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Changes between Initial Version and Version 3 of Ticket #2245

Timestamp:

Sep 24, 2008 7:35:44 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

Frank Mehnert

Comment:

Ok. To rule out the host graphics driver: Could you change your host Xorg setup to use the VESA graphics driver? Edit the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf and add a section

  Section "Device"
        Identifier      "vesa"
        Driver          "vesa"
  EndSection

and add the line

  Device "vesa"

to the Screen section of that file. Then restart the X server to ensure the new configuration applies. Check in /var/log/Xorg.log.0 if the vesa driver is indeed used. Note that the graphics performance will be notably slower. Now try to start a VM. Still only a black window?

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Ticket #2245 – Description

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+When starting any (Ubuntu, FreeDos, Windows) virtual machine (either bootable iso image or vdi file) in VirtualBox on Ubuntu 8.04.1 there is only black screen displayed and the VM doesn't start at all. In 1.6.x vesrions a gray background of the bootable image could be seen when it's stopped, in 2.x it's all black. VirtualBox is installed from deb package successfully but isn't working.
+PC configuration: Intel based motherboard i945G, 1GB, Celeron 2530MHz, S-ATA 80GB, integrated graphics. OS: Ubuntu 8.04.1 (russian)
+When starting any (Ubuntu, !FreeDos, Windows) virtual machine (either bootable iso image or vdi file) in !VirtualBox on Ubuntu 8.04.1 there is only black screen displayed and the VM doesn't start at all. In 1.6.x vesrions a gray background of the bootable image could be seen when it's stopped, in 2.x it's all black. !VirtualBox is installed from deb package successfully but isn't working.
+'''PC configuration:'''
+ * Intel based motherboard i945G, 1GB, Celeron 2530MHz, S-ATA 80GB, integrated graphics. OS: Ubuntu 8.04.1 (russian)
 Threads on the forum, that I've tried with no success (for example IO APIC support,e etc):
 http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=6369
 http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=9178
+ * http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=6369
+ * http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=9178