Bug 714497 - Linux 3.0-rc2+ and on broke 64bit guest detection in VirtualBox
Summary: Linux 3.0-rc2+ and on broke 64bit guest detection in VirtualBox
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kernel
Version: rawhide
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Kernel Maintainer List
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-06-19 17:15 UTC by Shawn Starr
Modified: 2011-06-26 02:24 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2011-06-26 02:24:21 UTC
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Description Shawn Starr 2011-06-19 17:15:59 UTC 
Description of problem:
While upgrading to latest kernel -rc2, and then -rc3 in Fedora rawhide. I cannot boot a Windows 64bit Guest, it says the CPU cannot support 64bit and fails to boot the VM guest.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

Fails
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kernel-3.0-0.rc2.git0.2.fc16.x86_64
kernel-3.0-0.rc3.git5.1.fc16.x86_64

Works
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3.0.0-0.rc1.git0.1.fc16.x86_64

How reproducible: 100%


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot host with newer kernel than -rc1
2. Start VirtualBox , VM will abort on very initiation of bootloader loading windows components.
  
Actual results:
VM guest aborts loading with message

Expected results:
VM loads, no issues.

Additional info:

I am going to be trying vanilla kernel.org -rc3 and use fedora's .config from RPM to confirm if this is a Fedora patch that broke something or if a .config option we are using turns off something that is required.
Comment 1 Shawn Starr 2011-06-26 02:24:21 UTC 
This is VirtualBox bug, I found their code does not properly deal with '3.0' from 'x.y.z' format. Close it!
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