Re: [gentoo-user] Re: vbox vm no boot

[Pandu Poluan]

On Dec 5, 2011 7:55 AM, "Harry Putnam" <reader@×××××××.com> wrote:
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> Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info> writes:
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> > On Dec 5, 2011 7:19 AM, "Harry Putnam" <reader@×××××××.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com> writes:
> >>
> >> > Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> writes:
> >> >
> >> > [...]
> >> >
> >> >> A Gentoo VM on a Linux host works fine here with the same setup.
Let's
> >> >> examine the host settings first as that affects booting too.
> >> >>
> >> >> What settings do you have on the System and Storage tabs on the VBox
> >> >> host for that vm?
> >> >
> >> > I guess the easiest is to post screen shots of those tabs:
> >> >
> >> >    www.jtan.com/~reader/vu2/disp.cgi
> >> >
> >> > I did notice that on System tab the chipset is listed as piix3 and on
> >> > Storage Tab it shows `type' as PIIX4.  At first there were no other
> >> > choices on the drop downs, so I assumed it was ok like that... now I
> >> > see the dropdown on Storage has gotten populated since I last tried
> >> > it.
> >> >
> >> > I set it to match the System `chip' PIIX3... but still the same
> >> > failure.
> >> >
> >> > Maybe those are not related to the problem?
> >>
> >> Haa... that google hit I mentioned about resetting bootable with
> >> gparted worked... Now bootup starts.  But the same old sorry bs I have
> >> always hit with gentoo when trying to setup a vm is now present and
> >> accounted for...
> >>
> >> www.jtan.com/~reader/vu1/disp.cgi
> >>
> >
> > Seems to be a case of missing driver to me :-)
>
> Yes it is, and its missing because I have no idea what it wants.  Do you?
>

I'm still on my way to the office, so I can't for sure tell you what,  but
IIRC if you use Vbox's default settings for a Gentoo Linux VM, it's ICH9.

Rgds,