Kali Linux Virtualbox Mac Os X Lion freeze after initial ramdisk

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Novian
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Kali Linux Virtualbox Mac Os X Lion freeze after initial ramdisk

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Hi everybody

I've been imported the Kali, I've reinstalled everything from the beginning too, and the end of the problem is always the same, it always freezes after loading the initial ramdisk with a freeze white line. anyone know where the problem is?

By the way, Im using old macbook mid 2007, mac os 10.7.5 (Lion)
The last version of the VB for my mac is only 4.0


Thanks
scottgus1
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Re: Kali Linux Virtualbox Mac Os X Lion freeze after initial ramdisk

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Novian wrote:The last version of the VB for my mac is only 4.0
I'm not a Mac guru in any way, but how do you know that 4.0 is the latest you can run?

Start the VM from full power off, not save-state. Run until you see the problem happen, then shut down the VM from within the VM OS if possible. If not possible, close the Virtualbox window for the VM with the Power Off option set.

Please right-click the VM in the main Virtualbox window's VM list, choose Show Log. Save the far left tab's log, zip the log file, and post the zip file, using the forum's Upload Attachment tab.
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Re: Kali Linux Virtualbox Mac Os X Lion freeze after initial ramdisk

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VirtualBox User Manual 5.0.40 states in section 1.4 Supported host operating systems:
Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) and earlier was removed with VirtualBox 5.0.
In consequence, the limit is VirtualBox 4.3.40 or earlier.
Novian
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Re: Kali Linux Virtualbox Mac Os X Lion freeze after initial ramdisk

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scottgus1 wrote:
Novian wrote:The last version of the VB for my mac is only 4.0
I'm not a Mac guru in any way, but how do you know that 4.0 is the latest you can run?

Start the VM from full power off, not save-state. Run until you see the problem happen, then shut down the VM from within the VM OS if possible. If not possible, close the Virtualbox window for the VM with the Power Off option set.

Please right-click the VM in the main Virtualbox window's VM list, choose Show Log. Save the far left tab's log, zip the log file, and post the zip file, using the forum's Upload Attachment tab.
I see from the oracle VM website download, they said 4.0 is the version for mac os 10.7. And when i try to install VM 5.0 version, there is a pop up said if the installer is not compatible for my version of mac.

And for the log file, i will send it soon. thanks
Novian
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Re: Kali Linux Virtualbox Mac Os X Lion freeze after initial ramdisk

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fth0 wrote:VirtualBox User Manual 5.0.40 states in section 1.4 Supported host operating systems:
Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) and earlier was removed with VirtualBox 5.0.
In consequence, the limit is VirtualBox 4.3.40 or earlier.
Oh, okay i see. i do not read VM's user manual before, and i will try the other version of VM. thanks for the answer
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Re: Kali Linux Virtualbox Mac Os X Lion freeze after initial ramdisk

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Now I've been installed VM Version 4.3, and here's the problem not solved.
Attachments
Freezing and force close
Freezing and force close
VBox.png (973 Bytes) Viewed 7210 times
VBox.log.zip
And here's the log file
(41.63 KiB) Downloaded 4 times
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Re: Kali Linux Virtualbox Mac Os X Lion freeze after initial ramdisk

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OK, this one looks like it's going to be too old a computer. The VM guru-meditated over VERR_PGM_INVALID_CR3_ADDR. Web-searching "VERR_PGM_INVALID_CR3_ADDR site:forums.virtualbox.org" leads to
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=86185
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=86691
https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/17436
which say this is because the physical CPU does not support nested paging, which in the log is off, and the required fix is to run a 5.1.x or 5.2.x version, not certain of the last number x. If you can't run 5.1 or 5.2 then you are not able to run this VM. You may have to stick with older VM OS's that don't require nested paging.
Novian
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Re: Kali Linux Virtualbox Mac Os X Lion freeze after initial ramdisk

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scottgus1 wrote:OK, this one looks like it's going to be too old a computer. The VM guru-meditated over VERR_PGM_INVALID_CR3_ADDR. Web-searching "VERR_PGM_INVALID_CR3_ADDR site:forums.virtualbox.org" leads to
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=86185
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=86691
https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/17436
which say this is because the physical CPU does not support nested paging, which in the log is off, and the required fix is to run a 5.1.x or 5.2.x version, not certain of the last number x. If you can't run 5.1 or 5.2 then you are not able to run this VM. You may have to stick with older VM OS's that don't require nested paging.
Yup, its my mac is an 2007 computer so very old. Okay then, maybe i just can run VM on my windows PC. Thanks for the answer.
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