Paul Smith wrote:
> I've tried a couple of times, using different instructions (VirtualBox
> and vanilla KVM) and every time when it starts to boot the first time
> (after selecting this install) it prints:
>
> ...
> module 0: initrd $(ramdisk-create)
> rd0: 13279232 bytes @fa4910000
> module 1: ext2fs ...
> module 2: exec $(exec-task=task-create)
> 3 multiboot modules
> task loaded: ext2fs ...
> zip:device:rd0
> task loaded: exec
>
> start ext2fs: _
>
> and hangs there.
In my instructions for GNU/Hurd in 2020 I had noted
Disable 'Nested paging', otherwise it DOES NOT BOOT!
So, maybe it's worth looking at the main parameters of the VirtualBox VM:
- General: Operating System: Other/Unknown
- System: Motherboard: *Disable* all extended features (I/O APIC, EFI)
- System: Processor: *Disable* all extended features (PAE/NX, Nested VT-x)
[The latter is what I meant above.]
- System: Paravirtualization Interface: You can try different values
than 'Default'.
Do you have other VirtualBox VMs that work? If not, i.e. if you get problems
also with other OSes as guests, I would verify that VT-x/AMD-V is enabled in
the UEFI/BIOS.
Bruno
