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00:00:01.207238 Host RAM: 8129MB total, 1647MB available 00:00:01.294896 RamSize <integer> = 0x0000000080000000 (2 147 483 648, 2 048 MB ) You are still over committing the RAM. You might be better off rebooting the host and not run any other programs until you get this installed. I don't see how I...

Post the newest guest log and also: From the hosts terminal/command window type VBoxManage showvminfo <VM Name> --details and post here. Replace <VM Name> with the actual name of the VM. Use " " if the name has a space in it. Note if the host is Windows you need to be in the directory tha...

Not according to the log you posted. When it happens click on the red X in the upper title bar and select power off. Since it panics you do not have any way to tell the guest to power down and I guess you are using the machine column in the title bar to reset. Cold booting doesn't appear to solve t...

Perryg wrote:

I would do a cold boot ( power down the guest )

I've been doing that the whole time I'd imagine... :/

Your first issue is you posted in the wrong section. You do not have a Linux host, you have a Windows host. That said this belongs in the Linux as Guest. ( I will move it there ) 00:00:04.252564 VMMDev: Guest Log: BIOS: Booting from CD-ROM... Now it appears that you are booting from the CD/Drive, m...

Perryg wrote:Post the guests log file ( as an attachment ). Right click on the guest in the Main Manager then click show log. Save and post as an attachment. Compress if it is too large to post.

Alright here you go:

I'm getting the age-old "Kernal panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)" When on first install. This is a brand new VM. I'm a very new linux user and I'm on a VirtualBox VM (of course). I also can't access the grub menu by holding shift on boot. Try not to u...