Windows wont start in Virtual Box
Posted: 12. Jul 2008, 01:05
I have a windows XP VM defined hosted under Ubuntu 8.0.4.
I created the disk vdmk file using :
so the vdmk file contains an entire virtualisation of my HD (including both windows and linux partitions).
When i start the VM - i get the expected GRUB menu (with both linux and WIndows listed), just as i get when i boot the PC.
When i select Windows the screen goes blank and then nothing happens - windows does not start at all.
my VM.log (at the point it hangs) from this virtual machine is as follows :
(yes i do have CD-ROM disabled - just to make sure it wasn't that causing the problems).
I created the disk vdmk file using :
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VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename /share/MsWinXP.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/sda -relative -register
When i start the VM - i get the expected GRUB menu (with both linux and WIndows listed), just as i get when i boot the PC.
When i select Windows the screen goes blank and then nothing happens - windows does not start at all.
my VM.log (at the point it hangs) from this virtual machine is as follows :
(yes i do have CD-ROM disabled - just to make sure it wasn't that causing the problems).
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00:00:05.460 Guest Log: BIOS: Boot from CD-ROM failed
00:00:05.461 Guest Log: BIOS: Booting from Hard Disk...
00:00:05.464 Display::handleDisplayResize(): uScreenId = 0, pvVRAM=0000000000000000 w=720 h=400 bpp=0 cbLine=0x0
00:00:05.466 PIIX3 ATA: Ctl#0: RESET, DevSel=0 AIOIf=0 CmdIf0=0x20 (-1 usec ago) CmdIf1=0x00 (-1 usec ago)
00:00:05.466 PIIX3 ATA: Ctl#0: finished processing RESET
00:00:05.638 PIIX3 ATA: Ctl#0: RESET, DevSel=0 AIOIf=0 CmdIf0=0x20 (-1 usec ago) CmdIf1=0x00 (-1 usec ago)
00:00:05.638 PIIX3 ATA: Ctl#0: finished processing RESET
00:00:05.653 Guest Log: BIOS: int13_harddisk: function 41, unmapped device for ELDL=81
00:00:05.653 Guest Log: BIOS: int13_harddisk: function 08, unmapped device for ELDL=81
00:00:08.845 Guest Log: BIOS: int13_harddisk: function 15, unmapped device for ELDL=81