As I load Windows XP on the new partition, things start off well. I have the partition set up with 512 MB memory and 10 GB of hard drive. The system gets to a point where it says that the partition needs to be formatted. At that point, my whole system locks up. I let it go overnight and still 0% formatted.
Any ideas?
Windows XP on Mac OS X
Installing XP on Mac OS X Host
What version of XP are you using. I have not tried anything less than XP SP2.
512MB Ram and 10Gb image should be fine.
What is your Pre-installation setup?
It should not take more than a few minutes to format, and I always choose the "Quick Format - NTFS" seems to work fine for me.
FYI: Here is the setup I have working fine. After quite a few different installs:
http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic. ... highlight=
You may need to try another test run install from fresh, perhaps there was a glitch of some sort?
512MB Ram and 10Gb image should be fine.
What is your Pre-installation setup?
It should not take more than a few minutes to format, and I always choose the "Quick Format - NTFS" seems to work fine for me.
FYI: Here is the setup I have working fine. After quite a few different installs:
http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic. ... highlight=
You may need to try another test run install from fresh, perhaps there was a glitch of some sort?
Here's what I have:
Model Name: Mac mini
Model Identifier: Macmini1,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 1.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per processor): 2 MB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MM11.0055.B08
SMC Version: 1.3f4
2 banks of 256 MB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz (512 MB total)
Mac OS X 10.4.11
I have an older version of XP that did not include SP2. That was a leter addition. Perhaps I need a more current version of Windows.
Model Name: Mac mini
Model Identifier: Macmini1,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 1.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per processor): 2 MB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MM11.0055.B08
SMC Version: 1.3f4
2 banks of 256 MB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz (512 MB total)
Mac OS X 10.4.11
I have an older version of XP that did not include SP2. That was a leter addition. Perhaps I need a more current version of Windows.
Here's the VirtualBox setup:
General
Name XP for TM
OS Type Windows XP
Base Memory 512 MB
Video Memory 8 MB
Boot Order Floppy, CD/DVD-ROM, Hard Disk
ACPI Enabled
IO APIC Disabled
VT-x/AMD-V Disabled
PAE/NX Disabled
Hard Disks
IDE Primary Master
XP for TM.vdi [Normal, 10.00 GB]
CD/DVD-ROM
Host Drive MATSHITA CD-RW CW-8124
Floppy
Not mounted
Audio
Host Driver Null Audio Driver
Controller ICH AC97
Network
Adapter 0 PCnet-FAST III (NAT)
Serial Ports
Disabled
USB
Device Filters 0 (0 active)
Shared Folders
None
Remote Display
Disabled
General
Name XP for TM
OS Type Windows XP
Base Memory 512 MB
Video Memory 8 MB
Boot Order Floppy, CD/DVD-ROM, Hard Disk
ACPI Enabled
IO APIC Disabled
VT-x/AMD-V Disabled
PAE/NX Disabled
Hard Disks
IDE Primary Master
XP for TM.vdi [Normal, 10.00 GB]
CD/DVD-ROM
Host Drive MATSHITA CD-RW CW-8124
Floppy
Not mounted
Audio
Host Driver Null Audio Driver
Controller ICH AC97
Network
Adapter 0 PCnet-FAST III (NAT)
Serial Ports
Disabled
USB
Device Filters 0 (0 active)
Shared Folders
None
Remote Display
Disabled
... XP versions/editions supported?
All XP versions are supported. I just like knowing the details, I am fairly new to VirtualBox so I have limited understanding of the statistical trend of success for installing Guest OS's. So many variables.
1.3.2 Supported guest operating systems
from the VirtualBox UserManual.pdf
...... Windows 2000 / XP / Server 2003 / Vista All versions/editions and service packs are fully supported. Guest Additions are available. ....
I did notice that you indicated your Mac has 512MB of Ram and you assigned 512MB to Guest XP... This is likely the problem.
*** oops notice dmcgraw caught this. And thus the reason why it is always soo helpfull to list your full setup for troubleshooting ***
1.3.2 Supported guest operating systems
from the VirtualBox UserManual.pdf
...... Windows 2000 / XP / Server 2003 / Vista All versions/editions and service packs are fully supported. Guest Additions are available. ....
I did notice that you indicated your Mac has 512MB of Ram and you assigned 512MB to Guest XP... This is likely the problem.
*** oops notice dmcgraw caught this. And thus the reason why it is always soo helpfull to list your full setup for troubleshooting ***