Opened 14 years ago
#8991 new defect
Virtualbox breaks virtual machines if the host dies unexpectedly
| Reported by: | smeezekitty | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | other | Version: | VirtualBox 3.0.8 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Guest type: | Linux | Host type: | Windows |
Description
If a virtual machine is running and the host shuts down unexpectedly from processor overheating, BSoD or power failure, about 50% of the time, it breaks the VM. It breaks the actual settings file and not the HD image. Sometimes it shows
Could not load the settings file 'C:\Users\XXXX\.VirtualBox\Machines\Debian\Debian.xml'. Premature end of data in tag VirtualBox line 3. Location: 'C:\Users\XXXX\.VirtualBox\Machines\Debian\Debian.xml', line 77 (3), column 5. Result Code: VBOX_E_XML_ERROR (0x80BB000A) Component: VirtualBox Interface: IVirtualBox {3f4ab53a-199b-4526-a91a-93ff62e456b8}
And sometimes it hangs for no apparent reason when trying to start of modify the VM. I can create a new VM with similar settings and reattach the disk image and it works fine but this is an annoyance. The VMs seem excessively fragile. BTW I just realized I am using a very old version.
