[arch-general] [VirtualBox] Sudden reboots and freezes with latest kernel

[Martín Cigorraga]

I wonder if anyone else is experimenting sudden reboots and freezes while
trying to run VirtualBox with latest kernel.

Arch: x86_64
Kernel: [core/kernel26 2.6.35.4-1]
DE/WM: both KDE SC 4.5 and Awesome 3. On KDE everytime I want to launch a VM
PC reboots all of a sudden, on Awesome simple freezes :S
Video driver: [catalyst/catalyst 10.8-2] with xorg-server-backclear
1.8.1.902-1, xvba-video 0.7.3-1 and lib32-catalyst-utils 10.8-2 installed.
VirtualBox: [aur/virtualbox_bin 3.2.8-1] v. 3.2.8r64453

/var/log/errors.log tail's:
Aug 30 01:51:13 localhost sudo: pam_unix(sudo:auth): conversation failed
Aug 30 01:51:13 localhost sudo: pam_unix(sudo:auth): conversation failed
Aug 30 01:51:25 localhost kernel: vboxdrv: Warning: 2.6.31+ kernel detected.
Most likely the hardware performance
Aug 30 01:51:25 localhost kernel: vboxdrv: counter framework which can
generate NMIs is active. You have to prevent
Aug 30 01:51:25 localhost kernel: vboxdrv: the usage of hardware performance
counters by
Aug 30 01:51:25 localhost kernel: vboxdrv:   echo 2 >
/proc/sys/kernel/perf_counter_paranoid
Aug 30 01:53:12 localhost kernel: BUG: scheduling while atomic:
VirtualBox/9282/0x00000002
Aug 30 01:53:12 localhost kernel: BUG: scheduling while atomic:
VirtualBox/9254/0x00000003
Aug 30 01:53:12 localhost kernel: BUG: scheduling while atomic:
X/8725/0x00000003
Aug 30 01:54:34 localhost NetworkManager[3623]:
nm_setting_ip4_config_get_dhcp_hostname: assertion `NM_IS_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG
(setting)' failed


/var/log/kernel.log tail's:
Aug 30 01:58:49 localhost kernel: EXT4-fs (sda6): re-mounted. Opts: commit=0
Aug 30 01:58:49 localhost kernel: EXT4-fs (sdb2): re-mounted. Opts: commit=0
Aug 30 01:58:50 localhost kernel: EXT4-fs (sdc5): re-mounted. Opts: commit=0
Aug 30 01:58:50 localhost kernel: EXT4-fs (sdc1): re-mounted. Opts: commit=0
Aug 30 01:58:52 localhost kernel: Bluetooth: Core ver 2.15
Aug 30 01:58:52 localhost kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 31
Aug 30 01:58:52 localhost kernel: Bluetooth: HCI device and connection
manager initialized
Aug 30 01:58:52 localhost kernel: Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
Aug 30 01:59:07 localhost kernel: fuse init (API version 7.14)
Aug 30 02:02:13 localhost kernel: warning: `VirtualBox' uses 32-bit
capabilities (legacy support in use)

I can't seem to find errors in the other log files (kernel, syslog and
dmsg).


-Martín


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