Re: [gentoo-user] virtualbox 4.1.2 problem

[Alan McKinnon]

On Wed, 7 Sep 2011 19:08:21 -0400
David Relson <relson@×××××××××××××.com> wrote:

> G'day,
>
> I'm having a problem with VirtualBox and am looking for ideas.
>
> As background, I'm running virtualbox-bin-4.1.2 on a 2.6.39-gentoo-r2
> kernel on an AMD Phenom 9850.  My vmware install no longer works
> because vmware wants the BKL and the 2.6.39 kernel doesn't have it.
> Using vmware-converted the WinXP vmware guest has been converted
> to .ova format.
>
> VirtualBox-4.1.2 loads the .ova OK.  After clicking "start" the guest
> starts up, shows the splash screen, then aborts with a blue screen
> saying:
>
>     A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to
>     prevent damage to your computer.
>
>     If this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen,
>     restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these
>     steps:
>
>     Check to be sure you have adequate disk space. If a driver is
>     identified in the Stop message, disable the driver or check with
>     the manufacturer for driver updates. Try changing video adapters.
>
>     Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS updates. Disable BIOS
>     memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use
>     Safe Mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer,
>     press F8 to select Advanced Startup options, and then select Safe
>     Mode.
>
>     Technical information:
>
>     *** STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005,0x8053A8E3,0xF779E610,0x00000000)
>
> Using virtualbox-4.1.2 on my wife's Win 7 laptop, the same .ova file
> works fine.
>
> Any thoughts on what needs changing in my gentoo environment to
> successfully run the guest?
>
> Thank you.
>
> David
>
> P.S. The most recent log file is attached.
>
>

Did you import the .ova file first?

-- 
Alan McKinnnon
alan.mckinnon@×××××.com