The automatic Kernel 6.8.0-45 upgrade sent down yesterday (2024-08-13) crashes Virtualbox 6.1 on Ubuntu 22.04. I had to roll it back to Kernel 6.5.0-45 to get everything working.
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I'm seeing the same thing with multiple VirtualBox installs. We're having to roll back the Kernel update and disable automatic updates.
Spaldam
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The problem is "a Ubuntu kernel update which breaks VirtualBox 6.1.x" per this thread https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=112043.
Solution (which worked for me) is remove VB 6.1 and install 7.0. I followed the instructions here: How to upgrade VirtualBox 6.1.38 to 7.0 on Ubuntu 22.04? which is based on this site: https://kifarunix.com/upgrade-virtualbox-6-x-to-virtualbox-7-x-on-ubuntu-debian/?expand_article=1
I did have some problems understanding the command line 'spacing': some two-line commands are supposed to be done together. For me the source (second) was less confusing.
On initial boot of VB I did receive an error re: USB. I followed some notes I had made earlier: Add every user who needs to access USB devices from a VirtualBox guests to the group vboxusers. Either use the OS user management tools or run the following command as root: sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers username.
Follow that with a reboot end enjoy running the VMs again!
Barry Martin
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