Booting Ubuntu Via Virtual PC

I'm trying to boot Ubuntu using virtual pc, but when I try and install the OS to my virtual HD it keeps getting stuck here:

[17179576.280000] EIP: [<c0102035>] mwait_idle+0x15/0x30 SS:ESP 0068:c03cffdc
[17179576.280000] <0>Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill the idle ta k!
[17179576.296000]

I think the Cd is scratched, try using a new burned CD…….

i dont have the cd. i downloaded the .iso think its a bad iso?

Use Vmware instead and see if u have the same problem. Use scsi hard drive when u create a virtual machine. Use fdisk and create the partitions before install(idk if u are using a distro that guide u to format).

/dev/sda1 primary partition make it bootable from 0 to +3500M /dev/sda2 type=82 swap

This partition table should work fine.

You can pm me

Ubuntu normally prompts for partition, try a fresh install, try to find an md5 of the iso….

dvds

ab4832cc9d24093cd0d664936cc4aa27 ubuntu-6.06.1-dvd-amd64.iso e089425315efe396b60ef207561e504e ubuntu-6.06.1-dvd-i386.iso 332e7042ae54b50c20d9b8c07b04bd92 ubuntu-6.06.1-dvd-powerpc.iso

cd installs

b9a5be3a5858ade278d664d41310a4ab ubuntu-6.06.1-alternate-amd64.iso 6cb8582aa5615ed4616165743a0868d7 ubuntu-6.06.1-alternate-i386.iso 0b5b3df02da3d9ed6f4ac482cf541f04 ubuntu-6.06.1-alternate-powerpc.iso 50e3912c555f98f7bca56b2a0200b205 ubuntu-6.06.1-desktop-amd64.iso fb3af44c21f1f68cc25fda7edb8c1bd3 ubuntu-6.06.1-desktop-i386.iso 502911770ad173dbe82c698379ed7d11 ubuntu-6.06.1-desktop-powerpc.iso 8254b0f3696ed17c52a2cb59c9ebd2cc ubuntu-6.06.1-server-amd64.iso 5ad76d8b380ab5be713e5daa9ea84475 ubuntu-6.06.1-server-i386.iso 6d1c3b5cb41661365b3db5cf12bb2836 ubuntu-6.06.1-server-powerpc.iso 2ccc1ec608040e6aac8913a016c31bed ubuntu-6.06.1-server-sparc.iso

if it is not there try looking at the ubuntu site

i have the md5, what do i do with it?

i have the md5, what do i do with it?

well you know that an md5 checks the integrity of the file, so get a program to check the md5 against the ISO.

eh? so md5 encrypt the file? and see if it matches? what can i use to do that?

look on google, try to find a win32 one though…..

i used fastsum and it gave me the same checksum as the download page gave me

hmmm, you iso is fine then.

maybe you configed the virtual hd wrong? too little resources? what RAM does the virtual machine have?

i gave it 256…should it be more?

know that RAM is fine, im running Ubuntu on 128mb now……i am not really sure, i will have a think and let you know this evening…..

try posting on the Ubuntu forums, they are very quick and helpful, and you will get helped by an Ubuntu developer so they know what they are talking about……:radio:

alright. thanks mate.

i didnt read the thread, but why dont you just install it on a partition?

tancurrom wrote: i didnt read the thread, but why dont you just install it on a partition?

Posts that start, i didnt read the thread are less than helpfull…….:angry:

0rijin4l wrote: Posts that start, i didnt read the thread are less than helpfull…….:angry:

So are posts which don't comment on the actual topic…

right. well, i think virtual pc just didnt like ubuntu or perhaps the iso i had, i got this running using knoppix instead. thanks for ya'lls help tho