Won't install Linux XP

jackdelamare · Post by **jackdelamare** » 14. Dec 2008, 20:37

Hi,

I'm using VirtualBox on Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit and am trying to install Linux XP. It needs around 4GB of space so I have made the VirtualDrive 6.5GB. After going through with many different settings, I finally get to the installation but at 8 minutes left, it suddenly fails and comes up with a dialog box saying it failed because of a certain reason, but the reason isn't listed.

Very weird, any ideas?

Thanks,
Jack

Post by **vbox4me2** » 14. Dec 2008, 20:58

Try it with a 20g disk.

jackdelamare · Post by **jackdelamare** » 14. Dec 2008, 23:23

vbox4me2 wrote:Try it with a 20g disk.

Worked! Thanks for that. Problem now is, I have 30 days to activate Linux XP, and I can't login it for some reason. User is "root" but password is not root, password or blank.

Any suggestions on that? Linux XP doesn't have a forum I believe.

Post by **vbox4me2** » 14. Dec 2008, 23:26

Google is your friend
http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&q=Lin ... word&meta=

http://www.virtualbox.de/wiki/User_FAQ · Post by **stefan.becker** » 14. Dec 2008, 23:30

What the hell is Linux XP?

Try a modern distribution like Ubuntu, Suse or Fedora.

jackdelamare · Post by **jackdelamare** » 14. Dec 2008, 23:46

vbox4me2 wrote:Google is your friend
http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&q=Lin ... word&meta=

LOL it was the password I set at setup, I just forgot about it. Cheers for the help.

jackdelamare · Post by **jackdelamare** » 14. Dec 2008, 23:46

stefan.becker wrote:What the hell is Linux XP?

Try a modern distribution like Ubuntu, Suse or Fedora.

I use Ubuntu too, I like it but I like trying other OSs too, it's part of the experience. It looks nice too.