Latest version of Kali and VirtualBox, fails to boot/display properly at first bootup. Black screen with cursor at top left.
Host: Macmini running 10.6.8 with 1.83GHz intel core duo, 2GB RAM, 64GB Kingston SSD
Guest: Kali 32bit, 1CPU, 512MB RAM, 20GB HD
Probably an easy fix, as I"m new to virtualbox.
Log attached.
Thanks in advance.
Kali fresh install, fails to boot at first bootup
Kali fresh install, fails to boot at first bootup
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loukingjr
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Re: Kali fresh install, fails to boot at first bootup
I'm not sure if this is the problem but the VRAM for your kali guest is set to only 12MB. I would set it to at least 24MB if not more. Kali uses Gnome 3 which takes a bit of VRAM to run. You should also change the operating system template to Debian (32bit). Also not sure why you opted for vmdk for the virtual drive. You don't have the extension pack installed in VirtualBox and no guest additions installed in Kali.
One thing I don 't know. Your Mac is over 7 years old and I'm not sure about your graphics card. Have you run other guests?
One thing I don 't know. Your Mac is over 7 years old and I'm not sure about your graphics card. Have you run other guests?
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Re: Kali fresh install, fails to boot at first bootup
I've tried your first 2 suggestions and even started from scratch, using vdi as the disk. I also installed the extension pack, but not sure how to add guest additions to Kali. I'm getting the exact same result.
Newest log attached.
Graphics card:
Chipset Model: GMA 950
Type: GPU
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Total): 64 MB of Shared System Memory
Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
Device ID: 0x27a2
Revision ID: 0x0003
Newest log attached.
Graphics card:
Chipset Model: GMA 950
Type: GPU
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Total): 64 MB of Shared System Memory
Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
Device ID: 0x27a2
Revision ID: 0x0003
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Re: Kali fresh install, fails to boot at first bootup
And no, I have not run other guests...this is first attempt. Thanks.