18.04 on Win10 VirtualBox - cannot boot the installer
Host machine: Win 10 Home 64-bit; i7 @ 2.5GHz; 1TB SSD & 1TB HDD (both internal); 12GB RAM; Intel HD 4600 graphics
Trying to install Ubuntu 18.04.1 (from the Ubuntu site) desktop in VB v6.0. ISO is on the HDD while the VM is on the SSD, but I've also tried installing the ISO from the SSD.
No issues installing and setting up VB.
No issues creating a VM - allocated 6GB RAM/ VDI/ Dynamically allocated 25GB.
When I start the VM, I get the Oracle splash screen showing the F12 GRUB option, VM window changes to black w/ some text (quickly flashes, can't read before it disappears). VM window then starts filling from the top w/ purple, fills then after a couple of seconds the keyboard = person icon appears.
And it will stay that way for as long as I want to leave it - left it for three hours the day.
If on the splash screen I click to focus on it then start pressing Shift I will see the purple background with Ubuntu and the various other text as though it's loading, then the language options come up with English selected but I can't select any others (although English is correct) and at the bottom of the window are options for F2, F4, F6, and F8. There is no option to continue.
After reading numerous posts here and elsewhere, I've tried all these in the VM:
- increasing the # of CPUs (tried 1, 2, 3, 4)
- increasing the Base Memory (started with 4GB, tried various values between 4 and 8)
- changing the chipset to ICH9
- enabling or Disabling PAE/NX
- disabling Hardware Virtualization
- changing the Graphics Controller to each option (None, VBoxVGA, VMSVGA, VBoxSVGA). Only None does anything different, which is that the VM window is black.
I have the same issues trying to the install Ubuntu 16.04.5.
I'm stuck and will appreciate any suggestions.
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Host machine: Win 10 Home 64-bit; i7 @ 2.5GHz; 1TB SSD & 1TB HDD (both internal); 12GB RAM; Intel HD 4600 graphics
Trying to install Ubuntu 18.04.1 (from the Ubuntu site) desktop in VB v6.0. ISO is on the HDD while the VM is on the SSD, but I've also tried installing the ISO from the SSD.
No issues installing and setting up VB.
No issues creating a VM - allocated 6GB RAM/ VDI/ Dynamically allocated 25GB.
When I start the VM, I get the Oracle splash screen showing the F12 GRUB option, VM window changes to black w/ some text (quickly flashes, can't read before it disappears). VM window then starts filling from the top w/ purple, fills then after a couple of seconds the keyboard = person icon appears.
And it will stay that way for as long as I want to leave it - left it for three hours the day.
If on the splash screen I click to focus on it then start pressing Shift I will see the purple background with Ubuntu and the various other text as though it's loading, then the language options come up with English selected but I can't select any others (although English is correct) and at the bottom of the window are options for F2, F4, F6, and F8. There is no option to continue.
After reading numerous posts here and elsewhere, I've tried all these in the VM:
- increasing the # of CPUs (tried 1, 2, 3, 4)
- increasing the Base Memory (started with 4GB, tried various values between 4 and 8)
- changing the chipset to ICH9
- enabling or Disabling PAE/NX
- disabling Hardware Virtualization
- changing the Graphics Controller to each option (None, VBoxVGA, VMSVGA, VBoxSVGA). Only None does anything different, which is that the VM window is black.
I have the same issues trying to the install Ubuntu 16.04.5.
I'm stuck and will appreciate any suggestions.
boot system-installation virtualbox virtualization
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! “There is no option to continue.” Have you tried to press Enter? “the keyboard = person icon appears” Could you edit your question to provide a screenshot? Don’t worry you cannot include images yet, just a link which appears when you upload a screenshot is OK. “ISO is on the HDD while the VM is on the SSD, but I've also tried installing the ISO from the SSD.” This is not important for a virtual machine – physical disks are managed by the host OS. “I've tried all these in the VM” You should include the actual values you are trying.
– Melebius
23 hours ago
I have pressed Enter. A screen capture has been added to the original post by Edit. A list of values I've tried: it's everything in the VB for the field I've noted. Number of CPUs: I've tried 1, 2, 3, 4. Base Memory: started with 4GB, tried various values between 4 and 8. Graphics Controller: tried None, VBoxVGA, VMSVGA, VBoxSVGA (all the dropdown options) . I think I read somewhere that a couple of those aren;t supposed to work until I've installed Guest Additions, but I tried them all anyway.
