can't assign ip address and hostname during installation

[razzii10]

Hi, i need help with my installation.
i just set up my virtualbox on my windows 7 laptop, i installed a linux 6 on the virtual machine. i was suposed to have a NIC setup on the linux (one bridged using a DHCP and the other static), but during installation, the dvd i was using for install didn't show where i was supposed to setup up the two NIC and the hostname, it bypassed it. if i type hostname on the linux at shell prompt, it gives an output of localhost.localdomain, if i type the ifconfig command, it only shows the loopback address.
someone please help me.
razzii10

[Perryg]

From the hosts terminal/command window type VBoxManage showvminfo <VM Name> --details and post here. Replace <VM Name> with the actual name of the VM. Use " " if the name has a space in it.

Note if the host is Windows you need to be in the directory that has VBoxManage.exe for the command to work.

[razzii10]

thanks for the prompt reply, i tried looking for the VBoxmanage.exe directory on my host computer but couldn't find such a directory.

[mpack]

The VBoxManage.exe executable is in the \Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox directory. You must cd to that folder at the command prompt, or add that folder to the search path, e.g. by typing path=<folder name>.

[razzii10]

hi, this is the result of the command.

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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Alhaji>cd /Program Files/Oracle/VirtualBox

C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage showvminfo RHEL01 --details
Name:            RHEL01
Groups:          /
Guest OS:        Red Hat
UUID:            a720ca80-0797-43a9-ad99-3137fc8b3fc1
Config file:     C:\Users\Alhaji\VirtualBox VMs\RHEL01\RHEL01.vbox
Snapshot folder: C:\Users\Alhaji\VirtualBox VMs\RHEL01\Snapshots
Log folder:      C:\Users\Alhaji\VirtualBox VMs\RHEL01\Logs
Hardware UUID:   a720ca80-0797-43a9-ad99-3137fc8b3fc1
Memory size:     400MB
Page Fusion:     off
VRAM size:       12MB
CPU exec cap:    100%
HPET:            off
Chipset:         piix3
Firmware:        BIOS
Number of CPUs:  1
Synthetic Cpu:   off
CPUID overrides: None
Boot menu mode:  message and menu
Boot Device (1): Floppy
Boot Device (2): DVD
Boot Device (3): HardDisk
Boot Device (4): Not Assigned
ACPI:            on
IOAPIC:          off
PAE:             on
Time offset:     0ms
RTC:             UTC
Hardw. virt.ext: on
Hardw. virt.ext exclusive: off
Nested Paging:   on
Large Pages:     on
VT-x VPID:       on
State:           running (since 2013-02-13T03:40:26.636000000)
Monitor count:   1
3D Acceleration: off
2D Video Acceleration: off
Teleporter Enabled: off
Teleporter Port: 0
Teleporter Address:
Teleporter Password:
Tracing Enabled: off
Allow Tracing to Access VM: off
Tracing Configuration:
Autostart Enabled: off
Autostart Delay: 0
Storage Controller Name (0):            IDE
Storage Controller Type (0):            PIIX4
Storage Controller Instance Number (0): 0
Storage Controller Max Port Count (0):  2
Storage Controller Port Count (0):      2
Storage Controller Bootable (0):        on
Storage Controller Name (1):            SATA
Storage Controller Type (1):            IntelAhci
Storage Controller Instance Number (1): 0
Storage Controller Max Port Count (1):  30
Storage Controller Port Count (1):      1
Storage Controller Bootable (1):        on
IDE (0, 0): C:\Users\Alhaji\VirtualBox VMs\RHEL01\NewVirtualDisk1.vhd (UUID: 16a
7e2fc-592f-47ae-9a78-131a221d2541)
IDE (0, 1): C:\Users\Alhaji\VirtualBox VMs\RHEL01\NewVirtualDisk2.vhd (UUID: 240
3ee72-9305-48be-82fc-5aaace04e32d)
IDE (1, 0): D: (UUID: 00445644-0000-0000-0000-00000000443a)
SATA (0, 0): C:\Users\Alhaji\VirtualBox VMs\RHEL01\RHEL01.vmdk (UUID: 7f16db8d-9
d88-43f3-86a9-4b77564f75d8)
NIC 1:           MAC: 08002769E502, Attachment: Bridged Interface 'Intel(R) Cent
rino(R) Wireless-N 2200', Cable connected: on, Trace: off (file: none), Type: 82
540EM, Reported speed: 0 Mbps, Boot priority: 0, Promisc Policy: deny, Bandwidth
 group: none
NIC 2:           MAC: 0800277FA11A, Attachment: Internal Network 'intnet', Cable
 connected: on, Trace: off (file: none), Type: 82540EM, Reported speed: 0 Mbps,
Boot priority: 0, Promisc Policy: deny, Bandwidth group: none
NIC 3:           disabled
NIC 4:           disabled
NIC 5:           disabled
NIC 6:           disabled
NIC 7:           disabled
NIC 8:           disabled
Pointing Device: PS/2 Mouse
Keyboard Device: PS/2 Keyboard
UART 1:          disabled
UART 2:          disabled
LPT 1:           disabled
LPT 2:           disabled
Audio:           enabled (Driver: DSOUND, Controller: AC97)
Clipboard Mode:  disabled
Drag'n'drop Mode:  disabled
Video mode:      720x400x0
VRDE:            disabled
USB:             enabled
EHCI:            disabled

USB Device Filters:

<none>

Available remote USB devices:

<none>

Currently Attached USB Devices:

<none>

Bandwidth groups:  <none>

Shared folders:  <none>

VRDE Connection:    not active
Clients so far:     0

Guest:

Configured memory balloon size:      0 MB
OS type:                             RedHat
Additions run level:                 0

Guest Facilities:

No active facilities.



C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>
C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>

[Perryg]

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IDE (0, 0): C:\Users\Alhaji\VirtualBox VMs\RHEL01\NewVirtualDisk1.vhd (UUID: 16a
7e2fc-592f-47ae-9a78-131a221d2541)
IDE (0, 1): C:\Users\Alhaji\VirtualBox VMs\RHEL01\NewVirtualDisk2.vhd (UUID: 240
3ee72-9305-48be-82fc-5aaace04e32d)
IDE (1, 0): D: (UUID: 00445644-0000-0000-0000-00000000443a)
SATA (0, 0): C:\Users\Alhaji\VirtualBox VMs\RHEL01\RHEL01.vmdk (UUID: 7f16db8d-9
d88-43f3-86a9-4b77564f75d8)
NIC 1: MAC: 08002769E502, Attachment: Bridged Interface 'Intel(R) Cent
rino(R) Wireless-N 2200', Cable connected: on, Trace: off (file: none), Type: 82
540EM, Reported speed: 0 Mbps, Boot priority: 0, Promisc Policy: deny, Bandwidth
group: none
NIC 2: MAC: 0800277FA11A, Attachment: Internal Network 'intnet', Cable
connected: on, Trace: off (file: none), Type: 82540EM, Reported speed: 0 Mbps,
Boot priority: 0, Promisc Policy: deny, Bandwidth group: none

It appears the adapter is assigned and active. Why is there a second adapter set to internal?
Also I see you have 3 hard drives assigned with the 3rd being a different format. This is very unusual for a local install. Did you intend this or is this a transplant from someone else?

[razzii10]

its a lab exercise i was working on, if you look at my initial post where i wrote that i was suppose to set up NIC cards (one bridged and the other static). i was able to install linux 5 on another virtual machine without any problem. i assigned the hostname and the static ip during installation and everything went good.
i have deleted the linux 6 and would be re-installing it again.
thanks