HELP - Virtual Machine launches to a screen with UEFI Interactive Shell v2.1

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RayL
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HELP - Virtual Machine launches to a screen with UEFI Interactive Shell v2.1

Post by RayL »

I've downloaded VirtualBox Version 5.2.22 r126460 (Qt5.6.3) to my Macbook Pro running macOS Mojave Version 10.14.2 (18C54) with 340 GB available.

When I launch VirtualBox from Finder, the Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager opens with the Firtual Machine I created on the left side of this window with the "New", "Settings", "Disgard" and "Start" buttons above with the Virtual Machine "Powered Off".

When I click on "Start", the Virtual Machine launches ("[Running]" at the top of this window). However, the screen is black with the following text:

UEFI Interactive Shell v2.1
EDK II
UEFI v2.40 (EDK II, 0x00010000)
Mapping table
BLK0: Alias(s):
PciRoot (0x0)/Pci (0x1f,0x2)/Sata (0x0,0x0,0x0)
Press ESC in 1 seconds to skip startu.nsh or any other key to continue.
Shell>

Please see the attached image.

I've searched online for solutions to this but haven't found anything helpful. I'm optimistic about having better luck here.
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andyp73
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Re: HELP - Virtual Machine launches to a screen with UEFI Interactive Shell v2.1

Post by andyp73 »

It looks like you have defined a guest to use the UEFI BIOS but haven't actually installed a guest OS. How is the guest configured within VirtualBox Manager and what OS do you think you have installed?

-Andy.
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Please don't ask me to do your homework for you, I have more than enough of my own things to do.
AwwwDRAT
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Re: HELP - Virtual Machine launches to a screen with UEFI Interactive Shell v2.1

Post by AwwwDRAT »

I get this also when trying to install windows XP. What info can I give you for some help? Im running Windows 10 with vbox 6 installed.
andyp73
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Re: HELP - Virtual Machine launches to a screen with UEFI Interactive Shell v2.1

Post by andyp73 »

AwwwDRAT wrote:I get this also when trying to install windows XP.
If you had used the default template for creating a Windows XP guest then it would use the standard BIOS not EFI. Have you created this guest yourself or have you imported something from somewhere?

-Andy.
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Please don't ask me to do your homework for you, I have more than enough of my own things to do.
mpack
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Re: HELP - Virtual Machine launches to a screen with UEFI Interactive Shell v2.1

Post by mpack »

What is the point of using an EFI BIOS with XP? The XP installer only understands MBR partitions.
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