Does anybody know if this actual for 4.2.0 kernel (far more recent than the one described in the OP)? Because I ran into this after some googling while having the same issue on rather fresh Ubuntu.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246067 Title: Kernel panic during boot in VirtualBox with kernel 2.6.26.*-generic Status in Linux: Invalid Status in Virtualbox: Fix Released Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in linux source package in Intrepid: Fix Released Status in Mandriva: Fix Released Bug description: Kernel 2.6.26.* / 2.6.27.* (intrepid) panics during boot in Virtualbox. The problem occours with VT-x/AMD-V disabled. Enabling the VT-x/AMD-V (on a host that supports this) and the problem doesn't show up. Expected result: System boots correctly. Actual result: System fails to boot with kernel panic errors. Errors on screen (see attached for screen shot): Code: Bad EIP value. Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill the idle task! To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/246067/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
