On 12/24/13 09:31, Greg Woods wrote:
On Mon, 2013-12-23 at 12:37 -0500, David wrote:
On 12/23/2013 9:11 AM, Greg Woods wrote:
I started this thread because I was trying to install an F20 VM under VirtualBox on an F19 system. I do know how to use VB to connect the DVD ISO to the VM and install an OS. The problem is that when I do this with the F20 ISO, syslinux boots and the first Anaconda selection screen comes up. I select "Install Fedora", and I get nothing but a black screen after that. I still have not solved this problem.
I have never had this problem but I see several users post about it. As I recall it the suggestions were 'to install in text mode'
Thanks for that idea. It didn't work, but it did tell me what's wrong. Somehow, the version of VirtualBox that I have doesn't actually support 64-bit VMs, even though it comes from an x86_64 RPM:
# rpm -qa | fgrep VirtualBox VirtualBox-4.3-4.3.6_91406_fedora18-1.x86_64
But when I do start the install in text mode (and erase "quiet" from the kernel command line), the error message is that it's a 32-bit CPU and I'm trying to boot a 64-bit kernel. Is it actually possible to install a 64-bit VM in VirtualBox, and if so, where do I get a version that supports it? The one I got came straight from the Downloads page at virtualbox.org, and when creating the VM by pressing the New button, it doesn't give any "64 bit" choices, just "Fedora".
FWIW..... On my F19 system....
[egreshko@meimei ~]$ rpm -qa | fgrep VirtualBox VirtualBox-4.3-4.3.6_91406_fedora18-1.x86_64 [egreshko@meimei ~]$ uname -a Linux meimei 3.12.5-200.fc19.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Dec 17 22:21:14 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
On the F20 VM .....
[egreshko@f20f ~]$ uname -a Linux f20f.greshko.com 3.12.5-302.fc20.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Dec 17 20:42:32 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
So, with the same rpm from Oracle that you have, I have no problem.....
I guess you're 100% certain your host system is running a 64bit F19? :-) :-) Or, maybe, there is a bug in VBox running on your F19 system that fails to detect your hardware/OS is 64 bit?