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dfatd

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Registered: 2025-01-27

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Update of Devuan causes VirtualBox shared folder corruption

I'm just getting around to reporting this, but still using Chimaera (within VirtualBox on Win 10 system) and when I log in it says updates available, but if I update I then see the shared folders of VirtualBox 7.0.20 r1639006 causing corruption, hence I haven't updated (I've tried it twice in the past).

Any ideas or known issue fixed with latest updates?

Last edited by dfatd (2025-01-28 05:05:45)

Altoid

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Registered: 2017-05-07

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Re: Update of Devuan causes VirtualBox shared folder corruption

Hello:

Welcome to Dev1.

... using Chimaera (within VirtualBox on Win 10 system) ...

You run a Win10 box + VirtualBox 7.0 to run Devuan Chimaera VM?

It is not quite clear to me where the problem lies but it would seem that it is with VirtualBox.
If the issues are indeed with VirtualBox, I'd say that it is something to ask about either in a Win10 or VBox forum.

That said, you may want to consider running a Devuan box + VirtualBox and then drop in whatever VM you want to run.
I would not trust any MSOS box to run my VMs in, but maybe that's just me getting old. 8^°

As always, YMMV.

I have been running VirtualBox in my Devuan installations to host three VMs since Devuan ascii: W98 for a pair of applications I cannot replace and two Devuan Linux, one to run a PiHole+ a recursive DNS and another for testing purposes and such.

Never had any problems.

Best,

A.

Edit: do take 5' to read this article.

Last edited by Altoid (2025-01-29 09:19:42)

fanderal

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Registered: 2017-01-14

Posts: 91  

Re: Update of Devuan causes VirtualBox shared folder corruption

Welcome.

I run VirtualBox to host WinXP with a CAD program I cannot replace, as well as Devuan derivatives and other distros. I rarely use a shared folder and whether enabled/disabled, never had a problem.

the shared folders

Don't have a suggestion other than, have you tried a Devuan update with the shared folder/s disabled?

Devarch

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Registered: 2022-10-03

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Re: Update of Devuan causes VirtualBox shared folder corruption

May be try to reinstall virtualbox guest additions?

rolfie

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Registered: 2017-11-25

Posts: 1,248  

Re: Update of Devuan causes VirtualBox shared folder corruption

Welcome dfatd.

Well, I am on Daedalus now, VBox is installed from the .deb from virtualbox.org, I am currently on 7.0.22. Got two older Win VMs running using shared folders. Never had any issues. The XP VM was generated about 2012, the Win7 VM around 2017. Have been pulled up through several releases of Debian/Devuan.

Now to your problem: what is host, what is guest? Are you running Win10 as host and Chimaera as guest in a VM? Is that right? Have you got dkms and the linux headers installed in the VM? Guest additions are uptodate, you use the ones from 7.0.20?

Altoid

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Registered: 2017-05-07

Posts: 1,691  

Re: Update of Devuan causes VirtualBox shared folder corruption

Hello:

... just getting around to reporting this ...

Let's see ...

Registered:
2025-01-27
Posted:
2025-01-28

Received answers:
2025-01-28 x1
2025-01-30 x1
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A long awkward silence ensues ...
eg: crickets
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20250504 x 2  <- valiant effort from Devarch and Rolfie ...

When I see this sort of attitude from members (most if not all, new ones) seeking help, it really makes me wonder ...

.
A.

Last edited by Altoid (2025-05-04 20:39:08)

rolfie

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Registered: 2017-11-25

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Re: Update of Devuan causes VirtualBox shared folder corruption

Must have missed the original post end of January, and did not pay attention to the time stamp when answering now ....

Altoid

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Registered: 2017-05-07

Posts: 1,691  

Re: Update of Devuan causes VirtualBox shared folder corruption

Hello:

... missed the original post ...

That is not (and should not be) a problem for anyone taking the time to reply to as request for support here at Dev1.

ie: You do what you can, when you can and if you can.

My apologies if my text sounded like anything else.

Time is, indisputably, the most valuable thing anyone has.
And to dedicate a part of it, however small, to help someone is the right thing to do.

It is part of what I refer to as the 'pay it forward system'.
It goes around and (eventually) will come back to you.

Best,

A.

Last edited by Altoid (2025-05-05 12:29:16)