Waiting for this bug to be fixed, you can "dodge" the shared folder feature easily without having to downgrade: with a LAN shared folder for example.
I did so, and it's getting a direct HDD access: very fast transfers. 2013/11/4 Alan Meyer <amey...@yahoo.com> > I have had similar problems with Xubuntu 13.10 and VirtualBox 4.2.18. > An upgrade to VB 4.3.2 did not solve the problem. The shared folders > appear to be present but "ls" hangs. > > At one point, I saw ls eventually crash with an out of memory error. > Perhaps it was in a recursive loop looking for the shared folder inside > the shared folder and going on to infinity? At another point, plain ls > failed, but if I invoked ls and passed a filename that I knew was in the > shared folder, ls listed the name correctly. > > I intended to use the virtual machine for some software development for > which a shared folder was very important. So I removed the machine and > created a new one using Xubuntu 13.04 and VB 4.3.2. Now everything > works. > > Another guy I know working on the same project as me also built a > Xubuntu 13.10 system on virtualbox with the same lack of success. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239384 > > Title: > Unable to access shared folders in Virtualbox from 13.10 guest. > > Status in “virtualbox” package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > Added a shared folder in a Virtualbox Xubuntu 13.10 guest. After a > restart, the folder is visible in /media/sf_xxxx but appears empty. Guest > Additions are installed and user is a member of vboxsf group. > Have duplicated problem on two machines, one with a Precise host and the > other host with lastest Saucy daily. Problem on both of those machines > appears to be limited to the Saucy guest. Shared folders work as expected > from a Raring guest. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 > Package: virtualbox 4.2.16-dfsg-3 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3 > Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1 > Architecture: amd64 > Date: Sun Oct 13 11:55:31 2013 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-13 (0 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta amd64 > (20131011) > MarkForUpload: True > SourcePackage: virtualbox > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox/+bug/1239384/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239384 Title: Unable to access shared folders in Virtualbox from 13.10 guest. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox/+bug/1239384/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
