, installed the new VirtualBox 3.2.0, and it worked.
Log after booting Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.5 installer ISO