On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 01:57:45PM -0800, NoOp wrote:
> 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.
>
It's exactly the same guest as I was running in an xubuntu 9.04 host
where I didn't notice any issues.
I have:-

General
Name: XP MKIII
OS Type: Windows XP

System
Base Memory: 1024 MB
Processor(s): 1
Boot Order: Floppy, CD/DVD-ROM, Hard Disk
VT-x/AMD-V: Disabled
Nested Paging: Disabled

Display
Video Memory: 32 MB
3D Acceleration: Disabled
2D Video Acceleration: Disabled
Remote Display Server: Disabled
It looks pretty similar to yours. The host has 8Gb of memory by the
way so using 1Gb for the guest isn't excessive.
> 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
>
>
>
>
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