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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: 93  

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

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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

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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

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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)

dfatd

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Registered: 2025-01-27

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Re: Update of Devuan causes VirtualBox shared folder corruption

Well, I decided to cross my fingers and try again today. First, I ensured the source vault was up to date since the issue causes corruption and copied the virtual hard drive so I can revert if needed.   I also removed open-vm-tools in case that was causing an issue.  Rebooted.   Went ahead and let the system update all, rebooted.  Opened Code::Blocks and my project.   Added new library needed and went to build, Code::Blocks went away, saw some garbage flash where the Window tab would be, then a popup about Plasma crashing.   I then submitted a report (but no place to type in what I was doing even though checked the box).   I tried opening Code::Blocks again, wouldn't open.   I then rebooted again, now Code::Blocks opens, but can't open the project.   So I go to my source vault and says to files were modified, I compared and sure enough it's full of garbage, I mean the entire thing.  Here's just an example of the header of the .cbp file:

Original:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<CodeBlocks_project_file>
    <FileVersion major="1" minor="6" />
    <Project>
        <Option title="theapp" />
        <Option pch_mode="2" />
        <Option compiler="gcc" />
        <Build>
            <Target title="English-GUI-Debug">
(... rest good ..)

Now the modified file:

: rtl-sdr
Multi-Arch: same
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/DEBIAN/main/r/rtl-sdr/librtlsdr0_0.6.0-3_i386.deb
Size: 33188
MD5sum: d5799384f8cd3990d7f4188e018b3d19
SHA256: 356e865c0b811314001bc2bb4fcb31f5b52eae6b4a16d77c8ee048dea0b50251

Package: librtmidi-dev
Version: 4.0.0-1
Installed-Size: 185
Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers <debian-multimedia@lists.debian.org>
Architecture: i386
Depends: libasound2-dev, libjack-dev, librtaudio-dev, librtmidi5 (= 4.0.0-1)
Homepage: https://www.music.mcgill.ca/~gary/rtmidi/
Description: C++ library for realtime MIDI input/ouput (development files)
Description-md5: 54fd0b82fc9ca8bd591d66ee5342b772
Source: rtmidi
(... and on and on .. )

There were two modified files, the 2 project files (.cbp) I updated (If I update any other file, they will corrupt too).   It uses shared folders to a drive that is a DriveCrypt container.   This setup has been this way for years, debian first, then on to Devuan which is what I currently use.

I'm currently using VirtualBox 7.1.10 x64 on Win10 x64 Pro.  Latest extensions are installed (I didn't have to reinstall after the upgrade).

So something in the update is causing issues, I couldn't tell you what update I'm on other than Devuan Chimaera.

So I guess I'm stuck.  I now will restore those project files and the .vmdk file and I'll be able to work just fine, but those 400+ updates I don't dare do.

Thanks.