Virtualbox machines crash

crushharshfour · 7 February 2025 21:37

Hello, I am a long time user of ZorinOS and have found it to be the most stable Linux distro out there. However, I have continually run into issues with running VM's through virtualbox. I can't figure out what is going wrong and it is beginning to get frustrating. It's one of the few things (very few) that doesn't work on Zorin in my experience.

I won't go into my past issues but will post them on the forum if they come back to bite me. Currently, I am trying to install windows 11 in a VM. I have tried multiple different configurations, ensuring that I have 8+ gigs of RAM and 6+ cores. Each time I try and boot it, it fails.

FYI: I was trying to install it as if it was a Linux distro instead of windows. I have tried it past, letting virtualbox choose windows as the OS type.

Here is the last bit of the logs.

00:00:08.176806 /PROF/CPU0/EM/ForcedActions             0 times
00:00:08.176809 /PROF/CPU0/EM/Halted                    0 times
00:00:08.176811 /PROF/CPU0/EM/NEMExec                   0 ticks/call (           0 ticks,       0 times, max         0, min      -1)
00:00:08.176813 /PROF/CPU0/EM/NEMExecuteCalled          0 times
00:00:08.176816 /PROF/CPU0/EM/RAWTotal                  0 times
00:00:08.176818 /PROF/CPU0/EM/REMTotal                  0 times
00:00:08.176823 /PROF/CPU0/EM/RecordedExits             2 times
00:00:08.176826 /PROF/CPU0/EM/Total              2629833711 ticks/call (  2629833711 ticks,       1 times, max 2629833711, min 2629833711)
00:00:08.176830 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/Block                0 ns/call (           0 ticks,       0 times, max         0, min      -1)
00:00:08.176833 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/BlockInsomnia        0 ns/call (           0 ticks,       0 times, max         0, min      -1)
00:00:08.176837 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/BlockOnTime          0 ns/call (           0 ticks,       0 times, max         0, min      -1)
00:00:08.176840 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/BlockOverslept        0 ns/call (           0 ticks,       0 times, max         0, min      -1)
00:00:08.176843 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/R0HaltBlock          0 ns/call (           0 ticks,       0 times, max         0, min      -1)
00:00:08.176845 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/R0HaltBlockInsomnia        0 ns/call (           0 ticks,       0 times, max         0, min      -1)
00:00:08.176848 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/R0HaltBlockOnTime        0 ns/call (           0 ticks,       0 times, max         0, min      -1)
00:00:08.176850 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/R0HaltBlockOverslept        0 ns/call (           0 ticks,       0 times, max         0, min      -1)
00:00:08.176853 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/R0HaltExec           0 times
00:00:08.176856 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/R0HaltExec/FromBlock        0 times
00:00:08.176860 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/R0HaltExec/FromSpin        0 times
00:00:08.176863 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/R0HaltHistoryCounter        0 times
00:00:08.176867 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/R0HaltHistorySucceeded        0 times
00:00:08.176870 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/R0HaltHistoryToRing3        0 times
00:00:08.176872 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/R0HaltToR3           0 times
00:00:08.176875 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/R0HaltToR3/FromSpin        0 times
00:00:08.176877 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/R0HaltToR3/Other        0 times
00:00:08.176879 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/R0HaltToR3/PendingFF        0 times
00:00:08.176881 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/R0HaltToR3/PostWaitNoInt        0 times
00:00:08.176884 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/R0HaltToR3/PostWaitPendingFF        0 times
00:00:08.176886 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/R0HaltToR3/SmallDelta        0 times
00:00:08.176888 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/Timers               0 ns/call (           0 ticks,       0 times, max         0, min      -1)
00:00:08.176892 /PROF/CPU0/VM/Halt/Yield                0 ns/call (           0 ticks,       0 times, max         0, min      -1)
00:00:08.176896 /Public/NetAdapter/0/BytesReceived        0 bytes
00:00:08.176899 /Public/NetAdapter/0/BytesTransmitted        0 bytes
