[ISSUE] VirtualBox: Windows7 host stopped working

[ISSUE] VirtualBox: Windows7 host stopped working

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New issue by pullmoll on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/11563
Description: ### System

* xuname:  
  *Void 5.0.13_1 x86_64 AuthenticAMD uptodate rrrdFFFFFF*
* package:  
  *virtualbox-ose-6.0.6_1*

### Expected behavior

Be ablte to to use my years old *.vbox and *.vdi files, or at least be able to boot Win7 installer ISO.

### Actual behavior

Neither my installed Win7 nor the Windows7 installer ISO will work. They print a message about the ACPI being incompatible and stop "to avoid damage to my software". The stop code is 165 (0x000000a5).

### Steps to reproduce the behavior

Try to boot a Win7 installer ISO in VirtualBox 6.0.6 perhaps?

I tried various combinations of # of virtual cores, RAM, PCIIX3 and ICH9 chipsets, accelerator modes. I found no combination that works.

I can use the same *.vdi files in qemu, but of course that invalidates my license because Microsoft thinks this is a different machine. *sigh*

Any ideas or similar reports yet?

Re: VirtualBox: Windows7 guest stopped working

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New comment by Hoshpak on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/11563#issuecomment-490602043
Comment:
Possibly related upstream bug report: https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/18628

Re: VirtualBox: Windows7 guest stopped working

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New comment by pullmoll on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/11563#issuecomment-490959799
Comment:
Yeah, seems to be the same problem though the description is a bit scarce.

Re: VirtualBox: Windows7 guest stopped working

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New comment by pullmoll on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/11563#issuecomment-490959799
Comment:
~~Yeah, seems to be the same problem though the description is a bit scarce.~~
No, wait, as I understand it after reading again this is the other way round: VirutalBox on Win7 trying to run a VM.