problem with VBOX 3.1.6 on 8stable

[Rusty Nejdl]

> I still see VBox hanging the host system.
> This time I was able to install Ubuntu-9.10, then I ran it and FreeBSD
> hanged during Ubuntu system updates.
> 
> VBox worked fine before the late January. After this some kernel change
> was checked in that caused immediate hangs. Later something changed and
> now host OS hangs only after a while.
> 
> kernel module was rebuilt after the system update. nothing gets logged
> in /var/log/messages.
> 
> Yuri
> 
> virtualbox-ose-3.1.6_2
> virtualbox-ose-kmod-3.1.6
> 8.0-STABLE
> 
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> 
> 
> Sorry to cross-post this, but I can confirm I am seeing this behavior on

> my system as well.
> 
> 8 stable AMD64
> Intel Core2 quad Q6700
> I also have Intel Vx enabled in the BIOS
> 
> I am able to start multiple VM's, however after about an hour or so the 
> FreeBSD host will "freeze" and require a reboot via the reset button.  I

> would be happy to provide more info to help solve the problem.  Any help

> is appreciated.
> 
> TIA

Are you running 32bit or 64bit?  Are you using the proprietary NVidia
driver?  

For what it's worth, I am no longer able to cause a freeze on my system. 
I ran 4 VM's all weekend and have re-enabled NVIDIA's driver.  Kernel is
from April 1.

I have no idea why this is working for me.  The only thing I haven't done
yet is to turn on KDE Compositing in the desktop.  Many other people are
able to reproduce this freeze as well with or without the NVIDIA driver.

Sincerely,
Rusty Nejdl
http://networking.ringofsaturn.com