Re: Linux guest in Windows Virtual PC

On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:28:37 +0100, "Christian Barmala"
<> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I tried to install Linux within Windows Virtual PC. openSUSE 11.1
>successfully runs through most of the installation, but after the first
>reboot, I get a black screen. Ubuntu 9.0.4 stops already after the first
>screen, when I select the menu item "Install". Officially Linux isn't a
>supported guest of Windows Virtual PC, but for the predecessor "Microsoft
>Virtual PC 2007" people reported success anyway. I tried in vain the
>workaround "noreplace-paravirt i8042.noloop clock=pit".
>
>Does anyone have experiences with Linux guests in Windows Virtual PC? I'm
>interested in success reports which help me to find the required workarounds
>as well as failure reports to verify that it really doesn't work.
>
>Gruß, Christian
>

http://www.essjae.com/virtualization/wwadw.htm
Tested and work so far:
RH9
OpenSuSe 10, 10.1 (VS2005 additions work for mouse integration)
Ubuntu 9.10
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42564061@N06/4059419695/.


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How long are you waiting? This thing takes at least 10 to 15 minutes of black
screen before it shows anything re the Linux install. (on a newer Dell laptop)

Just as a test, maybe get to that black screen and go to bed. I suspect you
will see your Ubuntu setup screen in the morning...

"Christian Barmala" wrote:

> Hi Steve,
>
> ON Friday, November 06, 2009 9:16 PM "Steve Jain [MVP]"
> <noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:28:37 +0100, "Christian Barmala" wrote:
> >> I tried to install Linux within Windows Virtual PC.
> >
> > http://www.essjae.com/virtualization/wwadw.htm
> > Tested and work so far: ... Ubuntu 9.10
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/42564061@N06/4059419695/.
>
> Thank you for the link to the matrix, which shows "what works and doesn't
> work" beyond official support.
>
> I successfully used Ubuntu 9.10 as a LiveCD. Then I clicked on "Install" and
> the installation went through, as with openSUSE, but rebooting only works up
> to a certain step and then the Virtual PC window closes. Even "Recovery
> Mode" aborted that way, so I couldn't even follow Pablo's receipe:
>
> On Friday, November 06, 2009 7:18 PM "Pablo Toapanta N."
> <> wrote:
> > Try this:
> > http://techheadaches.blogspot.com/20...l-pc-2004.html ,
> > it works for me.
>
> At this very moment I cannot even repeat the partial success described
> above. After Ubuntu's main menu I get a screen saying "setting preliminary
> keymap" and then the Virtual PC Window closes.
>
> I also tried an openSUSE installation in text-only mode, but even then I end
> up with a Virtual PC window, which shows a completely black screen.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Christian
>
>
> .
>

On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:37:01 -0800, jerrycon
<> wrote:

>How long are you waiting? This thing takes at least 10 to 15 minutes of black
>screen before it shows anything re the Linux install. (on a newer Dell laptop)
>
>Just as a test, maybe get to that black screen and go to bed. I suspect you
>will see your Ubuntu setup screen in the morning...
>
You are replying to an almost 4 months old thread. All interest is
already lost.
The solution is to use VMWare Player 3 or Sun VirtualBox instead.

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