[SOLVED] Virutal machine error after recent Virutal Box update

[GatesHater52]

Happy day! Discarded saved state & I am back in business.

[GatesHater52]

It comes full circle.That's where I started!

[Jerry]

Don't thank me, thank Google

[GatesHater52]

Thank you. Discarding the saved state worked, but the older pc I use at work to keep a ms access database. By chance, I backed up the .vdi the last day it worked so I may be able to migrate it to another PC. I don,t really have the luxury of time.

[Jerry]

Try this:

[GatesHater52]

Failed to open a session for the virtual machine XP_64.

Unsupported version 11 of data unit 'vga' (instance #0, pass 0xffffffff) (VERR_SSM_UNSUPPORTED_DATA_UNIT_VERSION).

Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: Console
Interface: IConsole {8ab7c520-2442-4b66-8d74-4ff1e195d2b6}

This is the error on my 64 bit PC, after the same update.

processor   : 0
vendor_id   : AuthenticAMD
cpu family   : 15
model      : 75
model name   : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
stepping   : 2
microcode   : 0x62
cpu MHz      : 1000.000
cache size   : 512 KB
physical id   : 0
siblings   : 2
core id      : 0
cpu cores   : 2
apicid      : 0
initial apicid   : 0
fpu      : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level   : 1
wp      : yes
flags      : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow rep_good nopl extd_apicid pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy vmmcall
bogomips   : 1995.81
TLB size   : 1024 4K pages
clflush size   : 64
cache_alignment   : 64
address sizes   : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts fid vid ttp tm stc

processor   : 1
vendor_id   : AuthenticAMD
cpu family   : 15
model      : 75
model name   : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
stepping   : 2
microcode   : 0x62
cpu MHz      : 1000.000
cache size   : 512 KB
physical id   : 0
siblings   : 2
core id      : 1
cpu cores   : 2
apicid      : 1
initial apicid   : 1
fpu      : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level   : 1
wp      : yes
flags      : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow rep_good nopl extd_apicid pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy vmmcall
bogomips   : 1995.81
TLB size   : 1024 4K pages
clflush size   : 64
cache_alignment   : 64
address sizes   : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts fid vid ttp tm stc

[Jerry]

I am not sure, looking at your cpu flags I can't see a reference to virtualization.

[GatesHater52]

I have been running a windows 2000 installation which worked fine until vbox updated early this week. If the CPU did not support virualization, why did it work?

[Jerry]

Your cpu does not support virtualization so you will be unable to use VirtualBox.

[GatesHater52]

greg@LabEmeritus:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor    : 0
vendor_id    : AuthenticAMD
cpu family    : 6
model        : 6
model name    : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+
stepping    : 2
cpu MHz        : 1666.679
cache size    : 256 KB
physical id    : 0
siblings    : 1
core id        : 0
cpu cores    : 1
apicid        : 0
initial apicid    : 0
fdiv_bug    : no
f00f_bug    : no
coma_bug    : no
fpu        : yes
fpu_exception    : yes
cpuid level    : 1
wp        : yes
flags        : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow
bogomips    : 3333.35
clflush size    : 32
cache_alignment    : 32
address sizes    : 34 bits physical, 32 bits virtual
power management: ts

[Jerry]

What is the output of - cat /proc/cpuinfo

[GatesHater52]

Two Green check marks. VNC & extension pack

[GatesHater52]

No. When I start the machine, the window opens, immediately closes & the dialog box opens with the text I copied in my post. I did a quick search of LL, Ubuntu & Vbox  forums, finding a couple of "close, but no cigar" posts, but noting affecting the current software versions.

[ukbrian]

In VB at open "File > Preferences"
Click "Extensions"
Is the installed extension green?

[Jerry]

Are there any additional errors?