Colorful Screen with letters

[npCoda]

Hi,
I am installing Ubuntu-16.04.1-desktop-i386 in VirtualBox-5.1.4-110228. The VirtualBox is installed in Windows 10 machine with following configuration:
RAM: 6GB
System type : 64 Bit OS
HDD: 1 TB

While installing Ubuntu I set up following configuration:

# General:
Name: Ubuntu 16.04
OS: Ubuntu (32-bit)

# System:
Base Memory: 2252 MB
Boot Order: Optical, Hard Disk, Floppy
Acceleration: PAE/NX, KVM Paravirtualization

# Display
Video Memory: 128 MB
Remote Desktop Server: Disabled
Video Capture: Disabled

# Storage
Controller: IDE
IDE Primary Master: [Optical Drive] ubuntu-16.04.1-desktop-i386.iso (1.43GB)
IDE Secondary Master: [Optical Drive] Empty
Controller: SATA
SATA Port 0: Ubuntu 16.04.vdi (Normal, 49.79 GB)

# Audio
Host Driver: Windows DirectSound
Controller: ICH AC97

# Network
Adapter 1: Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (NAT)

# USB
USB Controller: OHCI
Device Filters: 0 (0 active)

# shared folders
None

# Description
None

I have attached screenshot of my screen.

I have reinstalled VM many times but could see similar errors. I don't know whose fault is this: VM or Windows.

Appreciated for your help.

[Andyj]

I have same issue - slightly different setup.
Windows 7 Pro - latest updated VirturalBox 5.12
Several LiveCD iso that were working are now all giving this Colorful Screen.
I did change the video down to 112meg - and it seem to work on one of the 32bit.
But tried on 64bit - still same issue.
After exiting Vitrualbox I do get an exception error 0x000000 video something.
--- still looking for possible issue ---
any thoughts appreciated.

Andyj

[Perryg]

You can probably get by around this by pressing the Host+F1 key ( release both ) and then the Host+F7 key. Install the guest additions ( in the guest to fix it )

Moving to Linux guests since this is not a host issue.

[Andyj]

Thank you - Host-F1 then Host-F7 - does the trick for me.

Andyj