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Hi:

I am trying to install Linux Mint 16 on a Virtual Box on my Windows 7 machine.
I am a Linux/VirtualBox newbie.
I've run into some installation issues.

I'm running Windows 7 - Service Pack 1(64 bit)
I've got the latest version of VirtualBox 4.3.6 r91406 (64 bit)
I've also got the .ISO for Linux Mint 16 Petra MATE (64 bit).

There are a couple of tutorials which are not specific to Mint 16.
I followed those, but it does not seem to install correctly.

I run through the wizard:
1) Select Linux -> Linux 2.6/3.x
2) Give it 1027MB of RAM
3) Give it 30G hard disk space (VDI - Virtual Drive)
2) Create the instance

When I go to start the virtual machine (to install the ISO), the box does the count down and
then "reboots". The VM then appears to hang on the home screen (with the Linux Mint Logo and
black background).

I looked at the logs and don't see any obvious errors or exceptions occurring.
I've attached a copy of the log file. Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
JohnB

You should have selected Linux -> Ubuntu (64-bit) as your guest variant.

1) 64-bit guests need hardware-virtualzation enabled in the hosts bios.
2) when creating the 64-bit guest you must select 64-bit in General -> Basic -> version.
3) If running Windows as host you must make sure hyper-v or xp mode is not enabled on the host. MS does not play well and wants it all.

Many thanks!
The two of you were spot on.
I turned on hardware virtualization and selected Ubuntu as the target guest
and I'm able to be up and running.

Awesome, many thanks.
JohnB