On 11/03/2010 02:25 PM, Alexey Eromenko wrote: > On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Satz Klauer<[email protected]> > wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I use following configuration and have set it up according to the >> VirtualBox manual: >> >> - my host system is Fedora 13 with latest VirtualBox (including kernel >> dirvers) successfully installed >> - the computer itself is a dual boot system with grub >> - from the Fedora system on /dev/sda2 I want to boot the Windows >> partition on /dev/sda1 (and have created the related .vmdk files that >> do not act as virtual filesystem but point to /dev/sda) >> >> Now when I boot into /dev/sda1 with my Windows system VirtualBox hangs >> with nearly no CPU usage. I get a 0% progress bar in front of the >> black window that shows the VM where Windows should start and an other >> progress bar in VirtualBox window which shows me "step 2/2" - but >> nothing happens. >> >> I'm running VirtualBox as root so that there is access to /dev/sda. >> >> What could be the reason for these problems? >> >> Mike > > 1. Where from you installed ? > > 2. Please attach / upload VBox.log, if this gets created at all. > Since your problem happens very early, it may not happen. > I have tried this before also. I had a currently installed windows XP (update 3) from CD. I also followed similar steps of creating a vmdk for sda1. When I booted the vmdk on VBox, it hung. You must know that windows detects change of hardware (VBox != Real Hardware of currently installed windows on sda1).
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