Anyone using Virtualbox with an virtual Ubuntu OS?

[porkchopexpress]

I've been trying to Virtulise an Ubuntu server on a Win 2003 server for playing with but i can't get it to boot It installs from the ISO file i then reboot and it gets as far as 'Uncompressing Linux... ok booting kernel.' then it just pauses. If i boot the desktop version as a live CD it runs ok so it appears to be ok with the hardware.

I have used Virtualbox to host other OS's so i'm pretty sure i've set it up correctly, i've also setup and run Ubuntu servers before (not as a virtual OS) so i'm pretty sure i'm ok with that.

Any ideas?

 

[tjbradford]

it might be worth checking the hard drive "ide" hardware section of the virtual setup

they work better if you select scsi type rather than ide's

 

[porkchopexpress]

Someone else suggested that but i could only find multiple IDE options no settings to emulate SCSI.

In the end turning off ACPI emulation seemed to get it working?

Cheers.

 

[porkchopexpress]

Err that last part was a statement not a question