00:00:08.176902 /Public/NetAdapter/0/e1000              0 
00:00:08.176905 /Public/Storage/PIIX3IDE0/Port0/QueryBufAttempts        0 count
00:00:08.176912 /Public/Storage/PIIX3IDE0/Port0/QueryBufSuccess        0 count
00:00:08.176915 /Public/Storage/PIIX3IDE0/Port2/QueryBufAttempts        0 count
00:00:08.176917 /Public/Storage/PIIX3IDE0/Port2/QueryBufSuccess        0 count
00:00:08.176920 /SELM/LoadHidSel/GstReadErrors          0 times
00:00:08.176922 /SELM/LoadHidSel/NoGoodGuest            0 times
00:00:08.176925 /TM/CPU/00/cNsExecuting              2327 ns
00:00:08.176928 /TM/CPU/00/cNsHalted                    0 ns
00:00:08.176930 /TM/CPU/00/cNsOther                198291 ns
00:00:08.176933 /TM/CPU/00/cNsTotal                200618 ns
00:00:08.176935 /TM/CPU/00/cPeriodsExecuting            2 count
00:00:08.176937 /TM/CPU/00/cPeriodsHalted               0 count
00:00:08.176939 /TM/CPU/00/pctExecuting                 0 %
00:00:08.176942 /TM/CPU/00/pctHalted                    0 %
00:00:08.176945 /TM/CPU/00/pctOther                     0 %
00:00:08.176947 /TM/CPU/pctExecuting                    0 %
00:00:08.176951 /TM/CPU/pctHalted                       0 %
00:00:08.176954 /TM/CPU/pctOther                        0 %
00:00:08.176957 /TM/MaxHzHint                           0 Hz
00:00:08.176959 /TM/PIT/Handler                         0 ticks/call (           0 ticks,       0 times, max         0, min      -1)
00:00:08.176961 /TM/PIT/Irq                             0 times
00:00:08.176965 /TM/TSC/offCPU0                         0 ticks
00:00:08.176967 /TM/VirtualSync/CurrentOffset           0 ns
00:00:08.176970 /VUSB/0/cUrbsInPool                     0 count
00:00:08.176973 ********************* End of statistics **********************
00:00:08.177020 VUSB: Detached 'HidMouse' from port 1 on RootHub#0
00:00:08.178142 NAT: Zone(nm:mbuf_cluster, used:0)
00:00:08.178429 NAT: Zone(nm:mbuf_packet, used:0)
00:00:08.178435 NAT: Zone(nm:mbuf, used:0)
00:00:08.178439 NAT: Zone(nm:mbuf_jumbo_pagesize, used:0)
00:00:08.178682 NAT: Zone(nm:mbuf_jumbo_9k, used:0)
00:00:08.178850 NAT: Zone(nm:mbuf_jumbo_16k, used:0)
00:00:08.178914 NAT: Zone(nm:mbuf_ext_refcnt, used:0)
00:00:08.178949 E1000#0: Interrupt attempts: 0
00:00:08.178952 E1000#0: Interrupts raised : 0
00:00:08.178954 E1000#0: Interrupts lowered: 0
00:00:08.178956 E1000#0: ICR outside ISR   : 0
00:00:08.178958 E1000#0: IMS raised ints   : 0
00:00:08.178961 E1000#0: Interrupts skipped: 0
00:00:08.178964 E1000#0: Masked interrupts : 0
00:00:08.178967 E1000#0: Early interrupts  : 0
00:00:08.178970 E1000#0: Late interrupts   : 0
00:00:08.178973 E1000#0: Lost interrupts   : 0
00:00:08.178976 E1000#0: Interrupts by RX  : 0
00:00:08.178978 E1000#0: Interrupts by TX  : 0
00:00:08.178980 E1000#0: Interrupts by ICS : 0
00:00:08.178983 E1000#0: Interrupts by RDTR: 0
00:00:08.178986 E1000#0: Interrupts by RDMT: 0
00:00:08.178989 E1000#0: Interrupts by TXQE: 0
00:00:08.178992 E1000#0: TX int delay asked: 0
00:00:08.178994 E1000#0: TX delayed:         0
00:00:08.178998 E1000#0: TX delay expired:   0
00:00:08.179000 E1000#0: TX no report asked: 0
00:00:08.179002 E1000#0: TX abs timer expd : 0
00:00:08.179004 E1000#0: TX int timer expd : 0
00:00:08.179006 E1000#0: RX abs timer expd : 0
00:00:08.179008 E1000#0: RX int timer expd : 0
00:00:08.179010 E1000#0: TX CTX descriptors: 0
00:00:08.179013 E1000#0: TX DAT descriptors: 0
00:00:08.179015 E1000#0: TX LEG descriptors: 0
00:00:08.179017 E1000#0: Received frames   : 0
00:00:08.179019 E1000#0: Transmitted frames: 0
00:00:08.179021 E1000#0: TX frames up to 1514: 0
00:00:08.179023 E1000#0: TX frames up to 2962: 0
00:00:08.179025 E1000#0: TX frames up to 4410: 0
00:00:08.179027 E1000#0: TX frames up to 5858: 0
00:00:08.179029 E1000#0: TX frames up to 7306: 0
00:00:08.179032 E1000#0: TX frames up to 8754: 0
00:00:08.179034 E1000#0: TX frames up to 16384: 0
00:00:08.179036 E1000#0: TX frames up to 32768: 0
00:00:08.179038 E1000#0: Larger TX frames    : 0
00:00:08.179040 E1000#0: Max TX Delay        : 0
00:00:08.179438 GIM: KVM: Resetting MSRs
00:00:08.182132 Changing the VM state from 'DESTROYING' to 'TERMINATED'
00:00:08.183862 Console: Machine state changed to 'PoweredOff'
00:00:08.690123 GUI: Passing request to close Runtime UI from machine-logic to UI session.
00:00:08.771047 GUI: UIMachineViewNormal::resendSizeHint: Restoring guest size-hint for screen 0 to 800x600
00:00:08.771092 ERROR [COM]: aRC=E_ACCESSDENIED (0x80070005) aIID={4680b2de-8690-11e9-b83d-5719e53cf1de} aComponent={DisplayWrap} aText={The console is not powered up (setVideoModeHint)}, preserve=false aResultDetail=0
00:00:08.771137 GUI: Aborting startup due to invalid machine state detected: 1

