Hi,
every time i want to start Whonix, it starts in Normal mode, loads only 2 things (RAM and something other) and then there is blackscreen. This on gateaway and workstation. And I cant shut it down, only close.
Does anyone know what my problem is?
Hi 124Freibier
Its difficult to tell.
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Did you verify the whonix images?
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Can you try opening a virtual console.
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Do you have enough RAM for both host and Whonix VMs? You can try freeing up RAM by shutting down non-essential processes on the host and adding RAM in VirtualBox settings.
If none of this helps could you please try creating a Debian VM in VirtualBox and see if you have the same issue.
Edit by Patrick:
See https://www.whonix.org/wiki/VirtualBox/Troubleshooting#Black_Screen
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No, how do I verify the Images?
I’ll try opening the console when I have time later.
RAM shouldn’t be a Problem, i have 16GB and only thing thats opened is VirtualBox when I use it.
Same here. Working install fails to boot reliably after upgrade from VB5 to VB6. Could be VB and/or kernel related. Usually corrects itself if I reboot.
Host is Manjaro(arch) , stable branch, XFCE edition. Kernel 4.19.16-1
I have VirtualBox .04 and have 32GB ram. I downloaded both Whonix XFCE and CLI and both versions of the gateway are black screens right after the grub screen.
I tried opening a different console inside the VM and nothing.
I verified the downloads and still an issue.
I upgraded the RAM to 8 GB on the CLI gateway and still a black screen
I downgraded to VirtualBox 5.22 and the ova files give a OES error.
I reinstalled VirtualBox 6.04 and the OVA files import fine, but the same black screen.
Hi infosecwriter
A few users have reported this issue. Unfortunately its very difficult to troubleshoot without more information. Would you be up for a little troubleshooting/ experimentation? You could start by searching for similar issues with Vbox and try some of the solutions. For example, search for key words:
VirtualBox blackscreen at boot
One of the search results returns this thread which has a few solutions you could try out.
https://askubuntu.com/questions/371432/how-to-troubleshoot-booting-to-a-black-screen-on-virtualbox
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VT-x is enabled in the bios. I ran all the goodies to disable Hyperv and it is not found in this OS. It seems to be an issue with all the Linux (32/64 bit).
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceGuard\Scenarios\HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrity\Enabled=0 also didn’t work
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I had this before as well, however with recent Whonix it is no longer a problem.
I don’t think it was a Whonix problem either. it was a kernel/virtualbox issue that has been fixed a while back then reintroduced somehow then fixed again.
It was discussed on the virtualbox forums but I can’t seem to find the link anymore
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