BinaryData Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Hey Neowinians, I encountered a problem today. While I'm installing a VM, Ubuntu 15.04 64bit, I've bluescreened twice."MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION" is the error it gives me. Did a little bit of Googling and I couldn't figure out what was up.Kali Linux, Red Hat 7 works fine. Every OS I've tried, but Ubuntu has worked fine. I need a workable environment for my Linux+ Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circaflex Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) It would help if you told us what software you were using to create the VM, and do you have the newest available version of the software? Other than that, the only time I have seen a BSOD when installing or using a VM is when the host is low on resources/running out of resources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryData Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 It would help if you told us what software you were using to create the VM, and do you have the newest available version of the software? Other than that, the only time I have seen a BSOD when installing or using a VM is when the host is low on resources/running out of resources. My bad.I'm using the latest of VMWare Workstation. It's specific to Ubuntu Desktop, I haven't tried any other versions of Ubuntu yet. I have 8GB of RAM, each VM is automatically given 1GB. It works fine on my desktop, but crashes my laptop. My work laptop is running Windows 7 Enterprise, and it works just fine. I can get to the login screen, but before I can finish my password, it BSOD's. I'm a bit miffed on this.OpenSUSE, Windows Server 2012 DC, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10, Red Hat, CentOS, Linux Mint, and Tails work flawlessly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Veteran Posted November 21, 2015 Veteran Share Posted November 21, 2015 I'd be tempted to maybe test the memory on that machine, it sounds hardware related to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryData Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 I'd be tempted to maybe test the memory on that machine, it sounds hardware related to me. Hmm.. What software do you suggest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Veteran Posted November 21, 2015 Veteran Share Posted November 21, 2015 I'd start with something simple like Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool, it's built into Windows as far as I know, it;'s certainly there on my Win 10 Enterprise edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryData Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 I'd start with something simple like Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool, it's built into Windows as far as I know, it;'s certainly there on my Win 10 Enterprise edition. Found no errors. Could it be a bad download? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circaflex Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Found no errors. Could it be a bad download? Check the md5 and tell us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryData Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 Check the md5 and tell us? md5 matched on 64bit & 32bit.I've even re-downloaded it on a different PCs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binaryzero Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 (edited) Replace the memory stick in there and see how you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryData Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 Replace the memory stick in there and see how you go. Can't do that. Voids the warranty, and that is something I would like to keep, considering I bought extended.Why would all these other VMs work, but not Ubuntu? I just tried Ubuntu 14.xx, and it crashed after awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circaflex Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Never heard of a warranty being voided for replacing or upgrading ram unless it's a sealed unit. Maybe download virtualbox and see if the vm works then? At least you could then figure out if it's your software or the machine. binaryzero and adrynalyne 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Try it with Hyper-V. If it works, I'd say VMWare is the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryData Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 Never heard of a warranty being voided for replacing or upgrading ram unless it's a sealed unit. Maybe download virtualbox and see if the vm works then? At least you could then figure out if it's your software or the machine. Sounds like an OC config issue around the cores and specifically. Try it with Hyper-V. If it works, I'd say VMWare is the problem. I don't even know how to use Hyper-V, haha. I'll check it out when I wake up.@ Riva: I don't get how a specific OS would have issues, when every other one I've tried, works flawlessly. I'm thinking it could be VMWare, I might try a different configuration. Could be that VMWare wants too much RAM, and Windows isn't willing to give it the 1GB it wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circaflex Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I don't even know how to use Hyper-V, haha. I'll check it out when I wake up. @ Riva: I don't get how a specific OS would have issues, when every other one I've tried, works flawlessly. I'm thinking it could be VMWare, I might try a different configuration. Could be that VMWare wants too much RAM, and Windows isn't willing to give it the 1GB it wants. Virtualbox is free and very similar to VMware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binaryzero Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I don't even know how to use Hyper-V, haha. I'll check it out when I wake up.@ Riva: I don't get how a specific OS would have issues, when every other one I've tried, works flawlessly. I'm thinking it could be VMWare, I might try a different configuration. Could be that VMWare wants too much RAM, and Windows isn't willing to give it the 1GB it wants. Could be VMware, and if that's the problem, then I suspect it is your memory. Changing memory does not void warranty lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryData Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 Virtualbox is free and very similar to VMware I know what Virtual Box is. I used it at work before we got VMWare. I'm just not super fond of it. Is the BSOD from the host or the guest? If its the guest then yes its VMWare. I would say use Hyper-V 3.0 as it now even gives you 3D acceleration with RemoteFX with a windows 10 guest That's the problem, I don't know if it's the host or the guest. What I find strange is that it's ONLY Ubuntu. I'll check out Hyper-V Could be VMware, and if that's the problem, then I suspect it is your memory. Changing memory does not void warranty lol. Well, There's a sticker on the bottom of my laptop case that says "WARRANTY VOID IF REMOVED", and it's one of the screw holes for removing the back piece. There is no external spot for me to swap the RAM.This may help; This is my laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binaryzero Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) Well I know from my experience, VMware can run the latest Ubuntu build. Think I did it a few weeks back, then blew it away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circaflex Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I can confirm ubuntu works fine for me using 12.0.1-3160714 binaryzero 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binaryzero Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Does your laptop have dual graphics? Disable the discrete and see how you go... (I'm just throwing useless suggestions now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryData Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 Does your laptop have dual graphics? Disable the discrete and see how you go... (I'm just throwing useless suggestions now). Dual GFX. Onboard and Dedicated. Never thought of that. Wish Windows Error Logs gave you more than that error. =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ve7878 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) Do not install Hyper-V on your machine if you also use it for video editing or gaming. It is a type-1 hypervisor. You could try & install VirtualBox but do not run it at the same time as VMware. Though I don't really think this is a proper solution. Your issue seems to be a hardware issue, have you checked your BIOS & made sure that virtualisation is enabled? Also check for a BIOS update. As others have suggested, run a memory test too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binaryzero Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 If you install Hyper-V, VMware will stop working anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryData Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 Do not install Hyper-V on your machine if you also use it for video editing or gaming. It is a type-1 hypervisor. You could try & install VirtualBox but do not run it at the same time as VMware. Though I don't really think this is a proper solution. Your issue seems to be a hardware issue, have you checked your BIOS & made sure that virtualisation is enabled? Also check for a BIOS update. As others have suggested, run a memory test too. Intel VT or whatever it is, is enabled. And the memory test came back OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binaryzero Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Have you tried turning off 3D Acceleration in the VM settings? BinaryData 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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