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I am trying to run CentOS 7 in Virtualbox 4.3.6 r91406

My host is Mac OS X 10.8.5

When I boot from the "Minimal" or "Everything" ISO image, It asks me if I wish to boot from the CD or install.

Both options just goes to a black screen afterwards and won't do anything.

I've tried switching it from a PIX3 chipset to an ICH9 with I/O APIC and Enable EFI selected.

When that happens I can get to a shell# prompt, but I am not sure if that is a part of the CentOS or if it is part of the Virtualbox.

I've seen dozens of forums and questions about the CentOS 7 Vbox Guest Additions, or that upgrading the CentOS as the host or guest has an error with an error log, but I don't get that far..

If there is an error log that I can search, Please let me know.

Also if there is a related article, or question similar, kindly let me know.

you need 4.3.14 to install CentOS 7. you don't want EFI enabled.

VirtualBox was released on 2013-12-18. CentOS 7 was just released on 2014-06-21. Do you see any problems with VirtualBox trying to support an operating system that will be released 6 months in the future?

Second, you shouldn't go arbitrarily and change the VM recipe in hope to make it work. Like the EFI boot option or the chipset (by the way, that "shell" is part of VirtualBox). You follow a well known recipe, or one that is more likely to work. In this case, RedHat. If it doesn't work, wait and watch the forums.

And finally, even if I had something, told you to do it or provide more information, would you do it, or you would just do nothing like the last time you had the same problem?

Having said that, while typing this reply, I downloaded and installed CentOS x86_64 Minimal without any problems. VM recipe was based on the RedHat 64-bit template. So, please describe the problem and attach a VBox.log (zipped) if you want to continue this conversation.

Host: Mac OS X 10.8.5 2.6 GHz Intel Dual Core 4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz

VirtualBox Edition: Just updated to the 4.3.14

No Virtualbox Guest Install(or that I have even attempted to install).

Guest Settings **Trying to install 32-bit**
Name: Cent OS
Type: Linux
Version: Other Linux(32-bit)
Base Memory: 892 Mb
Chipset: PIIX3
Pointing Device: PS/2 Mouse
Processor: 1
Execution Cap: 100%
Enable VT-x/AMD-V
Enable Nested Paging
Video Memory: 12 MB
Monitor Count: 1


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Socratis,

Is this the information you are needing?

Yes, but next time, just attach the log as a text file that you've zipped, not as an OpenOffice document. You're lucky I have OpenOffice

00:00:00.828355 Guest OS type: 'Linux'
00:00:00.884656 File system of '/Users/ken/Downloads/CentOS-7.0-1406-x86_64-Everything.iso' (DVD) is hfs

You're not trying to install the 32-bit version, you're trying to install the 64-bit version. As I mentioned, start with the RedHat 64-bit template, not the Linux 32-bit generic one.

00:00:00.910267 [/Devices/efi/] (level 2)

Do not use EFI (although I just tested it and it seems to work OK). It's better to stick with the defaults until you have a working system. Then, experiment at will.

In summary, delete this VM (nothing to lose), create a new VM with RedHat 64-bit as your template. It should work now that you've also installed 4.3.14.

PS. thanks loukingjr, didn't know that you had to be up-to-date with VB, although it makes perfect sense.

I wasn't thinking about the doc format... I only have NeoOffice installed on the Mac, and still getting used to it.

Is there a way to make CentOS to use 32-bit install by default? or Will it always try to do the 64-bit by default?

I'm planning to run this on some older systems that only use 32-bit based, reason I am asking.

countryboyofal wrote:Is there a way to make CentOS to use 32-bit install by default?

You would need a 32-bit release. I just checked and CentOS 7 comes only in 64-bit. I do not know if they plan a 32-bit release. If you want a 32-bit release, go with CentOS 6.5. See: http://wiki.centos.org/Download and go for the i386 releases.