[Mageia-discuss] Freeze up

[Thomas Spuhler]

On Wednesday, June 22, 2011 11:43:08 pm Markus Ueberall wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Am 23.06.2011 02:36, schrieb Thomas Spuhler:
> [...]
> 
> > Thanks someone else reported this too. I have several vms  using
> > virtualbox and a get random freezes after upgrade from Mandrova 2011.2,
> > both 32 bit and 64 bit.
> > Same on mdv cooker after upgrade from mdv 2011 and fresh install. it's
> > not isolated to Mageia
> > I cannot find anything in the logs.
> 
> If I read this correctly, your VMs freeze, not your host OS?
> Unfortunately, for me (using a mdv2011.2->mga1, 64bit, kernel-vserver
> 2.6.38.7 system), the Mageia host freezes once I try to start a
> VirtualBox VM (also without a single entry in the logs) using VB 4.0.8
> w/ enabled USB.
> 
> Also, starting Gwenview from Thunderbird in order to display an attached
> image might/might not kill the machine--not every time, but there are
> _very_ long delays (>5mins) until I see the applications' window.
> 
> Even connecting the mobile via USB may take 20-30 seconds (other USB
> devices are fine, though).
> 
> This makes me wonder whether the USB stack/device detection is the
> culprit...?
> 
> Ad astra, Markus

Yes, still my guest freezes randomly, many times during an upgrade. mdv 
2010.1/2 never did it but cooker does.
-- 
Thomas