VMWare Player doesn't work either. Stuff I read indicate it is some virtualization library that broke it. Possibly the same one for parallels.
I just wanted to do a quick install into a virtual machine to test DVD image updates so I didn't have to burn a DVD to test mods to support the Pentium M. On Aug 1, 2012, at 5:01 PM, Randall Devol wrote: > I posted this issue first to > http://scientificlinuxforum.org/index.php?act=ST&f=16&t=1803 > > Here is a copy/paste for your convenience: > >> I have been happily using SL 6.0 for about a year now, happily running on my >> Mac in a Parallels Desktop virtual environment. >> What works: >> SciLinux 2.6.32-220.23.1.el6.i686 #1 SMP Mon Jun 18 09:58:35 CDT 2012 i686 >> i686 i386 GNU/Linux >> xorg-x11-server-Xorg Version : 1.10.6 Release : 1.sl6 >> Parallels Desktop 7.0.15104(778994) >> Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) >> >> About 1 month ago, some updates were issued through one of >> epel Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 6 - i386 6,306 >> rpmforge RHEL 6.0 - RPMforge.net - dag 4,448 >> sl Scientific Linux 6.0 - i386 4,630 >> sl-security Scientific Linux 6.0 - i386 - security updates 2,180 >> to update the kernel, xorg, MySQL, and a few other applications. >> >> After a lot of trial and error, I have installed all updates except for: >> >> kernel.i686 2.6.32-279.1.1.el6 sl-security >> kernel-devel.i686 2.6.32-279.1.1.el6 sl-security >> kernel-firmware.noarch 2.6.32-279.1.1.el6 sl-security >> kernel-headers.i686 2.6.32-279.1.1.el6 sl-security >> xorg-x11-drv-ati-firmware.noarch 6.14.2-9.el6 sl-security >> >> If I install any of these updates, I can boot into single user just fine, >> but the system hangs where the character graphics stop and the xorg graphics >> normally begin. If Parallels sends a shutdown or reboot message, the system >> shuts down normally most of the time so the kernel is not infinite looping >> >> /var/log/messages shows a variety of errors, usually after the system has >> started shutting down but I don't entire trust them. >> >> I can live with this. I am mostly reporting it for the benefit of others, >> but if some one has an idea, I would be interested. >> >> In the mean time, I am going to make a backup copy of the virtual disk, and >> upgrade to SL6.2 just to see if that helps. > > and > >> After upgrading to SL 6.2, startup halts at the same place. >> >> In the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file, I see that the Parallels video driver >> "prlvideo" cannot load because it includes an undefined symbol: >> "miEmptyData". The Parallels mouse driver cannot load because of the >> undefined symbol: "dixScreenOrigins". >> >> Then Xorg aborts because it cannot find any screens. > > > I am not sure it is a SL bug. Parallels is known for being behind the > cutting edge. But I don't think of SL as cutting edge either. > > I have also posted this to the Parallels support forum here: > http://forum.parallels.com/showpost.php?p=633981&postcount=9 > > -=O=- Randy
