I've fixed it! There is an option in VirtualBox for enabling PAE/NX, by default it's disabled.
What I find strange is that I didn't adjust this when I setup the Desktop install - oh well, its working now, thanks folks. Tom On Nov 8, 10:51 am, "Dave Stroud SR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of the bugs in the new kernel for 8-10 was that it would not boot on > virtual machine. I though it was fixed in the final release. Its working on > mine.Have you done a update since you installed? If not you might find some > reference to it in the 8.10 release notes or i bug reports. > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 4:24 AM, Tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > OK, having downloaded the image again I created a CD this time. When > > it gives you the option to test the CD I did, it passed. > > > Having gone through the install afresh I now have the same error in > > front of me, and I confess to having got it slightly wrong :-S > > > The error is... > > > This Kernel requires the following features not present on the CPU: > > pae > > Unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for you CPU. > > > As I said, this is the i386 version, and the desktop release of the > > version works fine in an identically configured VirtualBox. > > > Tom > > > On Nov 5, 8:05 pm, Tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > When I created the Virtual Box machine I specified Linux 2.6, the same > > > as I did for the desktop version, and it has 1GB of memory available > > > and a 10GB HDD, I assumed that should suffice? > > > > Tom > > > > On Nov 5, 9:10 am, Icebreaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Be sure to select Ubuntu from the OS list for your particular virtual > > > > machine and that you assigned enough RAM. Without enough RAM some > > distros > > > > may fail to boot up altogether or just kernel panic . > > > > > On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 11:06 AM, Tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Over the weekend I downloaded Ubuntu Server edition and installed it > > > > > inside Virtual Box on my laptop. The install went without a problem, > > > > > but when I restarted at the end as requested it returns with a > > message > > > > > along the lines of it being thewrongdistributionfor the hardware. > > > > > > I have checked, it was the x86 version I downloaded. I have also > > > > > downloaded the Ubuntu Desktop 8.10, that works fine. > > > > > > Tom- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > dave stroud- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ubuntu Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntulinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
