VirtualBox guest running EndeavourOS encounters issues after updates

[dirn]

Is anyone experiencing issues with the VirtualBox guest running EndeavourOS after an update, where the desktop environment fails to start?

I am encountering this problem following the update. The same issue occurs when I reinstall EndeavourOS using the online mode. The offline mode works fine until I update the system.

Screenshot of the issue:

Note:
I am using EndeavourOS_Mercury-Neo-2025.03.19.iso.
VirtualBox version: 7.1.8-4

[chriscomputing]

Take a look at this thread. A lot of people experience(d) issues with starting up-to-date EndeavourOS/Arch machines, including VMs.
In the end, it seems to boil down to a mesa driver issue. I was affected but when I create a new VM (using KVM/QEMU) it works fine right now. Your mileage may vary, some people still report issues. One recommendation is to downgrade mesa.

[dirn]

I’m not sure if it’s a mesa issue. I’ve downgraded the mesa version to be the same as the version that comes from the installer. Issue still persist. Anything else that I missed?

Downgraded version in my EOS VM

Version from installer iso

inxi -G output

[MyNameIsRichard]

I saw in another thread about this that switching VBox graphics to VBoxSVGSA solved the issue

[dirn]

Thanks. this solved the login screen issue as it is appearing now. However I need to switch from Wayland to X11 then only I’m able to load Plasma session. Works with latest mesa as well.

I will mark your suggestion as solution

Edit: Found another better solution.

[dirn]

Thanks to @manuel!

The proper solution for this issue is to downgrade xf86-video-vmware to version 13.4.0-3, which resolved the problem without the need to switch to VBoxSVGA and X11.