VM hangs during network boot after reset

[Jonathan Masseo]

I am using a VirtualBox under Windows 7 x64 for testing a PXE server and it frequently hangs with 100% usage while attempting to PXE boot (after the UNDI message appears, before CLIENT MAC and DHCP..... appears) following a reset.

The issue has been reproduced under 3.1.4r57640 and 3.1.6r59338 using any virtual Intel NIC and Bridge/Host-Only networking. It does not occur using the PCnet/virtio adapters or NAT networking.

Reproduction simply involves starting a VM configured for network boot, letting it connect, and performing a reset on the VM. It does not always occur, but frequently.

Attempting to pause/close the VM results in an error such as:

Callee RC: Unknown Status 0x800706BE (0x800706BE)

VBox logs ending with a hang are attached.

[Jonathan Masseo]

Log ending in a VM hang, 1/3

[Jonathan Masseo]

Log ending in a VM hang, 2/3

[Jonathan Masseo]

Log ending in a VM hang, 3/3

[Jonathan Masseo]

Hung VM screenshot

[Jonathan Masseo]

Another hung vbox log

[Jonathan Masseo]

Matching packet trace for pxetest.log

[Mihai Hanor]

could it be related to #6223 ?

[Frank Mehnert]

This could be also related to #9941. If this problem is still relevant, please add a comment to #9941 and wait for the next maintenance release.