ubuntu - Emacs does not redraw properly inside VirtualBox

I am running Emacs inside a virtual machine, and are experiencing redrawing problems when scrolling or adding/removing lines of text. It seems only a small portion of the window is being redrawn, causing some lines to be repeated and others to be obscured.

I have not experienced any similar problems with other applications inside the virtual machine.

The problem is present whether I run the virtual machine in fullscreen or windowed mode.

This is my setup:

• Windows 7 Pro 64-bit host OS
  
  
  
  • nVidia GTX 770 graphics card with latest drivers
  
  
  • VirtualBox 4.3.6
  
  


• Ubuntu 13.10 64-bit guest OS
  
  
  
  • VirtualBox Guest Additions installed
  
  
  • 3D acceleration enabled
  
  
  • Cinnamon 2.0.14 desktop environment
  
  
  • Emacs 24.3.1
  
  

My workaround for now is to run Emacs in terminal mode, but I would prefer a solution that makes it work properly in its own graphical window.

Answer

I have had the same problem and it seems that disabling 3D acceleration in VirtualBox properties solved the problem.