Pandu Poluan <pa...@poluan.info> writes: > On Dec 5, 2011 7:55 AM, "Harry Putnam" <rea...@newsguy.com> wrote: >> >> Pandu Poluan <pa...@poluan.info> writes: >> >> > On Dec 5, 2011 7:19 AM, "Harry Putnam" <rea...@newsguy.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> writes: >> >> >> >> > Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.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.
I'll try that, but I think I've noticed what is missing when I clicked on the storage tab and then on the sata controller... it shows type AHCI and that suddenly rang a bell. I think that may be it... but right now I've ditched the vm I was trying to setup and started over. So I'll be a little while getting to the boot from disc stage again.
