Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:57:27 -0500 From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: Peter Ross <Peter.Ross@bogen.in-berlin.de> Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Network problems while running VirtualBox Message-ID: <CA%2BtpaK3KXivGBEXxQQPPgUj0Ptt3Gadd%2BK2BT0Xg74RDfb42kA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20110714095717.35581xj4rdju1pel@webmail.in-berlin.de> References: <20110714095717.35581xj4rdju1pel@webmail.in-berlin.de>
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On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Peter Ross <Peter.Ross@bogen.in-berlin.de>wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a problem with the network while running VirtualBox. > > As soon as I _run_ a VirtualBox I am not able to copy large files (e.g. > virtual disks or ZFS snapshots) using ssh/scp to another machine. > > The ssh crashes with "Write failed: Cannot allocate memory" > <snip> > At the moment it is a real showstopper for running VirtualBox/FreeBSD > production because I cannot backup VirtualBoxes. Mahlon gave up on it and > uses Citrix by now (but is still keen to have this solved). > > Any idea what causes the problem? I am happy to gather information, > applying patches etc. if it helps. > Just a thought, does using ssh from ports make any difference? Do you have any more info about the threshold of file size for when this problem starts occurring? is it always the same? EG if Vbox has 2 GB mapped out and you get an error at a certain file size, does reducing the Vbox memory footprint allow a larger file to be successfully sent? -- Adam Vande More
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