Ubuntu Server LAMP 6.06 in VMWare on WinXP hangs after installation
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I installed Ubuntu 6.06 Server CD in a virtual machine in VMWare (WinXP Pro as the host OS) on my laptop using the LAMP install option. I followed through the installation procedure, using LVM with default partition settings with ext3. However, when the installation finished and attempted to reboot, the virtual machine hangs right after the line "Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel." I repeated the installation with regular linux-partitions and again the virtual machine hangs at boot time.
Other than the usual timezone, machine name settings, I did not change any other settings during the text-mode installation procedure. I have Ubuntu 5.10 installed on another virtual machine session and it runs fine with it.
The machine settings are 3.8GB disk space and 256MB RAM, NAT network, default SCSI and IDE virtual hard disk/CD-ROM respectively. For the type of OS, I used "Other Linux 2.6.x kernel".
I repeated the process with both regular Ubuntu and Xubuntu alternative CDs - both installations boot up properly after installation.
There is definitely something wrong with Ubuntu 6.06 Server CD working within Windows VMWare.
I'm experiencing the exact same problem. My frustrations are documented in these Ubuntu threads:
http:// www.ubuntuforum s.org/showthrea d.php?t= 198879 www.ubuntuforum s.org/showthrea d.php?t= 34957
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There I have listed the hardware I am using and version of VMware workstation. I agree that there is something wrong with Ubuntu 6.06 Server CD and Windows VMWare. I still have not been able to resolve this problem. Have you had any luck? Feel free to contact me via email.
Nick