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Date:      Sun, 19 Nov 2017 19:47:59 -0600
From:      Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com>
To:        swallace@bsd-vbox1q.sdwmail.homeunix.org
Cc:        "freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org" <emulation@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Virtualbox virtual disk hang
Message-ID:  <CA%2BtpaK2qQtZu2zfkb0C2YSmStds-%2BiDRcDg-qLQAR=5-ZjAgQg@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <1577436.n9UUmFPSP2@sdw.swallace.org>
References:  <1577436.n9UUmFPSP2@sdw.swallace.org>

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On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 7:02 PM, Steven Wallace <
swallace@bsd-vbox1q.sdwmail.homeunix.org> wrote:

> Ever since I have upgraded to FreeBSD 11.1 early this year, VirtualBox's
> virtual disks will hang randomly.   I have to SATA emulated devices which
> are
> configured as FLAT devices to /dev/sd#x on two separate physical drives.
>
> I have upgraded Virtualbox consistently, even recently compiling the new
> 5.2.0
> version.
>
> The virtualbox's disk icon will stay constant green (or sometimes red).   I
> usually use Windows 7 guest.   Sometimes after 30 minutes Windows 7 will
> continue as if it could not read the drive.  Other times it will give a
> blue
> screen of death.
>
> It may work fine for a month, then consistently hang within  a few minutes
> of
> use in Windows 7.
>
> If anyone has a clue as to what may be the source of the problem please
> chime
> in.
>

If the guest is showing a lot of IO, then you should use the guest's OS to
determine what is causing it.

If you're using guest additions, make sure the version's match.

-- 
Adam



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