From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1RXOUC-0007mm-Gp for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:41:02 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 600FD21C058; Mon, 5 Dec 2011 02:40:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svr-us4.tirtonadi.com (svr-us4.tirtonadi.com [69.65.43.212]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E73F21C03D for ; Mon, 5 Dec 2011 02:38:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-fx0-f53.google.com ([209.85.161.53]) by svr-us4.tirtonadi.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RXOS4-000GZc-2K for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:38:44 +0700 Received: by faai28 with SMTP id i28so2338504faa.40 for ; Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:38:40 -0800 (PST) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.227.203.10 with SMTP id fg10mr6932449wbb.1.1323052719963; Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:38:39 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.223.103.70 with HTTP; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 18:38:39 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.223.103.70 with HTTP; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 18:38:39 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87sjkzu7nf.fsf@newsguy.com> References: <87vcpwxau3.fsf@newsguy.com> <20111205000820.7b829d64@rohan.example.com> <87r50jykcx.fsf@newsguy.com> <87mxb7yiwk.fsf@newsguy.com> <87iplvyh8q.fsf@newsguy.com> <87sjkzu7nf.fsf@newsguy.com> Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 09:38:39 +0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: vbox vm no boot From: Pandu Poluan To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000e0cd59fe0647f9204b34f3738 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - svr-us4.tirtonadi.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lists.gentoo.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - poluan.info X-Archives-Salt: ba17010a-6101-4e05-8d9c-8328affcfa9e X-Archives-Hash: 3d6c50bdc2c0bebed72d44802ee58149 --000e0cd59fe0647f9204b34f3738 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Dec 5, 2011 8:35 AM, "Harry Putnam" wrote: > > Pandu Poluan writes: > > > On Dec 5, 2011 7:55 AM, "Harry Putnam" wrote: > >> > >> Pandu Poluan writes: > >> > >> > On Dec 5, 2011 7:19 AM, "Harry Putnam" wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Harry Putnam writes: > >> >> > >> >> > Alan McKinnon writes: > >> >> > > >> >> > [...] > >> >> > > >> >> >> A Gentoo VM on a Linux host works fine here with the same setup. > > Let's > >> >> >> examine the host settings first as that affects booting too. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> What settings do you have on the System and Storage tabs on the VBox > >> >> >> host for that vm? > >> >> > > >> >> > I guess the easiest is to post screen shots of those tabs: > >> >> > > >> >> > www.jtan.com/~reader/vu2/disp.cgi > >> >> > > >> >> > I did notice that on System tab the chipset is listed as piix3 and on > >> >> > Storage Tab it shows `type' as PIIX4. At first there were no other > >> >> > choices on the drop downs, so I assumed it was ok like that... now I > >> >> > see the dropdown on Storage has gotten populated since I last tried > >> >> > it. > >> >> > > >> >> > I set it to match the System `chip' PIIX3... but still the same > >> >> > failure. > >> >> > > >> >> > Maybe those are not related to the problem? > >> >> > >> >> Haa... that google hit I mentioned about resetting bootable with > >> >> gparted worked... Now bootup starts. But the same old sorry bs I have > >> >> always hit with gentoo when trying to setup a vm is now present and > >> >> accounted for... > >> >> > >> >> www.jtan.com/~reader/vu1/disp.cgi > >> >> > >> > > >> > Seems to be a case of missing driver to me :-) > >> > >> Yes it is, and its missing because I have no idea what it wants. Do you? > >> > > > > I'm still on my way to the office, so I can't for sure tell you what, but > > IIRC if you use Vbox's default settings for a Gentoo Linux VM, it's ICH9. > > I'll try that, but I think I've noticed what is missing when I clicked > on the storage tab and then on the sata controller... it shows type > AHCI and that suddenly rang a bell. I think that may be it... but > right now I've ditched the vm I was trying to setup and started over. > So I'll be a little while getting to the boot from disc stage again. > Just before emerging the source, you really should tarball *everything* (except /proc, /sys, /var/tmp/*, and /usr/portage/distfiles/*), so you can just 'pick up where you left it' :-) Rgds, --000e0cd59fe0647f9204b34f3738 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Dec 5, 2011 8:35 AM, "Harry Putnam" <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
>
> Pandu Poluan <pandu@poluan.inf= o> writes:
>
> > On Dec 5, 2011 7:55 AM, "Harry Putnam" <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Pandu Poluan <pandu@p= oluan.info> writes:
> >>
> >> > On Dec 5, 2011 7:19 AM, "Harry Putnam" <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> writes:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > [...]
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> A Gentoo VM on a Linux host works fine here= with the same setup.
> > Let's
> >> >> >> examine the host settings first as that aff= ects booting too.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> What settings do you have on the System and= Storage tabs on the VBox
> >> >> >> host for that vm?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I guess the easiest is to post screen shots of = those tabs:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > =C2=A0 =C2=A0www.jtan.com/~reader/vu2/disp.cgi
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I did notice that on System tab the chipset is = listed as piix3 and on
> >> >> > Storage Tab it shows `type' as PIIX4. =C2= =A0At first there were no other
> >> >> > choices on the drop downs, so I assumed it was = ok like that... now I
> >> >> > see the dropdown on Storage has gotten populate= d since I last tried
> >> >> > it.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I set it to match the System `chip' PIIX3..= . but still the same
> >> >> > failure.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Maybe those are not related to the problem?
> >> >>
> >> >> Haa... that google hit I mentioned about resetting b= ootable with
> >> >> gparted worked... Now bootup starts. =C2=A0But the s= ame old sorry bs I have
> >> >> always hit with gentoo when trying to setup a vm is = now present and
> >> >> accounted for...
> >> >>
> >> >> www.jtan.com/~reader/vu1/disp.cgi
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Seems to be a case of missing driver to me :-)
> >>
> >> Yes it is, and its missing because I have no idea what it wan= ts. =C2=A0Do you?
> >>
> >
> > I'm still on my way to the office, so I can't for sure te= ll you what, =C2=A0but
> > IIRC if you use Vbox's default settings for a Gentoo Linux VM= , it's ICH9.
>
> I'll try that, but I think I've noticed what is missing when I= clicked
> on the storage tab and then on the sata controller... it shows type > AHCI and that suddenly rang a bell. =C2=A0I think that may be it... bu= t
> right now I've ditched the vm I was trying to setup and started ov= er.
> So I'll be a little while getting to the boot from disc stage agai= n.
>

Just before emerging the source, you really should tarball *everything* = (except /proc, /sys, /var/tmp/*, and /usr/portage/distfiles/*), so you can = just 'pick up where you left it' :-)

Rgds,

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