So I did a bit of research (5 seconds of googling) and it seems there was a lot going on with VirtualBox and Linux kernel 5.4. First there was this:
Linux 5.4 kernel will no longer make interfaces available so that arbitrary kernel modules may modify page attributes to turn the executable bit on/off. Virtualbox currently is one of such kernel modules doing that.
Then, it seems, in 5.4-RC7 they added a special "shared folder" area for Virtualbox which was later removed.
So, at this time, it seems VirtualBox and Linux kernel 5.4 are not going to play well together until a special new VirtualBox 6.1 candidate is released (designed specifically to work with VirtualBox). So far, I cannot find this release candidate (5 seconds of googling).
That's ok, I have my box set to always my special vanilla 5.3.x (5.3.15 at the time of this writing). I just hope this continues to get updates so I don't have to drop back to the 4.19.x LTS kernel.
If you see a release candidate for VirtualBox 6.1 post a response. I'll do the same (so we're racing).
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More news: https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=94724
Well, I found it. http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/6.1.0_RC1/
Now, dare I install it?
It's HERE: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
IT WORKS!!!! (just thought you'd like to know)
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