– JPDM
16 hours ago
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Host machine: Win 10 Home 64-bit; i7 @ 2.5GHz; 1TB SSD & 1TB HDD (both internal); 12GB RAM; Intel HD 4600 graphics
Trying to install Ubuntu 18.04.1 (from the Ubuntu site) desktop in VB v6.0. ISO is on the HDD while the VM is on the SSD, but I've also tried installing the ISO from the SSD.
No issues installing and setting up VB.
No issues creating a VM - allocated 6GB RAM/ VDI/ Dynamically allocated 25GB.
When I start the VM, I get the Oracle splash screen showing the F12 GRUB option, VM window changes to black w/ some text (quickly flashes, can't read before it disappears). VM window then starts filling from the top w/ purple, fills then after a couple of seconds the keyboard = person icon appears.
And it will stay that way for as long as I want to leave it - left it for three hours the day.
If on the splash screen I click to focus on it then start pressing Shift I will see the purple background with Ubuntu and the various other text as though it's loading, then the language options come up with English selected but I can't select any others (although English is correct) and at the bottom of the window are options for F2, F4, F6, and F8. There is no option to continue.
After reading numerous posts here and elsewhere, I've tried all these in the VM:
- increasing the # of CPUs (tried 1, 2, 3, 4)
- increasing the Base Memory (started with 4GB, tried various values between 4 and 8)
- changing the chipset to ICH9
- enabling or Disabling PAE/NX
- disabling Hardware Virtualization
- changing the Graphics Controller to each option (None, VBoxVGA, VMSVGA, VBoxSVGA). Only None does anything different, which is that the VM window is black.
I have the same issues trying to the install Ubuntu 16.04.5.
I'm stuck and will appreciate any suggestions.
boot system-installation virtualbox virtualization
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Host machine: Win 10 Home 64-bit; i7 @ 2.5GHz; 1TB SSD & 1TB HDD (both internal); 12GB RAM; Intel HD 4600 graphics
Trying to install Ubuntu 18.04.1 (from the Ubuntu site) desktop in VB v6.0. ISO is on the HDD while the VM is on the SSD, but I've also tried installing the ISO from the SSD.
No issues installing and setting up VB.
No issues creating a VM - allocated 6GB RAM/ VDI/ Dynamically allocated 25GB.
When I start the VM, I get the Oracle splash screen showing the F12 GRUB option, VM window changes to black w/ some text (quickly flashes, can't read before it disappears). VM window then starts filling from the top w/ purple, fills then after a couple of seconds the keyboard = person icon appears.
And it will stay that way for as long as I want to leave it - left it for three hours the day.
If on the splash screen I click to focus on it then start pressing Shift I will see the purple background with Ubuntu and the various other text as though it's loading, then the language options come up with English selected but I can't select any others (although English is correct) and at the bottom of the window are options for F2, F4, F6, and F8. There is no option to continue.
After reading numerous posts here and elsewhere, I've tried all these in the VM:
- increasing the # of CPUs (tried 1, 2, 3, 4)
- increasing the Base Memory (started with 4GB, tried various values between 4 and 8)
- changing the chipset to ICH9
- enabling or Disabling PAE/NX
- disabling Hardware Virtualization
- changing the Graphics Controller to each option (None, VBoxVGA, VMSVGA, VBoxSVGA). Only None does anything different, which is that the VM window is black.
I have the same issues trying to the install Ubuntu 16.04.5.
I'm stuck and will appreciate any suggestions.
boot system-installation virtualbox virtualization
boot system-installation virtualbox virtualization
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! “There is no option to continue.” Have you tried to press Enter? “the keyboard = person icon appears” Could you edit your question to provide a screenshot? Don’t worry you cannot include images yet, just a link which appears when you upload a screenshot is OK. “ISO is on the HDD while the VM is on the SSD, but I've also tried installing the ISO from the SSD.” This is not important for a virtual machine – physical disks are managed by the host OS. “I've tried all these in the VM” You should include the actual values you are trying.
