Sorry, that should read "I do NOT have the extras package for Vbox"
Phill. On 16 September 2013 16:54, Phill Whiteside <phi...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Lubuntu Alternate AMD64 dated 15th Sept installed successfully into > Virtual Box. Allocated 512MB RAM and 10GB of Disk Space. > > Host machine is running fully updated saucy and Vbox is version 4.2.16 I > do have the extras package installed for VBox. > > The VM boots fine, I can access Firefox and the internet and it also > closes down with no issues of hanging / slow speed etc. > > Will run a KVM install later this evening with the same iso, RAM and Disk > Space allocations. > > Regards, > > Phill. > > > On 16 September 2013 12:05, Nio Wiklund <nio.wikl...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 2013-09-16 10:56, Nio Wiklund wrote: >> > On 2013-09-16 10:40, Jörn Schönyan wrote: >> >> I had Kubuntu Saucy installed on my machine, a normal install without >> >> virtualization. After updating, LightDM failed at boot. Endless >> >> Plymouth-screen. When I pressed Escape, I could read the boot messages >> >> which stated that LightDM failed. >> >> >> >> I reported that bug, but noone else seems to have the problem. My >> >> temporary workaround was logging into tty1 and startx. >> >> >> >> Am Montag, 16. September 2013, 10:19:59 schrieben Sie: >> >>> Joern, >> >>> >> >>> I have the installed system in the vbox now. I can retry installing >> >>> again. So please describe exactly what you want, and at what stage! >> >> >> > I installed the same Lubuntu saucy daily desktop amd64 system into my >> > Toshiba in CSM mode >> > >> > >> http://www.toshiba.se/laptops/satellite-pro/c850/satellite-pro-c850-19w/ >> > >> > It worked better than vbox. It hangs in a different way. The screen with >> > the message is closed, the graphical screen is shut down and it hangs at >> > the text screen with one single message line: >> > >> > * Asking all remaining processes to terminate... [OK] >> > >> > And when I press Enter, it will reboot. So in the Toshiba, it seems to >> > be the old bug, that there is no message to remove the boot media and >> > press Enter, bug 966480. >> > >> > The installation was into a CSM system (not UEFI). >> > >> > The installed system boots and runs without any problem (that I have >> > discovered yet). >> > >> > Best regards >> > Nio >> > >> >> 1. I have installed a virtual machine using KVM, qemu, and virt-manager >> according to a tip from Phill to use this wiki page >> >> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM/VirtManager >> >> It is installed in the Lubuntu 64-bit saucy-daily system in my Toshiba >> (describe above). >> >> The KVM system can install Lubuntu 64-bit saucy-daily, and the installed >> system works :-) >> >> It is fast (and does not hang at the reboot button like the VBox system >> does in my old Asus). It behaves very similar to installing and running >> in a real system (only the old bug 966480). >> >> -o- >> >> 2. I don't know, but I suspect that the desktop installer for the 64-bit >> systems needs more RAM than the corresponding installer for 32-bits. >> Could it be that 1.25 GB is not enough, so that the installer hangs >> because of low RAM? And this is what causes VBox to fail? (I have only 2 >> GB in that old Asus host, a it might be hard to give more than 1.25 GB >> to the guest (it is already complaining about it). Or could it be a bug >> specifically for VBox? >> >> Can someone test with VBox and various amounts of RAM allocated, also >> more than 1.25GB? >> >> Best regards >> Nio >> > > > > -- > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw > -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw
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