Switched to EFI after installing Ubuntu

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Yettiman
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Switched to EFI after installing Ubuntu

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Hi I am new to all this with virtual box. I am trying to run a Ubuntu 10.10 (with all downloaded Updates). The issue I can not seem to figure out is how to boot into it after I switched the EFI setting on. I get to the shell screen and it lists the device mapping table and gives me a SHELL> command line. But from here I am unsure weather or not I will be able to use my already installed 10.10 or will I have to go through a process of reinstalling? If someone could shed some light it would be greatly appreciated.
Sasquatch
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Re: Switched to EFI after installing Ubuntu

Post by Sasquatch »

If the Guest OS boots without EFI, leave it at that. EFI was added to support Mac OSX Server as Guest OS, but that only works on Mac hardware.
Just don't enable options if you have no idea what it does and if you get into an error, revert the changes. It's that simple.
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Yettiman
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Re: Switched to EFI after installing Ubuntu

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Thank You then my next question is I have been trying to adjust the screen resolution past 800x600 any reference I could look at to do this?
Sasquatch
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Re: Switched to EFI after installing Ubuntu

Post by Sasquatch »

Just check my signature. I already answered your question before you asked it ;).
Read the Forum Posting Guide before opening a topic.
VirtualBox FAQ: Check this before asking questions.
Online User Manual: A must read if you want to know what we're talking about.
Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
Howto: Use Shared Folders on Linux Guest
See the Tutorials and FAQ section at the top of the Forum for more guides.
Try searching the forums first with Google and add the site filter for this forum.
E.g. install guest additions site:forums.virtualbox.org

Retired from this Forum since OSSO introduction.
Yettiman
Posts: 3
Joined: 13. Feb 2011, 18:38
Primary OS: Mac OS X Leopard
VBox Version: OSE other
Guest OSses: Ubuntu

Re: Switched to EFI after installing Ubuntu

Post by Yettiman »

Thanks again for all your help I really appreciate it and now everything is running fine and the way i wanted time for me to get into somemore stuff.
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