– Melebius
23 hours ago
I have pressed Enter. A screen capture has been added to the original post by Edit. A list of values I've tried: it's everything in the VB for the field I've noted. Number of CPUs: I've tried 1, 2, 3, 4. Base Memory: started with 4GB, tried various values between 4 and 8. Graphics Controller: tried None, VBoxVGA, VMSVGA, VBoxSVGA (all the dropdown options) . I think I read somewhere that a couple of those aren;t supposed to work until I've installed Guest Additions, but I tried them all anyway.
– JPDM
16 hours ago
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! “There is no option to continue.” Have you tried to press Enter? “the keyboard = person icon appears” Could you edit your question to provide a screenshot? Don’t worry you cannot include images yet, just a link which appears when you upload a screenshot is OK. “ISO is on the HDD while the VM is on the SSD, but I've also tried installing the ISO from the SSD.” This is not important for a virtual machine – physical disks are managed by the host OS. “I've tried all these in the VM” You should include the actual values you are trying.
– Melebius
23 hours ago
I have pressed Enter. A screen capture has been added to the original post by Edit. A list of values I've tried: it's everything in the VB for the field I've noted. Number of CPUs: I've tried 1, 2, 3, 4. Base Memory: started with 4GB, tried various values between 4 and 8. Graphics Controller: tried None, VBoxVGA, VMSVGA, VBoxSVGA (all the dropdown options) . I think I read somewhere that a couple of those aren;t supposed to work until I've installed Guest Additions, but I tried them all anyway.
– JPDM
16 hours ago
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! “There is no option to continue.” Have you tried to press Enter? “the keyboard = person icon appears” Could you edit your question to provide a screenshot? Don’t worry you cannot include images yet, just a link which appears when you upload a screenshot is OK. “ISO is on the HDD while the VM is on the SSD, but I've also tried installing the ISO from the SSD.” This is not important for a virtual machine – physical disks are managed by the host OS. “I've tried all these in the VM” You should include the actual values you are trying.
– Melebius
23 hours ago
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! “There is no option to continue.” Have you tried to press Enter? “the keyboard = person icon appears” Could you edit your question to provide a screenshot? Don’t worry you cannot include images yet, just a link which appears when you upload a screenshot is OK. “ISO is on the HDD while the VM is on the SSD, but I've also tried installing the ISO from the SSD.” This is not important for a virtual machine – physical disks are managed by the host OS. “I've tried all these in the VM” You should include the actual values you are trying.
– Melebius
23 hours ago
I have pressed Enter. A screen capture has been added to the original post by Edit. A list of values I've tried: it's everything in the VB for the field I've noted. Number of CPUs: I've tried 1, 2, 3, 4. Base Memory: started with 4GB, tried various values between 4 and 8. Graphics Controller: tried None, VBoxVGA, VMSVGA, VBoxSVGA (all the dropdown options) . I think I read somewhere that a couple of those aren;t supposed to work until I've installed Guest Additions, but I tried them all anyway.
– JPDM
16 hours ago
I have pressed Enter. A screen capture has been added to the original post by Edit. A list of values I've tried: it's everything in the VB for the field I've noted. Number of CPUs: I've tried 1, 2, 3, 4. Base Memory: started with 4GB, tried various values between 4 and 8. Graphics Controller: tried None, VBoxVGA, VMSVGA, VBoxSVGA (all the dropdown options) . I think I read somewhere that a couple of those aren;t supposed to work until I've installed Guest Additions, but I tried them all anyway.
– JPDM
16 hours ago
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! “There is no option to continue.” Have you tried to press Enter? “the keyboard = person icon appears” Could you edit your question to provide a screenshot? Don’t worry you cannot include images yet, just a link which appears when you upload a screenshot is OK. “ISO is on the HDD while the VM is on the SSD, but I've also tried installing the ISO from the SSD.” This is not important for a virtual machine – physical disks are managed by the host OS. “I've tried all these in the VM” You should include the actual values you are trying.
– Melebius
23 hours ago
I have pressed Enter. A screen capture has been added to the original post by Edit. A list of values I've tried: it's everything in the VB for the field I've noted. Number of CPUs: I've tried 1, 2, 3, 4. Base Memory: started with 4GB, tried various values between 4 and 8. Graphics Controller: tried None, VBoxVGA, VMSVGA, VBoxSVGA (all the dropdown options) . I think I read somewhere that a couple of those aren;t supposed to work until I've installed Guest Additions, but I tried them all anyway.
– JPDM
16 hours ago