[Solved by moving to Ubuntu] VirtualBox freezes the entire system

Hello everyone,
I have some major issues with VirtualBox, I have recently installed it for the first time, but it just randomly freezes my entire system. There shouldn't be any load on the processor for this to happen. I don't really know what the cause is. I tried both Windows XP and Windows 7 as guest systems with the same sad outcome. The host and guest freeze and I have to do a hard restart. There always is some noise that comes from the sound card and, in the case of VMWare, from the case speaker.
I tried disabling AMD-V - using a Phenom II x4 955 - but it didn't work. I also tried adding nohz=off to the grub line but it also didn't work. I have recompiled the kernel modules after the last kernel update - 2.6.32. I can't really say whether it's only related to the last kernel update or not as I only started using it after the update.
It seems that I have similar issues with VMWare player.
Here's my system information:
Arch64
Kernel 2.6.32
Phenom II x4 955
4 GB of ram
Virtualbox 3.1.2-2 from the AUR
This only issue occurs with VirtualBox and VMWare, I did test the memory and it's okay. I also have plenty of fans - 2x120mm + 2x80mm - and my system temperature (using k10temp) never goes above 48 c under load. So, it isn't an issue with overheating.
Does anyone have any similar issues? Do you have any suggestions for this?
Thanks!
Last edited by DavidR (2010-01-21 23:54:22)

Should I ask to have this thread moved to the 'Pacman & Package Upgrade Issues'? Will anyone be able to help there? I am seriously starting to consider downgrading the kernel once again and seeing whether it will work.
Does anyone have a machine with another 64-bit distro with this kernel version? If so, can the problem be replicated there? I don't know whether this is really related to Arch or the kernel. Should I file a bug report somewhere? and if so, where can I do it?
http://www.archlinux.org/news/477/
May it be related to the xen support that has been added to Arch64?
Last edited by DavidR (2010-01-14 08:18:30)

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• Try a Cleaning CD/DVD that cleans the laser lens on the DVD burner/player
iDVD 6.0.4 and iDVD 7.0.1 are compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Last resort: from Craig: Solved the problem!! Finally!!
I deleted every iDVD application and folder from my boot drive,
emptied the trash and then installed iDVD 08 using the customize option
and I am up and running.
Yours Bengt W

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http://adobe.ly/wc4aPQ

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Hi. Has anyone successfully run Comodo free-anti-virus for the Mac? It crashes, freezes the whole Mavericks that I need to shut the iMac (late 2009) down using the 5 second power button turn off. It would boot and show the desktop and Dock then the beachball just keeps spining and you can't click the Dock nor the icons on the desktop or use the menu.
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http://www.thesafemac.com/mac-anti-virus-testing-01-2013/
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