VirtualBox for Slackware Users

cwizardone · 04-26-2024, 02:28 PM

The "stable" 7.0.16 problem has yet to be resolved, but
a new series 7.0.x test build and a new development snapshot, both dated today, 26 April, are available for testing at, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds

For Slackware you want the one simply labeled, Linux 64-bit.

Documentation, "how to-s" and tutorials can be found at, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Documentation

Gerard Lally · 04-26-2024, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cwizardone

The "stable" 7.0.16 problem has yet to be resolved, but
a new series 7.0.x test build and a new development snapshot, both dated today, 28 April, are available for testing ...

And there was I thinking America was behind Ireland in time!

cwizardone · 04-26-2024, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Gerard Lally

And there was I thinking America was behind Ireland in time!

Oops!
Corrected.
Thanks.

cwizardone · 05-03-2024, 09:27 AM

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VirtualBox 7.0.18
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:
Networking: Fixed an issue which caused host system crash when VM was using bridged or host-only network adapter (bug #22045)
Linux Guest Additions: Added more fixes to prevent UBSAN warnings (bug #21877)
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when time stamps were displayed incorrectly within mounted shared folder (bug #22047)

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-7.0#v18

For downloads go to, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
Right click on "All Distributions" and then left click on "save this link as."

FWIW: Installed and working as it should on -current.

cwizardone · 05-04-2024, 07:53 AM

A new series 7.0.x test build and a new development snapshot, both dated yesterday May 3rd, are available for testing at, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds

For Slackware you want the one simply labeled, Linux 64-bit.

Documentation, "how to-s" and tutorials can be found at, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Documentation

slack-uke · 05-04-2024, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwizardone

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-7.0#v18

For downloads go to, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
Right click on "All Distributions" and then left click on "save this link as."

FWIW: Installed and working as it should on -current.

It works fine on both slackware64 Current & 15.0 in the Bridged networking modes.

Though I still get a python 3.11 warning still only using the "run" method to upgrade/install on slackware64 Current as I mentioned in:

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ml#post6496837

It does not appear to affect functionality.

amikoyan · 05-16-2024, 12:27 PM

Thanks once again cwizardone, because this:

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds
and this:

sh ./VirtualBox-7.0.19-163060-Linux_amd64.run

handled the kernel upgrade to 6.9.0 very smoothly.

cwizardone · 05-28-2024, 01:18 PM

A new series 7.0.x test build and a new development snapshot, both dated today May 28th, are available for testing at, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Testbuilds

For Slackware you want the one simply labeled, Linux 64-bit.

Documentation, "how to-s" and tutorials can be found at, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Documentation

glorsplitz · Yesterday, 03:34 PM

hello, I've been running current vbox vm for years, along with a stable vbox vm.

Since last update to 6.9.3 my current vm won't boot from generic or huge.

If I forget to /sbin/lilo doing generic, huge has always been fallback.

Right now it's just sitting there saying 'Loading huge'.

My virtualbox install has always been running the linux version from Oracle downloads along with extension pack.

Since that wasn't working I thought of trying test build Version 7.0.19 r163377 (Qt5.15.2), no difference.

Stable vm boots and loads fine.

Anyone else current vbox vm working ok?

cwizardone · Yesterday, 04:45 PM

Here the 6.9.x kernel series has been the most stable in recent memory. Rock solid without a cough, hiccup, sneeze or stutter.
VirtualBox-7.0.97-163068-Linux_amd64.run, has ran without a problem, but let me download the recent stable version and try that.
Be right back.

Edit in: OK. Uninstalled the aforementioned version and installed VirtualBox-7.0.18-162988-Linux_amd64.run, dated 3 May 2024. It is running just as it should in "up to the moment" -current..

glorsplitz · Yesterday, 05:20 PM

@cwizardone, thank you.

I do not do anything odd with the two vbox vms as in I like having vanilla to check on if necessary.

Let me do your edit and I'll get back.

glorsplitz · Yesterday, 09:05 PM

Reinstalled latest version, looking at stable log there's

Quote:

00:01:12.551696 VMMDev: Guest Log: BIOS: Boot : bseqnr=1, bootseq=0023
00:01:12.552206 VMMDev: Guest Log: BIOS: CDROM boot failure code : 0003
00:01:12.552357 VMMDev: Guest Log: BIOS: Boot from CD-ROM failed
00:01:12.552538 VMMDev: Guest Log: BIOS: Boot : bseqnr=2, bootseq=0002
00:01:12.554421 VMMDev: Guest Log: BIOS: Booting from Hard Disk...
00:01:12.606449 Display::i_handleDisplayResize: uScreenId=0 pvVRAM=0000000000000000 w=720 h=400 bpp=0 cbLine=0x0 flags=0x0 origin=0,0
00:01:12.941659 GUI: UIMediumEnumerator: Medium-enumeration finished!
00:01:15.683232 VMMDev: Guest Log: BIOS: KBD: unsupported int 16h function 03
00:01:15.683443 VMMDev: Guest Log: BIOS: AX=0305 BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=0000
00:01:15.734516 Display::i_handleDisplayResize: uScreenId=0 pvVRAM=00007f3a38000000 w=1024 h=768 bpp=8 cbLine=0x400 flags=0x0 origin=0,0
00:01:16.090082 GUI: UIMediumEnumerator: Medium-enumeration finished!
00:01:16.565945 GIM: KVM: VCPU 0: Enabled system-time struct. at 0x000000006f201000 - u32TscScale=0x96ef9a8d i8TscShift=-1 uVersion=2 fFlags=0x1 uTsc=0x530528d8b uVirtNanoTS=0x18795cef6 TscKHz=3392166

and a bunch stuff follows, vm boots

looking for similar in current log, I found

Code:

00:00:03.567451 VMMDev: Guest Log: BIOS: Boot : bseqnr=1, bootseq=0023
00:00:03.568057 VMMDev: Guest Log: BIOS: CDROM boot failure code : 0003
00:00:03.568223 VMMDev: Guest Log: BIOS: Boot from CD-ROM failed
00:00:03.568431 VMMDev: Guest Log: BIOS: Boot : bseqnr=2, bootseq=0002
00:00:03.570616 VMMDev: Guest Log: BIOS: Booting from Hard Disk...
00:00:03.622147 Display::i_handleDisplayResize: uScreenId=0 pvVRAM=0000000000000000 w=720 h=400 bpp=0 cbLine=0x0 flags=0x0 origin=0,0
00:00:03.963549 GUI: UIMediumEnumerator: Medium-enumeration finished!
00:00:14.261200 VMMDev: Guest Log: BIOS: *** int 15h function AX=745f, BX=6570 not yet supported!

and NOTHING follows, end of the log, does this mean anything????

glorsplitz · Today, 09:53 AM

created currnet iso to boot from, reran mkinitrd --lilo, then --run and all that and everthing is ok

sorry for the noise, probably was tired and not paying attention