Let me know if you guys need more.

Here is the output I ran on my computer checking that virtualization was working.

[redac]-ThinkPad-E14-Gen-5:~$ kvm-ok
INFO: /dev/kvm exists
KVM acceleration can be used
[redac]-ThinkPad-E14-Gen-5:~$ lscpu | grep "Virtualization"
Virtualization:                       VT-x
[redac]-ThinkPad-E14-Gen-5:~$

Here are my system specs:

Any help would be appreciated. This has been a recurring problem that I would like to try to eliminate.

Also, I have had luck with different versions of VB on Zorin in the past. So maybe a dependency issue?

applecheeks37 · 7 February 2025 21:47

Welcome to the forum!

Just for clarification, when you say you've had success with different VB versions in the past, which versions specifically are you referring to? And were they working with Windows 11, or earlier versions? Also, have you tried other versions of windows to know if they work on this current version? I know you'll need EFI to be checked off to make it boot up, and make sure the disk is a large enough size as well. I'll include a link here for information, as you may also have to do a regedit (as I have done in the past) to make it happy to install:
How to install Microsoft Windows 11 on VirtualBox!

j_luz · 8 February 2025 02:22

Hello what version of VirtualBox do you have?

Also if you choose operating system Windows/Windows 11 it gives you a better base machine to put your hard disk on. Also the defaults Windows 11 needs. Leave everything at default, even the 2 cpu (for the install, you can bump it up later if you need. You can change - more RAM if you want, make clock UTC time, take off secure boot. Keep EFI though. It will give you 128MB video memory as default, see you have 16MB of memory default on this Linux machine you made. You can bump that up but, just choosing Windows 11 gives the better base machine anyway. Need more than 8GB disk. Default is 80. Your .vdi is 8? Not even on SATA but IDE? Not even sure how that came to be. Anyway 8GB, that is default for "generic Linux machine". Very junky. Also it enable PAE/NX which is for 32 bit. Win 11 doesn't need it.

When making machine, Linux "other" or Other "unknown" make very junky systems meant for booting utilities not operating systems (EDIT or maybe also for very old systems that are 32 bit). See how it's not even EFI. At very least, make Linux Ubuntu/64 or Debian/64 or something. Otherwise you have to go through and reset everything.