On 12/07/2009 01:58 AM, Chris G wrote: > I have just upgraded my system from xubuntu 9.04 to xubunt 9.10, this > has moved the kernel from 2.6.28-16 to 2.6.31-16. > > When I start virtualbox up now it often hogs the processor completely > and makes the system unusable, I've Googled around a bit and quite a > few people seem to be having this problem but there don't seem to be > any good workarounds or fixes. > > I also searched through the virtualbox mailing list archives but, > surprisingly, couldn't see anything relevant. > > So, is there something I can configure to fix this? And/or if I > install version 3.1 will that fix it? >
Perhaps it's a guest OS issue? I have Ubuntu 9.10 2.6.31-16-generic w/Win2KPro VirtualBox 3.012, 2.4Ghz/1Gb, and startup actually seems to behave much better for me than in earlier versions. That's not to say that startup doesn't hog cpu, it always has, but seems to be better for me than previous. Win2KP settings: General Name: Win2KPro OS Type: Windows 2000 System Base Memory: 312 MB Processor(s): 1 Boot Order: CD/DVD-ROM, Hard Disk VT-x/AMD-V: Disabled Nested Paging: Disabled Display Video Memory: 32 MB 3D Acceleration: Disabled Remote Display Server: Disabled _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
