On Wed, 7 Sep 2011 19:08:21 -0400 David Relson <rel...@osagesoftware.com> wrote:
> G'day, > > I'm having a problem with VirtualBox and am looking for ideas. > > As background, I'm running virtualbox-bin-4.1.2 on a 2.6.39-gentoo-r2 > kernel on an AMD Phenom 9850. My vmware install no longer works > because vmware wants the BKL and the 2.6.39 kernel doesn't have it. > Using vmware-converted the WinXP vmware guest has been converted > to .ova format. > > VirtualBox-4.1.2 loads the .ova OK. After clicking "start" the guest > starts up, shows the splash screen, then aborts with a blue screen > saying: > > A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to > prevent damage to your computer. > > If this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen, > restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these > steps: > > Check to be sure you have adequate disk space. If a driver is > identified in the Stop message, disable the driver or check with > the manufacturer for driver updates. Try changing video adapters. > > Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS updates. Disable BIOS > memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use > Safe Mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, > press F8 to select Advanced Startup options, and then select Safe > Mode. > > Technical information: > > *** STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005,0x8053A8E3,0xF779E610,0x00000000) > > Using virtualbox-4.1.2 on my wife's Win 7 laptop, the same .ova file > works fine. > > Any thoughts on what needs changing in my gentoo environment to > successfully run the guest? > > Thank you. > > David > > P.S. The most recent log file is attached. > > Did you import the .ova file first? -- Alan McKinnnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
