VirtualBox: can't start after upgrading from fedora 11 to 12 - Page 2

nasht00 · #16 8th March 2010, 09:58 PM

Current Progress.
This one ran without problem:

Code:

yum update --disablerepo=atrpms --exclude=kernel*

This one completed, but displayed an error at some point (see screenshot):

Code:

yum update --disablerepo=atrpms --enablerepo=u*g kernel*

And I'm about to run the 3rd one.

Nokia · #17 8th March 2010, 10:04 PM

So run the third, then run the ldd command asked for.
Do not reboot yet, you might not have a valid initrd for now.

nasht00 · #18 8th March 2010, 10:05 PM

reboot ...
it shows the Fedora 12 progress bar ...
hold it .....
blinking underscore at the top left corner ...
and that's it.
Black screen, nothing else. No more errors but no prompt nor GUI either.
I can type on the screen, like before, it doesn't do anything.

I can do CTRL+ALT+F2 to see the prompt.
See screenshot.

nasht00 · #19 8th March 2010, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nokia

So run the third, then run the ldd command asked for.
Do not reboot yet, you might not have a valid initrd for now.

ouch
i saw that too late
what do i do now?

Nokia · #20 8th March 2010, 10:11 PM

Troubleshooting

Try startx

nasht00 · #21 8th March 2010, 10:17 PM

see screenshot

edit: sorry, file is now added

Nokia · #22 8th March 2010, 10:19 PM

See...what ?

nasht00 · #23 8th March 2010, 10:21 PM

sorry, see my edited reply

Nokia · #24 8th March 2010, 10:23 PM

Perfect. Now you need to install the guest additions.

nasht00 · #25 8th March 2010, 10:26 PM

Back when everything was working, I would go
Devices > Install Guest Additions.
Then I would go /media/ and the disc would be mounted here.
Now, /media is empty.
Am I supposed to "mount" manually somehow?

For reference, those are the instructions I've been using to install guest additions in the past:
http://www.toadz.dk/2009/07/installi...11-in-windows/

edit: /mnt is empty too, if it mattered ...

Nokia · #26 8th March 2010, 10:36 PM

Try

Code:

wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.1.4/VBoxGuestAdditions_3.1.4.iso
su
mount -o loop VBoxGuestAdditions_3.1.4.iso /mnt
sh /mnt/VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run

nasht00 · #27 8th March 2010, 10:51 PM

eewwww
I installed it successfully, reboot.
It shows the Fedora 12 progress bar, and now a black screen. Nothing, not even the underscore.
I can't type. I can't do CTRL+ALT+F2. No visible sign that it's getting my signals ...

Nokia · #28 8th March 2010, 10:56 PM

That's kinda unexpected. Press Escape while loading to catch some output

***Hlingler*** · #29 8th March 2010, 11:03 PM

I'm having similar troubles with F12 (i686 LXDE re-spin) in a VBox VM. Last two kernels = [FAIL]. Backed off to 2.6.31.12-174.2.19.fc12, all seems OK for now.

HTH,
V

P.S. However, this OS was a clean ("fresh") install, not an upgrade.

nasht00 · #30 8th March 2010, 11:06 PM

It all runs pretty smoothly and quickly.
I capture the first few seconds and attached the screenshot.
Everything goes "OK OK OK OK ..." all along.

The last check that I am able to see is "jexec services".
I see that word then quickly after the screen goes black.
I don't know if it's the one failing, or if it's the one after that (in which case I just can't see it because it's too fast).