Getting some strange errors in Whonix on a new PC

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I’ve been using Whonix which is based on Kicksecure for many years but I just got a new PC and now I’m having problems booting it in VirtualBox. I tried posting this on the Whonix forums but they suggested I ask here.

Sometimes it will boot correctly and sometimes it will get stuck. I’m often seeing strange errors/warnings around where it gets stuck which could be related. Unfortunately this forum won’t allow me to post a link or upload an image.

The errors seem to refer to the CPU so it might be worth mentioning I have an AMD Ryzen 7 9800x3d which has only just come out recently. Is there a known issue with this CPU?

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I did not say that. I just said:

(Whonix is based on Kicksecure.)

Which is true. Which means, the Kicksecure ™ in VirtualBox - Troubleshooting - Kicksecure ™ does not Start? URL links to the Kicksecure website but the documentation to be found there in this case is also applicable to Whonix.

Duplicate of:

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When you said Whonix is based on Kicksecure I assumed you were implying that this isn’t a Whonix issue so I posted the same question here.

It doesn’t matter anyway since this isnt a Whonix or Kicksecure problem. It’s a long-standing problem with VirtualBox and AMD processors. As I said in my other thread on the Whonix forums, the workaround is to set the number of CPUs/cores to 1 in VirtualBox.

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