VirtualBox

Opened 3 years ago

Closed 3 years ago

#21122 closed defect (invalid)

Null reference error starting machine, startup aborts

Reported by: SeemsLikeALotOfWorkToSubmitOneBugTicket Owned by:
Component: other Version: VirtualBox 6.1.38
Keywords: Cc:
Guest type: Linux Host type: Windows

Description

See attached screenshot for the error encountered.

Reproducable for me via:

  1. Download a Linux Virtualbox image, I tried a couple, the following Kubuntu image is the last one I tried:

https://www.osboxes.org/kubuntu/

  1. Create a new image. Linux, Ubuntu, 64-bit, 4GB RAM.
  1. Attach a USB device, set settings to USB 3.0. The device in question for me is a Seagate portable HDD.
  1. Start the machine. It will begin to start and will encounter the null reference error and abort. Screenshot attached.

It appears that not attaching the USB device will allow the system to boot.

Attachments (3)

virtualboxerror.PNG (15.6 KB ) - added by SeemsLikeALotOfWorkToSubmitOneBugTicket 3 years ago.
Error
virtualbox general config.PNG (41.3 KB ) - added by SeemsLikeALotOfWorkToSubmitOneBugTicket 3 years ago.
General config
virtualbox usb config.PNG (48.1 KB ) - added by SeemsLikeALotOfWorkToSubmitOneBugTicket 3 years ago.
USB config

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Change History (4)

by SeemsLikeALotOfWorkToSubmitOneBugTicket, 3 years ago

Attachment: virtualboxerror.PNG added

Error

by SeemsLikeALotOfWorkToSubmitOneBugTicket, 3 years ago

General config

by SeemsLikeALotOfWorkToSubmitOneBugTicket, 3 years ago

Attachment: virtualbox usb config.PNG added

USB config

comment:1 by aeichner, 3 years ago

Resolution: invalid
Status: newclosed

The screenshots are not enough, please attach at least a VBox.log to this ticket and reopen.

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