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I am very new to virtual machines and am currently working on installing Ubuntu-10.04.4-server-i386.iso in virtualbox. i followed the steps i found but when installing the base system the install fails and i can't figure out why or how to look up the error message as to why the install failed. Attached are screenshots of the error message i have received.

The attachment didn't make it but you can always say what the error is. One thing. Make sure that pae is enabled in the guest settings.

the error was this:

Warning: failure trying to run: chroot /target dpkg --forve-depends--install /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.11.1-0ubuntu7.8_i386.deb

the second error was:

the debootstrap program exited with an error (return vaule 1)
check /var/log/syslog or see virtual console 4 for the details.

What is the host?
Did you do what the message told you to do ( check /var/log/syslog or see virtual console 4 for the details. )?

the host is windows 7 pro 64-bit. not sure where to look for the error message. as i said before i am new to this. is the file located on the host machine? i had assumed it was in virtualbox somewhere.

Please read the following: Minimum information needed for assistance.
Also, the error doesn't seem to involve VirtualBox, but if you follow the instructions above and send us the zipped log files from your host, we'll have a clearer picture.

thank you. i will have to post them later tonight as i don't have access to my virtualbox at home.

i have looked online but do not know how to find the log files i am trying to post on this forum. can anyone tell me where i can find them?

Open the VBox main manager and right click on the guest. Then select to show log. Save the log and post as an attachment.

i found the logs

The error messages you reported indicate an issue with the guest, not the host or VirtualBox. Have you or did you actually install this guest? I see where you are saving the state and not actually shutting down the server, which might lead to some of your issues.

Also your version of VirtualBox is kind of old and you might want to update it as well as the choice for your server guest. 10.04 is really old. I would suggest 12.04 myself.

this is for a class and i was given this version of virtualbox to download and use. as for the guest i have honestly no idea what it is or how to manipulate it. as for the save state i was advised to do this for my class. thank you for looking through the code btw, im really struggling with this and do appreciate the help

Your first hurdle then will be to get the guest properly installed. Personally I would start over since it will be faster to just install again then trying to figure out what you did.

When setting up new install leave everything set as default with one exception. PAE needs to be enabled.
Question, did your instructor give you specific settings they wanted you to follow?

Edit: Did your instructor also give you the guest pre-setup?

they gave me steps and some specifics but nothing really in specific settings. i've attached the file

failed leyline wrote:i've attached the file

Would you mind trying to attach the file one more time? The first time it didn't make it...