VirtualBox crashes when creating new image => Fixed in 2.0.2

[Josh Aas]

1. Installed VirtualBox 2.0 on MacBook Pro running Mac OS X 10.5.4.
2. Choose to create a new Ubuntu VM.
3. Attempt to create new image for that VM between 23 and 25 GB in size.
4. Virtualbox crashes.

9/4/08 10:13:12 AM VirtualBox[47267] VirtualBox(47267,0xa003afa0) malloc: *** mmap(size=2147487744) failed (error code=12)
*** error: can't allocate region
*** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug 
9/4/08 10:13:12 AM [0x0-0x209209].org.virtualbox.app.VirtualBox[47267] VirtualBox(47267,0xa003afa0) malloc: *** mmap(size=2147487744) failed (error code=12) 
9/4/08 10:13:12 AM [0x0-0x209209].org.virtualbox.app.VirtualBox[47267] *** error: can't allocate region 
9/4/08 10:13:12 AM [0x0-0x209209].org.virtualbox.app.VirtualBox[47267] *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug 
9/4/08 10:13:13 AM ReportCrash[47275] Formulating crash report for process VirtualBox[47267] 
9/4/08 10:13:14 AM ReportCrash[47275] Saved crashreport to /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/VirtualBox_2008-09-04-101312_denmark.crash using uid: 0 gid: 0, euid: 0 egid: 0 
9/4/08 10:13:14 AM com.apple.launchd[80] ([0x0-0x209209].org.virtualbox.app.VirtualBox[47267]) Stray process with PGID equal to this dead job: PID 47268 PPID 1 VBoxXPCOMIPCD 
9/4/08 10:13:14 AM com.apple.launchd[80] ([0x0-0x209209].org.virtualbox.app.VirtualBox[47267]) Exited abnormally: Bus error 

[Frank Mehnert]

Thanks for this report. This is a 2.0.0 regression which we can reproduce. The workaround is to use VBoxManage to create a new VM.

[Sander van Leeuwen]

Using an even size is supposed to work as well. (in your case choose 24 GB)

[Toitoine]

I have the same kind of probleme with vista x64 host, except that windows totaly freez.

I also manage to create new vdi using command line.

[rabbyph]

where can get and test 2.0.2

[quantum.leaf]

i have the same problem. are there any work arounds? is 2.0.2 available? how to create vdi with command line?

[Frank Mehnert]

Have a look at the user manual section 8.12.

[quantum.leaf]

i used this command to create a 9GB image. It's created in the default VDI folder so you just need to go to 'add' in the HDD settings C:\Program Files\Sun\xVM VirtualBox>VBoxManage.exe createvdi -filename ubuntu.vdi -size 9000

[rabbyph]

is there a nightly build?