Virtualbox

Upgrading virtualbox while VMs are running crashes them

Bug #290000 reported by Iain Lane
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virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: virtualbox-ose

I just dist-upgraded my system, and in the process vbox was upgraded from 2.0.2-dfsg-0ubuntu3 to 2.0.4-dfsg-0ubuntu1. I had a Hardy VM running at the time, somewhere along the process it hung. The vbox packages should warn of this eventuality and ask the user to shut down any VMs before upgrading.

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rusivi2 (rusivi2-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Thank you for posting this bug.

I happen to think your idea is a good one. You may post an enhancement request with upstream (VirtualBox) at:

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Bugtracker

As well, this bug should be marked as a wishlist.

Changed in virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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rusivi2 (rusivi2-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Should not have toggled this bug to Incomplete with my last comment. Marking back to New.

Changed in virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu):
status: Expired → New
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in virtualbox:
status: Unknown → New
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Changed in virtualbox:
status: New → Fix Released
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