Ubuntu 20.04 will not install in VirtualBox 6.1

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TunkaElk
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Ubuntu 20.04 will not install in VirtualBox 6.1

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I'm a raw new user to any VM. I want to play with Linux as I am tired of not being able to run certain MMO games in Win10. Problems with Glyph and Steam for example.
Anyway, I installed Vbox 6.1 with no issues. I downloaded the ISO file for Ubuntu 20.04.
I then loaded Vbox and attempted to install Ubuntu. Everything seemed to go well until I hit the "settings" icon to set up Ubuntu. The small window opened as it should. Then the "Ok" button grayed out to the unusable state and a very small error report opened at the bottom of the window. Screenshots of the issue are included. No matter what I did, uninstall, reinstall, download new ISO files, host system reboots nothing solved the issue. So, I'm here for help. Also included is a Belarc Advisor file of my system.
System Info:
Operating System
Windows 10 Home (x64) Version 1903 (build 18362.900)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States)
Installed: 12/24/2017 4:25:59 PM
Servicing Branch: Current Branch (CB)
Boot Mode: UEFI with Secure Boot disabled
System Model
iBUYPOWER
Asset Tag: Default string
Chassis Serial Number: Default string
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a
3.60 gigahertz Intel Core i7-7700
256 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache
8192 kilobyte tertiary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (4 total)
Hyper-threaded (8 total)
Main Circuit Board b
Board: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. H110-PLUS Rev X.0x
Serial Number: 170910550105338
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
UEFI: American Megatrends Inc. 3402 07/05/2017
Drives
1119.46 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
869.58 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

WDC WD10EZEX-22MFCA0 [Hard drive] (1000.20 GB) -- drive 1, s/n WD-WCC6Y7ZT30L5, rev 01.01A01, SMART Status: Healthy
WDC WDS120G1G0A-00SS50 [Hard drive] (120.03 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 174163460313, rev Z3311000, SMART Status: Healthy
Memory Modules c,d
16328 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM_A1' has 8192 MB (serial number 389D0000)
Slot 'DIMM_A2' is Empty
Slot 'DIMM_B1' has 8192 MB (serial number D9750000)
Slot 'DIMM_B2' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes
c: (NTFS on drive 0) * 119.39 GB 57.30 GB free
d: (NTFS on drive 1) 1000.07 GB 812.28 GB free
Display
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB [Display adapter]
AOC 2481W [Monitor] (24.0"vis, s/n AJEH89A000473, August 2017)
ASUS VN247 [Monitor] (23.4"vis, s/n D8LMTF270240, August 2013)
Bus Adapters
Microsoft Storage Spaces Controller
Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller - 1.0 (Microsoft)
Multimedia
Logitech G430 Gaming Headset
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)
Realtek High Definition Audio
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BillG
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Primary OS: MS Windows 10
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Re: Ubuntu 20.04 will not install in VirtualBox 6.1

Post by BillG »

This is the relevant error message from you screenshot. Hardware virtualization (VT-X or AMD-v) is required but is not enabled in your host OS. You will get no further until you enable it.
VT-x.PNG
https://superuser.com/questions/367290/ ... otherboard
Bill
TunkaElk
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Re: Ubuntu 20.04 will not install in VirtualBox 6.1

Post by TunkaElk »

BillG wrote:This is the relevant error message from you screenshot. Hardware virtualization (VT-X or AMD-v) is required but is not enabled in your host OS. You will get no further until you enable it.
VT-x.PNG
Thank you. The wording of the error message had me cnfused. I was unsure if the issue resided in the VM/Ubuntu files or on the host machine. Now, to figure out how to do the fix! :P
scottgus1
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Primary OS: MS Windows 10
VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
Guest OSses: Windows, Linux

Re: Ubuntu 20.04 will not install in VirtualBox 6.1

Post by scottgus1 »

Go through every step in I have a 64bit host, but can't install 64bit guests. Either the 'virtualization technology' switch in your PC's BIOS is off, or Hyper-V or some other program is stealing it and not letting Virtualbox use it.
TunkaElk
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Re: Ubuntu 20.04 will not install in VirtualBox 6.1

Post by TunkaElk »

I'd like to thank both of you.
After much mucking about in the ASUS UEFI BIOS settings, I finally found and enabled VHA for the Intel chip.
Virtual Box and Ubuntu are working fine now.
I need to watch some videos on setting Ubuntu 20.04 up. I damn near wiped my boot drive by mistake. :P
Thank you both again.

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