Loads the OS selection but then i get a black screen with the cursor

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bdoth
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Loads the OS selection but then i get a black screen with the cursor

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Banging my head against a brick wall with this.

Enabled in virtualization in bios and given enough RAM and processors.

Loads the grub and the OS selection but then i get a black screen with the cursor.

Log to big to upload.]

pastebin / 0SKJHrA6

Im starting to think its something to do with windows home edition as its the first time ive come across this any other VM's ive created ive never had issues with.
multiOS
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Re: Help!

Post by multiOS »

Please 'zip' the log and attach it to your response message. Most people will ignore offsite links, both for security reasons and also because they eventually disappear, making the thread useless to anyone researching similar problems .
bdoth
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Re: Help!

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Sorry i thought a zip file would be more of a security issue than pastebin! attached now!
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scottgus1
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Re: Loads the OS selection but then i get a black screen with the cursor

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I changed the title to something more descriptive. "Help!" reminds me of a Beatles song title. :lol:

Hyper-V is enabled and needs to be disabled. See HMR3Init: Attempting fall back to NEM (Hyper-V is active).
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Re: Loads the OS selection but then i get a black screen with the cursor

Post by mpack »

scottgus1 wrote:I changed the title to something more descriptive. "Help!" reminds me of a Beatles song title. :lol:
Yep, he needs somebody, but not just anybody... :)
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